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This is the application for the Faculty Innovation Accelerator Program (FIAP) and the TXST I-Corps Program.

If you have any questions, please contact Jana Minifie at jm13@txstate.edu.

About the program: FIAP is designed for TXST Faculty who have developed research in conjunction with their responsibilities at TXST and are considering IP in terms of commercialization.  I-Corps is designed for any TXST or non-TXST member who is working on their own business whether it is STEM-based or not.

  • In the FIAP program, scientists and engineers take the first step in assessing if their research has the feasibility to become a product or service of benefit to society. In the I-Corps program, non-faculty participants discover how to understand the Product-Market fit their their product/service. 
  • Participants join the program in small teams organized around developing and commercializing a particular discovery.
  • Teams engage in customer discovery research aimed at investigating the commercial viability and societal impact of a novel discovery or process in science, technology, or engineering. 
  • The FIAP program provides grants up to $11,000 and training to support customer discovery and technology investigation. Both the faculty lead and another individual on the team must attend all sessions to qualify for funding.
  • For FIAP and I-Corps, each training program consists of 3 sessions (online) provided by our TXST FIAP/ICORPS facilitators. 
Forming a team

The first step in applying to join FIAP is to form a team. Teams consist of at least two roles, -Corps teams can consist of single team members, just the EL. For other team roles, simply enter N/A.

  • Entrepreneurial lead
    • The entrepreneurial lead may be a graduate student, postdoctoral scholar, undergraduate student, or staff member with relevant knowledge of the technology or market and a commitment to investigate the potential opportunity for commercialization.
    • The role of the entrepreneurial lead is to drive the customer discovery process and support the transition of the technology into the marketplace if it demonstrates commercial viability.
      • Additional researchers or leads are welcome.
  • Technical lead
    • The technical lead must be a faculty member who has been involved in creating the technology that forms the basis of the team’s business concept or possesses a high level of relevant technical expertise. The role of the technical lead is overall project management. The technical lead, for FIAP funding, must be a faculty member.
  • Mentor (Optional)
    • The industry mentor will typically be an experienced entrepreneur, intrapreneur, or corporate innovator who serves as a third-party resource.
    • The role of the mentor is to guide the team forward and track progress.
    • Mentors can also be suggested by FIAP instructors when necessary. 
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How did you hear about the I-Corps/FIAP program? *
Which program are you applying for? *
Which cohort are you applying for? *
Entrepreneur Lead (EL)

A postdoctoral scholar, graduate student, undergraduate or other student, staff member, researcher, alumni or other personnel with relevant knowledge of the technology and a deep commitment to investigate the commercial landscape surrounding the innovation.  The person who wants to take the business to market! 

Entrepreneur Lead Name:

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Entrepreneur Lead Email
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Entrepreneur Lead Cell Phone 
How is the Entrepreneur Lead associated with Texas State? *
Entrepreneur Lead Department Affiliation
What is the Entrepreneur Lead's race/ethnicity?
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What is the Entrepreneur Lead's gender? *
Veteran Status *
What is the highest level of education either of your parents achieved?
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Technical Lead (TL)

A faculty member, senior research scientist or postdoctoral scholar with deep and direct technical expertise in the actual core technology about which the team is exploring commercial potential. Typically the TL will also service as the proposal Principal Investigator (PI). 

Technical Lead Name 
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Technical Lead Email
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Technical Lead Cell Phone 
How is the Technical Lead associated with Texas State?
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Technical Lead Department Affiliation
What is the Technical Lead's race/ethnicity?
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What is the Technical Lead's gender?
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Veteran Status
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What is the highest level of education either of your parents achieved?
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FIAP Teams Mentor (IM) - Optional

An experienced or emerging entrepreneur with proximity to the institution and experience in transitioning technology out of Academic labs. 

Mentor Name:
IM Email
IM Cell Phone 
How is the IM associated with Texas State?
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IM Department Affiliation
What is the IM's race/ethnicity?
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What is the IM's gender?
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Veteran Status
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What is the highest level of education either of your parents achieved?
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Tell Us About your Business Concept
Provide a one-paragraph, non-technical, non-proprietary description of the business-related idea that is the basis for your proposed team. Please do not enter confidential/proprietary information (e.g. details about an invention in pre-patent-application status).
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Which IP applies to your business?
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If you have a IP associated with your business, who owns the IP?
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If this technology is already the subject of an issued patent(s) or a patent application(s), provide the patent number(s) or patent application number(s).
Funding Guidelines - FIAP Teams Only

Funding will be evaluated at the end of the cohort.  The decision for the $1,000 participation funding will be based on "go/no-go" at the end of the 3-weeks. This will be based on:

STEM/STEM applicable business conceptProduct idea viable and development capabilityCustomer discovery results from during the cohort

Teams may apply for an additional $10,000 of funding after disclosing their IP to the University. 

If selected, would you be interested in learning more about the NSF National I-Corps program? 
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Thank you for your submission. 

Dr. Jennifer Irvin, PI, 

Dr. Jana Minifie, Co-PI
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