Happy New Year from the Querrey InQbation Lab!

We wanted to let you know about deadlines and program dates for our new fellowship programs and about upcoming events. Scroll down for details on our FoundHer Fellows, Entrepreneurial Fellows, and seminars from our INVOForward, FoundHer, and Q Founder series.

FoundHer Fellows Program

Program Runs March 10 – April 14, 2023

Application Deadline: Monday, January 16, 2023 (11:59 PM CST)

FoundHer Fellows is an annual fellowship program at the Querrey InQbation Lab designed to cultivate first-time women faculty entrepreneurs at Northwestern. Through one-on-one mentoring, the two-month program focuses on the commercial strategy of the Fellows’ scientific discoveries, professional development, and pitch presentation coaching.

The program aims to:

Cultivate a translational mindset, enabling Fellows to view their research through a commercialization lens
Enhance executive presence and elevate storytelling/presentation skills
Expand each Fellow’s network of faculty founder peers, mentors, investors, and industry experts
Provide a sense of belonging in entrepreneurship

Learn More & Apply: https://inqbationlab.northwestern.edu/programs/foundher.html

If you have any questions, please email: alexandra.depaz@northwestern.edu

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Querrey Entrepreneurial Fellows Program

Program Runs Fall 2023 - Summer 2024

Application Deadline: Friday, February 24, 2023

The Querrey Entrepreneurial Fellows (EF) Program is a yearlong program aimed to educate and train the next generation of entrepreneurs.

We are actively seeking Northwestern faculty's help in either:

(1) Encouraging potential post-docs to consider applying; and/or

(2) Submitting potential projects that are close to commercialization.

The EF Program offers recent PhD and MBA graduates the opportunity to partner with faculty and advance Northwestern innovations towards commercialization. With mentorship and programming, the EFs will undertake development and commercialization plans with the goal of launching an early-stage company. The InQbation Lab will provide the EFs with salary, benefits and stipend for supplies and travel. In their application, candidates will identify and outline the scope of their desired fellowship project and be expected to obtain a written letter of endorsement from the respective Northwestern faculty PI-innovator.

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