Applications Open for Science Venture Studio's Commercialization Fellowship

The Science Venture Studio at Winrock International has opened applications for its fall 2022 cohort of commercialization fellows.

The Science Venture Studio is looking to hire five advanced senior or graduate students who can commit to 20 hours per week to work alongside its team to help a company prepare and submit a Small Business Innovation Research or Small Business Technology Transfer proposal.

The internship includes a $5,000 stipend and will last from September 2022 to December 2022.

Applications close Sept. 14.

Each fellow will be partnered with an SVS client company to work over the course of a semester to conduct market research, customer discovery and other duties as needed to reach the milestones the companies have identified for a successful small business proposal.

About Science Venture Studio: The Science Venture Studio aims to help Arkansas science- and technology-based startups apply for non-dilutive federal funding. The SVS team is composed of a grant specialist, advisor, commercialization fellows and technology mentors all with the passion for helping small science and technology business secure funding to develop their technology and grow their company. The Science Venture Studio is supported by the Walton Family Foundation and collaborates with Innovate Arkansas, the Northwest Arkansas Council, and the U of A Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation.

Contacts

Katie Thompson, director
Science Venture Studio
479-263-3270, Katie.Thompson@winrock.org

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