Complete the online application.

Note: Postdocs and PhD students must apply with a Principal Investigator.

Applications are due June 14, 2024 and the program will start in the fall of 2024.

Postdocs and University of Hawai‘i PhD students can be Patents2Products Fellows.

**Due to the time commitment required for the program, it is recommended that PhD students complete their coursework before applying for the program.

Patents2Products Fellows will be expected to:

• Attend and actively participate in program activities. The program includes monthly workshops or events to provide entrepreneurship training and networking opportunities.
• Work with the Principal Investigator to continue research efforts to advance the technology
• Regularly communicate with Office of Innovation and Commercialization staff

In addition to working with their Principal Investigator on research and development of the technology, the program includes:

• Monthly 2-hour workshops/training sessions
• Networking events
• Meetings with mentors/advisors
• Regular meetings on the status of the technology

Any UH faculty or researcher who has developed a technology with commercialization potential may be a Principal Investigator.

Principal Investigators will be expected to:

• Recruit and hire the Patents2Products Fellow to assist with developing the technology
• Supervise the Patents2Products Fellow’s research efforts
• Advise/mentor the Patents2Products Fellow
• Provide updates on the technology’s progress
• Encourage continued progress towards commercialization of the technology
• Attend networking events

The Patents2Products program provides:

• 12 months of salary for the Patents2Products Fellow (amounts may vary each year)
• Funding for research materials and supplies