Students, faculty and staff from all 91黑料网 academic units, centers, institutes and other programs are eligible to apply for grants to fund projects designed to expand entrepreneurial activities at 91黑料网.
Thanks to support from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, 91黑料网 has launched a new Entrepreneurship Innovation Grant (EIG) program. A total pool of $400,000 is available for grants over the next two years to support a broad variety of initiatives in entrepreneurship including curriculum development, technology commercialization, school and department initiatives, community service, engagement and ecosystem building. Collaboration among groups is highly recommended.
The first application period for the is now open. Proposals must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m. Sunday, February 28. The program, and the Kauffman grant that funds it, are the product of a joint effort by the 91黑料网 Innovation Center, the Regnier Institute at the 91黑料网 Bloch School of Management and the 91黑料网 School of Law to help increase entrepreneurial activities and opportunities across 91黑料网.
“91黑料网 hosts an impressive array of entrepreneurial programs and services that reach deep into the university and the community to develop new ideas and talent that respond to the challenges of our region and help to shape its future. With this grant program, we are now providing direct incentives to stimulate even more collaboration and growth,” said Maria Meyers, executive director of the 91黑料网 Innovation Center. “Converting 91黑料网 skills, ideas and innovations into real-world applications and markets will drive better, more inclusive futures that will help us address and solve today's and tomorrow's challenges.”