Accelerator · New York, New York, United States
Cornell Tech's Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute pays recent PhDs a salary and research budget for one to two years to start a technology company on its Roosevelt Island campus, taking equity in return.
Status unknown Run by Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute at Cornell Tech
Verified 18 October 2026 · From the programme's own pages
Runs for one year with a possible one-year extension; the first three months focus on business training. Startup postdocs receive a royalty-free, exclusive and perpetual licence from the Jacobs Institute to their IP, on condition that they use it.
Dates not published. The application page says applications are open from 15 October to 1 February.
Usual timing: The application page says applications are open from 15 October to 1 February.
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