Alaska Foundational Innovation Corps Provides $2,500 for Early Innovation Travel Grants

The Alaska Foundational Innovation Corps program, or I-Corps, is seeking new participants who could benefit from a $2,500 travel grant to conduct market research for their idea.

Juneau, Alaska

Date of Press Release: February 4, 2020

The Alaska Foundational Innovation Corps program, or I-Corps, is seeking new participants who could benefit from a $2,500 travel grant to conduct market research for their idea.

Ideas can be in the very early stages; often this is better. Ideas with a technical or technology-enabled component are preferred, but all proposals are welcome. Every applicant receives a free entrepreneurial consulting call with the University of Alaska’s entrepreneur-in-residence and will be offered access to further resources.

Grants are awarded year-round on a first-come, first-served basis to about 20 teams a year. Priority is given to University of Alaska individuals or teams, but are open to anyone in Alaska.

Email with subject line “Learn more about I-Corps” to centerice@alaska.edu or book an intro session with Nigel Sharp using Calendly. Sharp is the Startups and Innovation Manager at the Alaska Center for Innovation, Commercialization and Entrepreneurship (Center ICE), based at UAF.

About Center ICE:

The Center for Innovation, Commercialization, and Entrepreneurship provides support to innovative Alaskans seeking to improve the lives of other Alaskans. Center ICE promotes interdisciplinary collaboration between diverse communities across the entire state. Center ICE is part of UAF which allows it to act as a bridge between the University of Alaska and the rest of the Alaskan Community. You do not need to be part of UAF to be part of Center ICE.