ECU I-Corps Innovation Student Program

The ECU I-Corps Innovation Scout Program is a hands-on internship program that is available to highly self-motivated graduate students who are interested in learning skills essential for identifying and assessing innovations for future development potential.

Offered by ECU’s Office of Licensing and Commercialization, the ECU Innovation Scout Program offers a paid internship for three hours per week over the course of ~3 months. Following successful completion of the training program, innovation scouts will identify and assess novel innovations from ECU’s research community and explore commercialization opportunities. Scouts are also given the opportunity to attend conferences and to network at various events. Former participants have attended the BioPharm America Conference, Ocean Innovation Conference, Internet Summit, Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare, and other events.

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If you are looking for non-paid volunteer opportunities, visit https://rede.ecu.edu/innovation/volunteer/

Benefits for the Student

Exposure to translational research and to the role of intellectual property protection;
Understand the commercialization process;
Build skills related to innovation evaluation, communicating with industry experts, and customer discovery;
Establish a network of connections; and
Learn about alternative career paths in the field of technology transfer (Patent Attorney, Investment, Licensing, etc.).