[MBA-PT-Students] Graduate Student Funding

[Jamie Patterson]

Dear Students,

I am excited to tell you about a great opportunity to get some funding to go towards your Clemson MBA.

A group at Clemson as been asked by the National Science Foundation to submit an I-Corps proposal to supplement their work on the Intelligent River. The supplement is designed to support the development of a preliminary business plan for commercializing their Intelligent River technology products. This plan is developed in collaboration with NSF I-Corps representatives, and may then be selected for a deeper investment.

The group that is working on this is putting together an "I-Corps team", which must follow a specific structure. In particular, the "Entrepreneurial Lead" must be a graduate student, who they would like to be business minded. Here is the detail from the NSF:

"The Entrepreneurial Lead (EL) could be a Post -Doctoral scholar, graduate or other student with relevant knowledge of the technology and a deep commitment to investigate the commercial landscape surrounding the innovation.  The Entrepreneurial Lead should also be capable and have the will to support the transition of the technology, should the I-Corps project demonstrate the potential for commercial viability."

This group is willing to offer significant funding to the student in the Entrepreneurial Lead role.

Please send me your resume ASAP if you are interested in this.  The deadline is Friday at 8am.

Best of luck to you,

Jamie Patterson
Director of Student Experience
Clemson MBA Program
55 E. Camperdown Way
Greenville, SC 29601
864.656.8183 (office)
jpatte4 at clemson.edu
www.clemson.edu/mba



From: Gregory Pickett
Sent: Wednesday, August 29, 2012 3:23 AM
To: Jason Thatcher
Cc: Jamie Patterson
Subject: Re: Graduate Student Funding

Absolutely....thanks for thinking of us....Gp
Gregory M. Pickett
Associate Dean, Clemson at the Falls
College of Business and Behavioral Science

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On Aug 28, 2012, at 11:35 PM, "Jason Thatcher" <jason.b.thatcher at hotmail.com<mailto:jason.b.thatcher at hotmail.com>> wrote:
Would this interest Catf students?

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From: Jason Hallstrom <jasonoh at clemson.edu<mailto:jasonoh at clemson.edu>>
Date: August 28, 2012 10:19:34 PM EDT
To: Jason Thatcher <jason.b.thatcher at hotmail.com<mailto:jason.b.thatcher at hotmail.com>>
Subject: Re: Graduate Student Funding

Hi Jason ---

This would begin no later than the spring semester, and perhaps earlier, if that worked out.

Best,
Jason

On Aug 28, 2012, at 7:58 PM, Jason Thatcher wrote:


So when would this start?

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On Aug 28, 2012, at 7:51 PM, "Jason Hallstrom" <jasonoh at clemson.edu<mailto:jasonoh at clemson.edu>> wrote:


Hi Jason ---

So you want a business flavored student? Who has work experience?

Work experience would be a plus, but I suppose it isn't an absolute necessity. If they have the strong business mind, but a flair for technology, that'd be perfect.

I can put out a few feelers ... this sounds like a really cool opportunity ...

Terrific. Thanks. (I should mention that our fuse is really short --- we're hoping to submit the letter of intent this week, Monday at the very latest.)

Thanks much!

Best,
Jason



Jason.



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From: jasonoh at clemson.edu<mailto:jasonoh at clemson.edu>
To: jason.b.thatcher at hotmail.com<mailto:jason.b.thatcher at hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2012 09:06:55 -0400
Subject: Graduate Student Funding


Hi Jason ---

I hope that things are going well.

We have been asked by the NSF to submit an I-Corps proposal to supplement our work on the Intelligent River. The supplement is designed to support the development of a preliminary business plan for commercializing the Intelligent River technology products. This plan is developed in collaboration with NSF I-Corps representatives, and may then be selected for a deeper investment.

We're putting together our "I-Corps team", which must follow a specific structure. In particular, the "Entrepreneurial Lead" must be a graduate student, postdoc, or other student who will do much of the legwork. Here is the detail from the NSF:

"The Entrepreneurial Lead (EL) could be a Post -Doctoral scholar, graduate or other student with relevant knowledge of the technology and a deep commitment to investigate the commercial landscape surrounding the innovation. In rare circumstances, with approval of a cognizant NSF I-Corps ProgramOfficer, it also could be the PI. The Entrepreneurial Lead should also be capable and have the will to support the transition of the technology, should the I-Corps project demonstrate the potential for commercial viability."

Boyd is working with us on this, and we thought you might have some good leads on students who might be supported. Our students could obviously help with the technology end of things, but none of the folks on our (student) team are business-minded.

Is there someone you could recommend for this? We could likely support half of a postdoc for a year, or something along those lines. (The total award is $50K, plus $5K in indirects. The majority of these funds would go to the EL.)

Thanks for taking the time to think about it!

Best,
Jason




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