I-Corps Respondent Screener

I-Corps Survey Screener Questions:
The screener appears in the omnibus survey instrument (appendix A, questions 1-3a, with
indication that it only applies to non-I-Corps PIs as the respondent group) and in the non-I-Corps
PI instrument (appendix c, questions 1-3a) – but not in appendix B as it does not appear in the
survey to I-Corps Teams members.

The omnibus instrument below shows all the questions across the survey groups of this ICR. It
shows common questions for the I-Corps and non-I-Corps participants, as well as questions that
are unique to each of these two respondent groups. The second column shows which respondent
group(s) the question applies to. To facilitate review, we show only questions for I-Corps
respondents in Appendix B. Finally, Appendix C shows only questions for non-I-Corps PI
respondents.
Omnibus Survey of Entrepreneurial Outcomes (I-Corps grantee and non-I-Corps PI respondents)
Item
#

Respondent
Group

NSF Award Commercialization History (Survey Screener)

1

Non-ICorps
Only

Have you ever received an I-Corps Team award from the National Science Foundation (NSF)?

Non-ICorps
Only

Have you ever received an I-Corps at NIH award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH)?

2

3

Non-ICorps
Only

•
•

Yes [Exit Survey]
No

•
Yes [Exit Survey]
•
No
Our records indicate that you received the following awards from NSF between 2009 and 2013.
For each project listed below, please indicate whether you have made any effort to explore the
commercialization of your NSF research.
Examples of steps that might be taken to commercialize your NSF research include:
•
•
•
•
•

Conducting outreach to prospective customers;
Receiving entrepreneurial training/education;
Seeking funding to promote research translation;
Contributing to R&D to bring product/technology to market; and
Seeking support from technology transfer or entrepreneurial office.

Project Name

1. Project Title A
2. Project Title B
3. Project Title C
4. Project Title D

Award Number
Award Number
A
Award Number
B
Award Number
C
Award Number
D

Start and end
dates

Have you taken any
steps to commercialize
this project (select one
for each project)
Yes
No

Start and End
Dates
Start and End
Dates
Start and End
Dates
Start and End
Dates

5. Other (please specify)
(IF ALL PROJECTS LISTED ABOVE ARE MARKED NO THE RESPONDENT WOULD GO TO THE
DEMOGRAPHICS SECTION)
IF ONLY ONE PROJECT IS MARKED YES, THE RESPONDENT WOULD PROCEED TO Q4

3

3.a.

Non-ICorps
Only

IF MORE THAN ONE PROJECT IS MARKED YES, THE RESPONDENT WOULD BE ASKED THE FOLLOWING:
You have indicated that you made efforts to explore commercialization on more than one NSF project
since 2009. Select the one project that you think has advanced the most in terms of
commercialization. For the remainder of the survey, we will refer to this project as “your NSF project.”
[LIST OF PROJECTS SELECTED YES IN ITEM 3]
Your Commercialization Effort

4

Non-ICorps
Only

What activities did you undertake when you explored commercialization related to your NSF project?
(Select all that apply)
•
Led efforts to conduct outreach with prospective customers
•
Participated in entrepreneurial training
•
Applied for grants to promote commercialization
•
Contributed to R&D of product/technology to get it to market
•
Sought support from university entrepreneurial office
•
Sought support from university technology transfer office
•
Other (Please specify)

5

Non-ICorps
Only

What was the first year in which you undertook any of the above commercialization activities? For
the rest of this survey, we will consider this to be the year in which year you started the effort to
commercialize your NSF project.
[YYYY]

6

Non-ICorps
Only

Did you develop a formal written s strategy to guide your efforts to commercialize research related to
your NSF project?
•
Yes
•
No

7

Non-ICorps
Only

Enter the approximate number of times you have participated in each of the following
experiences/activities prior to the start of the commercialization of your NSF project. Enter zero (0) if
you never participated in that experience/activity:
Contributed ideas utilized by a company to improve a product, service,
or process
Presented a business idea to investors
Generated trade secrets
Served on a corporate advisory board
Founded or cofounded a venture (for-profit, nonprofit, not-for-profit)
that developed or sold products or services based on your research
Participated in the technology transfer process at your university
Disclosed an invention to the university
Licensed your research/technology
Received royalties for your work
Participated in industry funded research
Issued a patent
Interviewed potential customers about a product, service, or technology
Conducted market research
Applied for a patent as an inventor or co-inventor

4

Appendix C: Non-I-Corps PI Survey Instrument

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Count

NSF Award Commercialization History (Survey Screener)

1

Have you ever received an I-Corps Team award from the National Science Foundation (NSF)?
o Yes [Exit Survey]
o No

2

Have you ever received an I-Corps at NIH award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH)?
o Yes [Exit Survey]
o No

3

Our records indicate that you received the following awards from NSF between 2009 and 2013.
For each project listed below, please indicate whether you have made any effort to explore the commercialization of
your NSF research.
Examples of steps that might be taken to commercialize your NSF research include:
Conducting outreach to prospective customers;
Receiving entrepreneurial training/education;
Seeking funding to promote research translation;
Contributing to R&D to bring product/technology to market; and
Seeking support from technology transfer or entrepreneurial office.

-

Project Name
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Project Title A
Project Title B
Project Title C
Project Title D
Other (please specify)

Award Number
Award Number
Award Number
Award Number
Award Number

Start and end dates

Have you taken any steps to
commercialize this project
(select one for each project)
Yes
No

Start and End Dates
Start and End Dates
Start and End Dates
Start and End Dates

(IF ALL PROJECTS LISTED ABOVE ARE MARKED NO THE RESPONDENT WOULD GO TO THE DEMOGRAPHICS SECTION)
IF ONLY ONE PROJECT IS MARKED YES, THE RESPONDENT WOULD PROCEED TO Q4
3.a.

IF MORE THAN ONE PROJECT IS MARKED YES, THE RESPONDENT WOULD BE ASKED THE FOLLOWING:
You have indicated that you made efforts to explore commercialization on more than one NSF project since 2009.
Select the one project that you think has advanced the most in terms of commercialization. For the remainder of the
survey, we will refer to this project as “your NSF project.”
[LIST OF PROJECTS SELECTED YES IN ITEM 3]
Your Commercialization Effort

4

What activities did you undertake when you explored commercialization related to your NSF project? (Select all that
apply)
Led efforts to conduct outreach with prospective customers
Participated in entrepreneurial training

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