Researcher opportunities

CCI SWVA encourages researchers to consider how their discoveries can have life beyond the lab, including:

• Applying for the  Cyber Innovation Scholars Program, where graduate students and postdoctoral associates can explore avenues to commercialize their cyber-related research.
• Exploration of potential corporate partner licensing interest in any protected technology captured in the technology transfer process by working with the applicable organization at your institution
  
• Engagement with technology commercialization or lab-to-market entrepreneurship resources at your institution (startup training, workshops, programming, pitch competitions, etc.) (example is Virginia Tech’s LAUNCH Center for New Ventures)
• Participation in any of the broad innovation programming and commercialization funding programs available through the Virginia Innovation Partnership Corporation (VIPC)
• Participation in the NSF I-Corps Mid-Atlantic Hub regional course program (secures eligibility for NSF I-Corps National Cohort funding)
• Submitting a proposal for early-stage commercialization gap funding (such as proof-of-concept funding) at your institution if available, or the VIPC commercialization fund.
• Engaging with the mentoring resources offered by the Virginia Innovation Commercialization Assistance Program (ICAP)
• Pursuing federal commercialization funding through a specific federal agency SBIR or STTR programs
• Leveraging other innovation resources that increase the potential of moving your project technology from the lab to realized economic impact