Overview

Overview

The University of Chicago Innovation Fund Associates (IFA) are an interdisciplinary group of 15-20 students and post-docs that aid the George Shultz Innovation Fund in its Spring investment cycle. Associates act as venture capital associates, performing due diligence on innovative ventures coming out of the University of Chicago ecosystem.

The IFA program is structured as an apprenticeship, where associates learn-by-doing as part of an interdisciplinary team. Associates deep dive into one investment opportunity per cycle and get a close-up look at the commercialization process and what it takes to move a technology from the lab into the real world.

Alums of the IFA program serve as a critical pool of talent for the George Shultz Innovation Fund throughout the year. In the past, outstanding IFA alums have been paired with faculty to spin out new ventures, placed with VC funds in our network, and worked on strategic projects for the fund.

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APPLICATION

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Students and post-docs at the University of Chicago and our affiliate institutions (Argonne National Laboratory, FermiLab, and the Marine Biological Laboratory) are encouraged to apply.

INNOVATION FUND ASSOCIATE APPLICATIONS DUE OCTOBER 21st at 3:00 p.m.

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