\n Stipends starting at $78,000 per year\n
\n\n Funded by the National Science Foundation, the Innovative Postdoctoral Entrepreneurial Research Fellowship\n (I-PERF) defines a new career pathway for entrepreneurial-minded doctorate degree holders in science and\n engineering (S&E).\n\n I-PERF addresses overlapping aims and directives of the NSF and the Small Business Administration (SBA) to:\n\n Accelerate innovation at small businesses that support federal government research needs.\n Broaden participation in small business innovative research and high-tech entrepreneurship.\n Provide non-academic opportunities to apply advanced knowledge under business constraints.\n Increase the number of high tech businesses started by under-served doctoral degree holders.\n
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