Trevon Gordon was selected to receive an Enrichment Grant from the Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship. With this grant, he participated in a mission trip to Ghana to install a solar power business. You can read Trevor’s reflection below, read past grantee reflections here, and visit the PCSE website to learn more about all of our grant programs. The entire Saha…
Student-led ventures will face off in front of a panel of experienced entrepreneurs and investors. At stake is a $1,300 in cash prizes. Yale SOM’s annual Private Equity & Venture Capital Symposium is now accepting applications for teams from across the region to pitch at the “Shark Tank” style pitch competition that caps off the…
The annual Draper Competition for Collegiate Women Entrepreneurs is hosted and organized by the Center for Women and Financial Independence, Smith College’s initiative devoted to the support of innovation and entrepreneurship. Last year, three Wesleyan students made it to the trade show round! The competition is designed to give undergraduate entrepreneurs an experience that will…
There are three upcoming info sessions about opportunities for summer funding! Stop by for information about the Wesleyan Summer Experience Grant, Named Grants, and the Patricelli Center for Social Entrepreneurship Internship Grant. The information sessions will take place: 1/26, 12pm, Usdan 110 1/27, 12pm, Usdan 108 2/2, 12pm, Usdan 110 2/4, 12pm, Usdan 110 Wesleyan…
Cupid’s Cup is a nationwide student entrepreneurship competition organized by the Plank Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship in partnership with Under Armour and Plank Industries executives. The first application deadline in January 5, 2-16. Regional competitions will narrow down the pool before the semi-finals ay Under Armour on February 19th. Six finalists will compete in the…
There is money and support available from a wide variety of sources for aspiring social entrepreneurs and changemakers, but it’s not always easy to find these resources. Following is a round-up of grants, prizes, and fellowships that Patricelli Center team members Luciana Contreras ’16 and Jennifer Roach‘14 have been reading about recently. Some are available only to current undergraduates,…
Got grand plans for the summer but aren’t sure how to fund them? Apply to the OZY Genius Awards by April 18 to earn up to $10,000 for your summer experience: The OZY Genius Awards are giving up to $100,000 in summer stipends to college students who have a plan to shake up the world. OZY Genius…
reSET is a Hartford-based nonprofit organization working to “promote, preserve, and protect social enterprise as a viable concept and a business reality.” They aspire to make Connecticut – with the help of talented students like you – a hub for ventures that address our communities’ social and environmental needs. Applications are open now for the newly…
Wesleyan has been invited to participate in the annual Draper Women Entrepreneurs Competition, where teams led by at least one female undergraduate can win up to $10,000 for ventures in the seed, start-up, and early growth stages. Submit your notice of intent by March 2nd and apply by March 23rd. Semi-finalists will present at the Competition Day in Northampton, MA…
From fields, courts, and pools to athletic gear and team travel, the sports industry, like every industry, needs to consider the impact it has on society and the environment. The Next Play invites students to rethink the relationship between sports and sustainability by entering a national business plan competition, where they may win a portion of $30,000 in prizes. Ventures…
