Rice Innovation Fellows Program

Official Lilie page for the Rice Innovation Fellows program — fellowship for Ph.D. students and postdocs to commercialize lab research into ventures.

Launched 2022; $10K equity-free translational grant; 12-month lab buyout; $25M+ raised by fellow ventures; alumni include Helix Earth Technologies ($1.1M+ pre-seed).

Point-in-time capture from official or third-party pages. Verify deadlines, funding amounts, and eligibility on linked primary sources before advising founders.

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