UMD I-Corps
Live, instructor-led, over Zoom. Cohorts held throughout the year.
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.
I-Corps options
Start here – required first
Open to UMD faculty, staff, postdocs, and students. Also open to University System of Maryland and regional researchers, deep tech entrepreneurs, and companies.
Register for I-Corps Prep »If our dates don't fit
The Hub offers I-Corps through universities across the region. UMD leads the Hub.
Hub Cohorts »Go deeper
An intensive, national-level accelerator focused on deep-dive market validation and scaling a business model. Seven weeks, 100+ customer interviews.
National I-CorpsBegin 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!
Register for I-Corps Prep »Once you have completed I-Corps Prep, you can apply to join a regional I-Corps cohort. Complete your application below
I-Corps Cohort Application »You may only join a cohort with instructor approval, after completing 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.
ENROLL HERE FOR I-CORPS PREP »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.
Complete I-Corps Prep & Apply by September 2
September 11
September 18
September 25
October 2
October 9
October 16
October 23
Complete I-Corps Prep & Apply by October 22
November 2
November 9
November 16
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.
SIGN UP FOR AN INFO SESSION »
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 »