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Cornell Tech Bowers + McGovern Family Innovation

Funds Cornell faculty and student teams with proof-of-concept grants for deeptech ventures.

Cornell Tech Bowers + McGovern Family Innovation is a Cornell-linked proof-of-concept grant program under Cornell Tech and Cornell CALS. The fund is aimed at early technical work from Cornell faculty and student teams, with a clear emphasis on turning research ideas into fundable ventures. It sits in Cornell's entrepreneurship support stack rather than an open external call.

The program provides

Max award$250K
Realistic median$100K
Success rate20–30%
Decision time

No upcoming rounds verified. Cadence: Annual.

Last verified: 11 May 2026Source: research.cornell.edu