Join us for an I-Corps Southeast Hub Regional Cohort hosted by Morehouse/Atlanta University Center Consortium (AUCC):

• About This 5-Week Regional Cohort:

  A regional five-week session of I-Corps course for faculty, graduate students, and research teams across the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic I-Corps Hubs: 

  Join a special collaborative NSF I-Corps Regional Cohort co-hosted by the Southeast I-Corps Hub and the Mid-Atlantic I-Corps Hub. This unique program provides research teams with expert customer discovery training, mentorship, and networking opportunities across two dynamic innovation ecosystems. Explore the real-world potential of your technology, gain valuable market insights, and take the next step toward commercialization..

  • These programs are formal regional I-Corps course using NSF curriculum; They mirror national methods with regional scope.

  • Completion often grants Nationals eligibility. Is 'lineage' for Nationals

     

• Schedule: (this will be a Virtual Cohort)

  • 7/7/2026 - Onboarding
  • 7/14/2026 (First Session)
  • 7/21/2026
  • 7/28/2026
  • 8/4/2026 
  • 8/11/2026 (Last Session)

   

• Purpose:
  • To test value propositions and customer segments; prepare candidates for Nationals and other funding programs.
• Audience — A best fit for:
  • STEM researchers, early-stage founders and local entrepreneurs with a defined technology or service and commitment to structured commercialization training
• Any Pre-Requisites Required?
  • N/A
  • Having some members on the team with experience conducting industry leader discovery interviews and deeper knowledge about market positioning is highly recommended.

To register for this 5-Week REGIONAL COHORT event hosted by the MID-ATLANTIC & SOUTHEAST HUBS, sign up HERE! 

...and to learn more, please reach out to: nakia.melecio@venturelab.gatech.edu 

Date:

July 7 - August 11

Event Category:

Regional

Atlanta, Georgia (Georgia Tech)

Nakia Melecio