Entrepreneurship opportunities
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- Community submitted · Entrepreneur First
Grant · Entrepreneur First (co-founder matching)
Program for talented individuals to find co-founders and build a company from scratch, with funding and structured support.
Eligible for: Independent researcher / Industry / Postdoc / Faculty
- Community submitted · National Science Foundation
Grant · NSF I-Corps National Teams
Commercialization training and customer discovery for research technologies; eligible teams can receive up to $50,000. Award: Up to $50,000.
Eligible for: Master's student / PhD student / Postdoc / Faculty / Independent researcher / Industry
- Community submitted · NIH / HHSClosed
Competition · TOPx HHS Tech Sprint for AI and Invisible Illness
Use U.S. open data and AI to build real-world tools for urgent health challenges involving invisible illness. Award: Up to $2,000,000 total cash prizes.
Eligible for: Independent researcher / Industry / Postdoc / Faculty