STEM Accelerator EMPOWER Seeking Applications for Spring 2023 Cohort
Startup Junkie and its Science Venture Studio are accepting applications for EMPOWER, a 16-week accelerator for Arkansas women in STEM who want to bring their innovation to market through non-dilutive federal research funding.
Over the course of the program, participants will engage in weekly webinars that will focus on the impact of their innovation, commercialization strategies and technical milestones that need to be achieved in order to bring their innovation to market. They will also be paired with an industry mentor and technology mentor to help them apply their learnings.
Applications close on Nov. 14. Applicants are encouraged to send in a video of themselves answering the questions on their phone.
Applicants can schedule a 30-minute meeting with Katie Thompson, executive director of the Science Venture Studio, in order for her to meet one-on-one and answer questions about the accelerator.
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, adviser, commercialization fellows and technology mentors all with the passion for helping small science and technology businesses secure funding to develop their technology and grow their company. A part of Startup Junkie, SVS is supported by the Walton Family Foundation and collaborates with Innovate Arkansas, the Northwest Arkansas Council, and the University of Arkansas Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation.
Contacts
Katie Thompson, director
Science Venture Studio
479-263-3270,
katie@startupjunkie.org
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