Sullivan Family Ideator & Builder Programs Accepting Applications for Spring Cohorts
The Sullivan Family Ideator is a free, 6-session virtual training program hosted by the Wond'ry and the Vanderbilt NSF I-Corps group and designed to help innovators evaluate their ideas and identify commercial potential.
The Builder Program at Vanderbilt, available to graduates of the Sullivan Family Ideator or similar Regional NSF I-Corps programs, provides a 7-week, step-by-step guide for aspiring university-affiliated entrepreneurs (students, faculty, staff, and alumni) with a viable early-stage idea to launch a new venture.
Both programs are now accepting applications for Spring 2026 cohorts.
Deadline to apply to Sullivan Family Ideator is December 18, 2025.
Deadline to apply to Builder is December 12, 2025.