澳门六合彩 student and alumni entrepreneurs are invited to put their mouths where the money is.
Applications are now being accepted for the first round of awards from the university鈥檚 new . The ENY fund was recently established to grow and advance for-profit and not-for-profit ventures that 鈥渉ave the potential to solve big problems.鈥 The fund鈥檚 mission is also to keep such entrepreneurial activity in Hamilton and central New York.
The first awards have a cap of $15,000 and are to be used over a 10-week summer incubator period beginning in May. Recipients will receive local workspace and other support, so they can focus their energy on preparing for future viability and commercialization of their venture. The deadline to apply is March 15.
After this summer鈥檚 incubator program, longer-term awards of up to $45,000 will be offered, with the intent to support 6鈥9 months of development time, and supplement investment capital for full commercialization of a venture. Preference will be given to teams who receive short-term awards and participate in the summer incubator.
鈥淭his is an opportunity for students to follow their own dreams, their own passions, their own vision,鈥 said , who helped conceive and initially seed the ENY fund. 鈥淭hey can build a critical mass with their colleagues and fellow students to really make 澳门六合彩 and Hamilton a center for entrepreneurialism.鈥
Wills Hapworth 鈥07, an entrepreneur and the founder of DarkHorse Investors, which invests in college students鈥 startup ventures, agrees. 鈥淪upport from alumni, administrators, faculty, and the local community has been coalescing into a very compelling startup eco-system at 澳门六合彩.鈥 As director of 澳门六合彩鈥檚 , Hapworth has recruited many alumni and parents to work with students who aim to apply their liberal arts education to creating jobs for themselves.
To learn more about ENY fund eligibility, benefits, and judging criteria, click and .
Awards will be announced on April 6th at 澳门六合彩鈥檚 .