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Is TI:GER® a technology commercialization program?
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TI:GER-- Technology Innovation: Generating Economic Results -- is a technology innovation program. Although students do learn technology commercialization, technology innovation is much broader and much deeper, giving PhD students many more career options. |
I just started my PhD program. May I apply to the TI:GER program. |
Yes. PhD students can join TI:GER in their first year. |
Must I bring my dissertation project with me into the TI:GER program? |
No. We welcome PhD candidates without their dissertation projects. You can enter the TI:GER program (a) without a project, (b) with your PhD dissertation project, or (c) with a project from your lab. |
How do I apply to the TI |
Complete the application here. |
What are the application deadlines? And when do I get a decision? |
The deadlines for TI
You receive a decision with four weeks of the application deadline. |
How does the TI |
There is no formula for acceptance. We review the entire application, including academic achievement and your written responses in the application. |
Is financial support provided by the TI
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No, there is no financial support provided by the TI |
How will this benefit my research?
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The TI |
How many terms is the program?
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A TI |
Am I expected to start a company? |
No. This is an educational program; however, some students have launched successful startups through the TI |
Are there networking opportunities?
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Yes, through the TI |
What are the Creative Destruction Lab (CDL) and CDL-Atlanta? |
TI:GER is the educational program for the Creative Destruction Lab (CDL-Atlanta), which is a global milestone-based mentoring program for massively-scalable science-based startups. CDL-Atlanta is directed and operated from the Strategy and Innovation academic area at Scheller College. The courses in the TI:GER program prepare Georgia Tech MBA and PhD students to work with CDL-Atlanta startups. For MBA and PhD students who want to work with CDL startups, gaining admission to the TI:GER program and successfully completing the TI:GER courses in the first spring term are prerequisites to CDL-Atlanta participation in the second and third terms of the TI:GER program. |
What is the connection between TI:GER and CDL-Atlanta? |
The TI:GER program is the educational program for CDL-Atlanta. |
I’d like to work with a CDL venture. Is the TI:GER program the only entry point for CDL-Atlanta? |
Yes. |