Research, Funding, and Awards

  • 3/2 Today: Info Session for CCEI Summer Fellowship

    Do you want to spend your summer working on a business you created? 

    How about receiving a $15,000 award for your business, $5,000 of which you can elect to take as a stipend for the summer?

    Learn how here:

    The Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation has is holding an open Information Session for this year's Summer Fellowship Program! Summer Fellowship is UConn’s startup accelerator program and is an immersive entrepreneurial experience open to anyone affiliated with UConn (students, faculty, staff and alumni). 

    Join CCEI Director Jennifer Mathieu to learn all about what the Summer Fellowship program has to offer. 

    Wednesday, March 2, 2022 frorm 5-6pm

    RSVP here: https://ccei.uconn.edu/programs/summer-fellowship/

     

    The program takes place June through August and startup teams spend 3 days a week over 8 weeks taking a deep dive into their business with the support of mentors, industry mentors, and experienced entrepreneurs. These sessions help educate program participants on how to define their business, build their brand, and launch their venture, all while building a community with the other entrepreneurs participating in the program.

     

    Summer Fellowship is CCEI’s flagship program and has prepared startups to launch their company, generate revenue, raise funding (grants, investments, etc.), and be accepted into next step opportunities such as incubators and accelerator programs.

     

    Each team will receive $15,000 in non-diluted funding for their venture. Summer Fellowship is open to all UConn students, graduate students, faculty, staff and alumni. 

    Apply today: https://ccei.uconn.edu/programs/summer-fellowship/ 

    Application Deadline is March 11, 2022 at 11:59pm

     
    For more information, contact: Alycia Chrosniak, CCEI at alycia.chrosniak@uconn.edu