Cornell Engineering's Commercialization Fellowship is for PhD students who are immersed in a particular technology, but now want to see it through a business lens. PhD students enrolled in any of Cornell Engineering’s departments can apply for the fellowship.
Applicants must:
Have passed the A exam
Obtain permission and support from their advisor
Have a product or technology that has indications of commercial potential in mind (this is often or typically an invention from your research or lab)
Be willing to undertake deep commercial assessment process, including in-depth customer outreach and interviews
Typically, Fellows have completed most of their research and are close to completing their PhD; during the Fellowship, it is anticipated that the commercialization activity is a Fellow's primary focus, rather than their core research.