If you are thinking about applying to NSF SBIR it may be a wise choice to attend an NSF I-Corps programming session prior to submitting your proposal. But where is programming located and what resources can you use to find the nearest program? Thankfully there are many locations to choose from in many major cities. In order to offer the NSF I-Corps program to the largest possible number of participants, NSF has partnered with universities across the U.S. to offer I-Corps Hubs. There are nine nodes and 99 locations at which to attend I-Corps programming. Nodes are consortia of multiple universities and offer a standardized curriculum. Universities acting as site locations provide internal institutional support to scientists and engineers.

The Nine Nodes

To learn more about the nine NSF I-Corps nodes click on the links below. Each node is associated with several educational institutions which are also listed below.

I-Corps South Node (SOUTH)
Georgia Tech, University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, University of Alabama Birmingham, University of Tennessee Knoxville
Midwest I-Corps Node (MWIN)
University of Michigan, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Purdue University
DC/MD/VA Regional I-Corps Node (DMV)
University of Maryland, George Washington University, Johns Hopkins University, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Southwest Innovation Corps (SWICORPS)
University of Texas Austin, Rice University, Texas A&M, Texas Tech University
New York City Regional Innovation Node (NYCRIN)
City University of New York (CUNY), New York University, Columbia University
Bay Area Regional I-Corps Node (BA)
University of California-Berkeley, University of California-San Francisco, Stanford
Innovation Node-Los Angeles (IN-LA)
University of Southern California, University of California at Los Angeles, California Institute of Technology
UNY I-Corps Node (UNY)
Cornell University, Rochester Institute of Technology, University of Rochester
New England Regional Innovation Node (NE I-Corps)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

While not every state has a site there are plenty of locations to choose from with multiple site locations in the larger metropolitan areas. Check the list below to find your state and learn more about each NSF I-Corps site.

Alabama

• University of Alabama
• University of Alabama at Birmingham
• University of South Alabama

Alaska

• University of Alaska Fairbanks

Arizona

• Arizona State University
• University of Arizona

Arkansas

• University of Arkansas

California

• Cal Poly Pomona Foundation
• California State University, Northridge
• San Diego State University
• University of California at Los Angeles
• University of California-Irvine
• University of California-Merced
• University of California-San Diego
• University of California-Santa Cruz
• University of Southern California
• University of California Riverside

Colorado

• Colorado State University

Connecticut

• University of Connecticut

Delaware

• University of Delaware

district of Columbia

• American University
• George Washington University
• Howard University

Florida

• Florida Atlantic University
• University of Central Florida
• University of South Florida, Tampa

Georgia

• Georgia Tech Research Corp
• University of Georgia

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

• University of Chicago
• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Indiana

• Purdue University

Iowa

• Iowa State University
• University of Iowa

Kansas

• Wichita State University

Kentucky

• University of Louisville

Louisiana

• Louisiana State University
• Tulane University

Maine

• University of Maine

Maryland

• Johns Hopkins University

Massachusetts

• Brandeis University
• Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Northeastern University
• University of Massachusetts Amherst
• University of Massachusetts Lowell
• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Michigan

• Michigan Technological University

Minnesota

• University of Minnesota-Twin Cities

Mississippi

• Jackson State University
• Mississippi State University

Missouri

• Missouri University of Science and Technology
• Saint Louis University

Montana

• University of Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

• University of Nevada Las Vegas

New Hampshire

• Dartmouth College
• University of New Hampshire

New Jersey

• New Jersey Institute of Technology
• Rutgers University New Brunswick

New Mexico

• New Mexico State University
• University of New Mexico

New York

• City University of New York
• Cornell University
• New York University
• Rensselaer Polytechnical Institute
• Rochester Institute of Technology
• SUNY Binghamton
• SUNY Buffalo
• SUNY at Stony Brook
• University of Rochester

North Carolina

• East Carolina University
• North Carolina State University
• University of North Carolina Charlotte
• University of North Carolina – Greensboro

North Dakota

Ohio

• Ohio State University
• University of Akron
• University of Toledo

Oklahoma

• Oklahoma State University

Oregon

• Oregon State University

Pennsylvania

• Carnegie-Mellon University
• Pennsylvania State University
• University of Pennsylvania
• University of Pittsburgh

Puerto Rico

• Universidad de Puerto Rico – Mayagüez

Rhode Island

South Carolina

• University of South Carolina – Columbia

South Dakota

Tennessee

• Tennessee Technological University
• Vanderbilt University

Texas

• Texas A&M University
• Texas Tech University
• Texas State University – San Marcos
• University of Houston
• University of Texas – Rio Grande Valley
• University of Texas at San Antonio
• University of Texas at El Paso

Utah

• Brigham Young University
• University of Utah

Vermont

Virginia

• George Mason University
• University of Virginia

Washington

• University of Washington
• Washington State University

West Virginia

Wisconsin

• University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Wyoming

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