Programs

This one-year fellowship provides recent PhD and MBA graduates with a full-time opportunity to partner with Northwestern faculty to advance university innovations toward commercialization by developing and executing plans aimed at launching a startup.

Entrepreneurial Fellowships

This paid 8-week summer fellowship offers current and graduating MBA students an opportunity to continue developing business development work related to independent projects and Kellogg courses pursued during the academic year.

Immersive two-day workshops introduce early-career Northwestern research scientists to entrepreneurship, blending big picture context with practical, hands-on exposure to what building a venture really looks like.

Farley-Q Bootcamp

This signature program trains research scientists to articulate the commercial and societal impact of their research clearly and persuasively.

Q Innovation Spotlight

This paid, 8-week, full-time fellowship places undergraduate students in startups commercializing Northwestern research. It provides a $4K stipend, hands on entrepreneurial experience, Lunch and Learns with founders, and a culminating Demo Day where Scholars showcase their work.

Q Summer Scholars Program

Offers PhD, MD, MBA students, and postdoctoral trainees hands-on experience evaluating Northwestern life science technologies for commercial potential.

The Q Practicum, Life Sciences Internship

FSM M3/4 offers students a 10-week NM Q Business Research Fellowship, providing training and mentorship in conducting due diligence on a medical device application to support the program’s selection committee.

Trienens-Q Accelerator equips Northwestern faculty, postdoctoral researchers, and graduate students to translate cleantech innovations into scalable, market-ready solutions.

A one quarter, experience-based course that embeds MBA students in Northwestern research centers to provide structured entry points into cutting edge technologies and exposure to cross disciplinary research.

KQ 'Commercializing Innovations'

A program that provides Northwestern Medicine clinicians with up to $50K in resources to help transform early stage concepts into initial prototypes.

NM-Q MedTech Studio

A faculty opportunity to engage MBA students in the development of a commercialization pitch and compete for awards of up to $25K in support of advancing their innovation.

Following consultations with an EIR, up to $20K in translational funding for focused, high impact projects that help research teams generate the data needed to define their next commercialization milestones.

A year-round roster of speakers offering researchers and founders practical guidance on commercialization, from founder fireside conversations to deep-dive sessions with investors and legal experts on IP and regulatory strategy and startup financing.

Seasoned executives embed into the Northwestern community providing feedback to faculty and startups through a commercial lens.

Executives-in-Residence

Kellogg MBA coaches, Northwestern founders, and a curated group of investors gather together for focused, hands-on sessions designed to strengthen early-stage startups' investor readiness.

Experienced CEOs share practical insights and hard-won lessons with Northwestern startup CEOs to help accelerate their growth and decision making.

Pre-seed/seed investments to startups that have an active option or license for Northwestern technologies.