Champion™

Invest in a scientist. Participate in their success.

The Champion Program lets individuals support promising student scientists whose research has the potential to become commercially viable beauty, personal care, and wellness innovations.

Explore Champion projects How IPS works

How it works

Four steps from support to commercialization

Champion support is research support. Any future economic participation is separate, and always governed by the project's own agreement.

1. Choose an innovation

Browse student-led projects and read the research behind each one before you decide.

2. Become a Champion

Choose your support amount. Contributions fund approved expenses such as tuition, research materials, laboratory costs, housing, and prototype development.

3. Follow the research

Champions receive project updates through research, ingredient sourcing, formulation, testing, prototype, and consumer validation.

4. The innovation is commercialized

If a project enters a qualifying commercialization arrangement, eligible Champions may receive distributions under their Innovation Participation Shares (IPS) agreement, up to the applicable cap.

Support levels

Choose your support level

Your contribution supports the student's approved educational and research expenses.

$250
$500
$1,000
$2,500
$5,000+

Eligible Champion participants may participate in the ITSCE Innovation Participation Shares (IPS) Program under a written agreement. Distributions depend on the designated innovation generating qualifying revenue, are capped, and are not guaranteed.

Become a Champion

Support the scientist behind the science.

Join the waitlist to be notified when Champion campaigns open.

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