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The i3 Lab houses student teams that ideate, innovate and incubate their ventures through an accelerator program led by LaunchNET with support from Design Innovation (DI). The accelerator is a multi-week program designed to help teams advance their ventures to the next stage in their startup journey through connections to campus and regional resources, business model and business development, prototyping and other support.  

The entrepreneurial workspace features resources, co-working areas, a podcast studio and private offices within the Design Innovation Hub at Kent State. These spaces are open to LaunchNET clients throughout each semester. 

This application is for Kent State student entrepreneurs looking to further their ventures in the Marty Erbaugh i3 Lab accelerator program in Summer 2025. This is a unique, experiential employment opportunity including a $2,000 stipend. This program is open to Kent State undergraduate and graduate students that will be continuing enrollment in Fall 2025.

Marty Erbaugh i3 Lab program resources will be delivered through one-on-one advising, structured workshops and projects, industry mentorship, and other support depending on business phase. The i3 Lab program also includes key card access to workspaces featuring resources, co-working areas and focus spaces within the Design Innovation Hub at Kent State. 

Special consideration will be made for teams showing traction within areas such as revenue generation, number of users, funding raised, website traffic, and other metrics. 

Marty Erbaugh i3 Lab participants are student employees hired to work in the experiential lab environment for research and support of their ventures. Students will be paid an hourly rate totaling approximately $2,000 over the course of the program. This is an in-person position that takes place in the i3 Lab at the Design Innovation Hub for venture work and programming from 10am-4pm (18 hours per week) during the following program dates: