Regional I-Corps Workshops

The regional UMD I-Corps Customer Discovery Workshops introduce teams and individuals with deep tech innovations to the concepts of business models and customer discovery. The value of the program lies in finding a problem that a customer is willing to pay for, giving you direction on how to commercialize your innovation, increase your odds of securing funding, and saving you time and resources.

UMD offers several live (over Zoom), instructor-led I-Corps workshops each year. You may only join these cohorts with instructor approval upon completing I-Corps Prep, a self-paced, online module.

How to get started in I-Corps:

1. Complete I-Corps Prep

Begin your journey by completing the I-Corps Prep module. This foundational mini course is crucial for your success in preparing for the program. You can get started today!

2. Apply for a Cohort

Once you have completed I-Corps Prep, you can apply to join a regional I-Corps cohort. Complete your application below

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I-Corps Prep

The I-Corps Prep mini course is the required first step of participating in any I-Corps cohort. It is self-paced, and allows you to enroll and complete it at any time.

Once you have completed I-Corps Prep, you will be given direction on how to meet with an instructor to review the course content. Assuming you are eligible and ready, the instructor will then give you the next available dates for upcoming I-Corps Customer Discovery workshops, which are also listed in the sections below.

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Regional I-Corps Cohorts

Note: To be eligible for the following I-Corps Cohorts your team/company MUST be based on university research and have a faculty PI at a university or you must be commercializing a deep technology innovation. Generally, all I-Corps sessions will be hosted on Friday mornings 8:30am-11:30am EST unless otherwise stated.

January Cohort (Complete I-Corps Prep & Apply by Tuesday, December 23rd)

January 9
January 16
January 23

October Morgan State Collaboration Cohort (Complete I-Corps Prep & Apply by Wednesday, February 25th)

March 6
March 13
March 20

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I-Corps Info Sessions

Still have questions? I-Corps Info Sessions are an informal opportunity to meet the University of Maryland I-Corps team and ask questions related to Business Model Generation, Customer Discovery, and Regional I-Corps programs, as well as NSF National I-Corps programs. They are offered monthly and are casual so feel free to bring lunch.

Info Sessions will be held the first Wednesday of every month from noon-1 p.m. EST. Those interested will receive a calendar invitation with a Zoom link to the session by signing up below.

If you are unable to find a workshop date above that fits with your schedule, try checking out the workshops/cohorts from our partner I-Corps universities in the Mid-Atlantic on the Mid-Atlantic I-Corps Hub website.

Mid-atlantic I-corps hub COHORTS »