Grab your chance to win $2M R&D funding, 0% equity taken.
 

Dr. Elle Yuan Wang

AI and Learning Scientist and Startup Advisor

Tech Startup R&D Funding Accelerator

Elle Yuan Wang

August 2022

Live Workshop

Session 1

Session 2

Session 3

Session 4

Session 5

Optional: Session 6

<ul><li>Introductions&nbsp;</li><li>Research-Focused Funding&nbsp;</li><li>Intellectual Merit&nbsp;</li><li>The FDR Principle</li><li>Google scholar&nbsp;</li><li>What is R &amp; D</li></ul>

Week 1

Week 2

Week 3

Start here: Welcome to Maven

In 3 weeks, you will create a compelling proposal and apply for research-focused funds such as the $2M America's Seed Fund with 0% equity taken.

EdTech R&D Funding Accelerator

You are an EdTech founder who wants to win R&amp;D funding.

You care deeply about product development driven by innovative research.

You want to learn actionable research writing tips you can apply right away.

Who is this course for

Key outcomes

No more procrastinating! You will complete writing your proposal by the end of the course.

A compelling proposal ready to submit

You will be confidently sharing your research strategy to your stakeholders, advisory board, and investors.

A well-crafted research & innovation strategy

You will be part of a community with talented and supportive EdTech entrepreneurs as fellow learners, within and beyond the course duration.

An exclusive network of like-minded EdTech founders

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Meet your instructor

<ul><li>You will learn to understand and differentiate primary components of the proposal: Intellectual Merit, Broader Impact and Commercial Viability;</li><li>Start writing a crisp introduction to convey "high-risk" and "high-return".</li></ul>

Overview of the required components for your proposal

<ul><li>Learn hands-on tips to complete sprint research sessions;</li><li>Practice using free online resources to conduct rigorous literature review;</li><li>Write your intellectual merits section.</li></ul>

Demystify intellectual merits

<ul><li>Learn 3 layers of broader impact;</li><li>Avoid 5 common mistakes;</li><li>Write your broader impact section.</li></ul>

Broader impact done properly

<ul><li>Craft a solid commercialization strategy;</li><li>Complete writing your full pitch proposal;</li><li>Receive targeted help;</li><li>Revise, re-write, and submit! </li></ul>

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Course Syllabus

1-hour live workshops, twice a week.

Mondays & Wednesdays

Course schedule

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This course builds on live workshops and hands-on projects

Active learning, not passive watching

You’ll be interacting with other learners through breakout rooms and project teams

Interactive and project-based

Join a community of like-minded people who want to learn and grow alongside you

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Tech Startup R&D Funding Accelerator

Tech Startup R&D Funding Accelerator

EdTech R&D Funding Accelerator

Who is this course for

Key outcomes