Image: Sameer A. Khan / Fotobuddy Definition Apply innovative, inclusive, and entrepreneurial approaches and mindsets to accelerate discovery and catalyze creative solutions to complex problems, whether within the context of your academic research and/or new venture creation.Key topics:Generate bold and disruptive ideas by employing a variety of creative toolsFacilitate collaborative and interdisciplinary approaches to problem-solving Deploy human-centric and systems thinking to understand the broader impact of solutions on communities and societyFoster a culture of inclusive innovation in which you include diverse perspectives and co-create solutionsUnderstand venture capital and legal aspects of patent and intellectual property Upcoming Events Feb 17 GradFUTURES Sustainability Learning Cohort: 1. Intro to Sustainability and Provisioning Systems Approach from Local to Global Feb 17, 2025, 4:30 pm Location Wallace 300 Feb 24 GradFUTURES Sustainability cohort: 2. Changing the Narrative on Climate Change Feb 24, 2025, 4:30 pm Location Wallace 300 Mar 3 GradFUTURES Sustainability Learning Cohort: 3. Sustainable insurance in a changing climate landscape Mar 3, 2025, 4:30 pm Location Wallace 300 Mar 17 GradFUTURES Sustainability Learning Cohort: 4. Behavioral and Cultural Dimensions of Sustainability Mar 17, 2025, 4:30 pm Location Wallace 300 Mar 27 GradFUTURES Sustainability Learning Cohort: 6. Green Chemistry: Missing Elements Mar 27, 2025, 4:30 pm Location Frick Taylor Auditorium Mar 31 GradFUTURES Sustainability Learning Cohort: 7 Sustainability on Campus (and Community Impacts) Mar 31, 2025, 4:30 pm Location Wallace 300 View All Events “I am so grateful to GradFUTURES for coordinating the Venture Capital and Startups cohort. It’s a great way to quickly learn the core tenets of the funding ecosystem for entrepreneurs, even if just to learn the jargon and dip our first feet into the lingo of financiers and venture capitalists.” –Abraham (Avi) Wolf, GS, CBE “My UAF is in the Keller Center for Innovation in Engineering Education... I am working on creating multi-media programs that address issues facing today's entrepreneurs. My time as a UAF is helping me become a better teammate and better understand the relationship between people and the organizations within which people operate.” –Cory Isaacs, GS, SPI Resources NSF I-Corps The NSF I-Corps Hub Northeast Region can help you chart the path of your research from the discovery stage to a startup or venture. Their four-session training programs help researchers explore how their scientific or technological discovery can meet the needs of people and industries. Our Hub is open to all academic researchers in the Northeast and is dedicated to inclusive innovation. In the I-Corps program, researchers form teams focused on identifying how their scientific or technological discovery meets customer needs. Teams can include faculty, postdoctoral researchers, graduate students and undergraduates. Princeton Entrepreneurship Council The Princeton Entrepreneurship Council offers high quality educational programming, mentoring and connections to funding for entrepreneurs (and the entrepreneurially minded). Graduate students can develop and improve their skills, learn about new trends and industries, and connect with others in the ecosystem. Princeton Innovation Princeton Innovation is a campus-wide initiative that aims to benefit humanity through innovation and entrepreneurship. Our faculty, staff researchers, students and alums combine the pursuit of curiosity-driven knowledge with the desire to solve the major challenges of our time. Princeton Innovation nurtures this enterprising spirit through our programs, spaces and relationships. We support the Princeton community in their innovation and entrepreneurial goals as they translate their discoveries and inventions into technologies and services that have a positive impact on society. Programs for graduate students include: teaching, coaching and education; entrepreneurship and venture assistance; funding and recognition; and assistance with patents and tech transfer. Princeton Innovation Center | Biolabs Princeton Innovation Center, powered by BioLabs, provides co-working lab and office space specifically designed to help high-potential high-tech startups go further and faster on limited investment capital. The Center is available to companies formed by Princeton’s faculty, students and alums, as well as by members of the wider New Jersey community. Keller Center The Keller Center creates societal impact through entrepreneurship, design & design thinking, and innovative education. Based in Princeton University's School of Engineering and Applied Science, Keller shares the school's vision for bridging disciplines to ensure that all students are prepared to put science and technology to use in solving critical societal challenges. It serves as a hub, connecting students in engineering, the humanities, arts, social sciences and natural sciences with each other, as well as connecting them with the broader campus community and beyond. Educational opportunities, including curricular and co-curricular programs, bridge engineering and the liberal arts and help shape rewarding career paths. View All Resources