One of the four signature programs of Ignite Cornell Research Lab to Market gap fund series. Launched in 2022, Ignite Fellow for New Ventures program funds and trains Ph.D. and master’s holders with entrepreneurial outlooks to start technology ventures.
- Each selected project will be funded approximately $120K a year to support the compensation of the fellow and basic experiment expenses
- During the fellowship, report to one of the incubator directors at Center for Life Science Ventures/Praxis/Runway Startups
- All Ignite fellows will be Cornell employees during the program under full-time commitment
- Workplace: Fellows will work at the faculty inventor’s lab for technology development and have access to the incubator as an associate member for business development
- Initial training sessions and continued mentorship over the program duration
- 3-6 Ignite Fellows per cohort
- The financial support provided throughout the program will be used as the principle of a SAFE note, executed by the startup company once it’s established
Applications are accepted one cycle per year in the fall/winter.
Applications Open: November 3, 2025
Application Deadline: March 3, 2026