SUNY Startup Summer School

SUNY Startup Summer School (S4) focuses on supporting and facilitating the development and commercialization of emerging technologies. All SUNY faculty, staff, students, and startup leaders with an interest in accelerated entrepreneurial education and SBIR and STTR funding opportunities are encouraged to enroll.

To learn more about SBIR and STTR funding, click here.  For program and agency deadlines, click here.

What do S4 participants get?

Depending on their experience, S4 enrollees will receive the following:

  • Accelerated I-Corps training (i.e., customer discovery, Lean Startup) delivered by coaches from SUNY’s NSF I-Corps Sites and NSF I-Corps Nodes throughout the country;

  • Access to instructional webinars providing basic information about SBIR and STTR programs and why both are excellent resources for tech-based startups;

  • Proposal development support from individuals with successful track records of winning SBIR and STTR awards and supporting startup teams;

  • Curated one-on-one meetings with SBIR and STTR program managers at the SBIR Road Tour hosted by SUNY Polytechnic Institute on September 17, 2019; and,

  • Access to other training and development programs supporting startup success that will be provided in a just-in-time format.

How to enroll?

To participate in S4 please complete this brief enrollment form by May 1, 2019. You will be contacted for a brief phone interview upon submission of your enrollment form.

More info on the SUNY RF site: http://www.rfsuny.org/our-work/innovation-and-partnerships/programs/suny-startup-summer-school/