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e-Fest® Development Grants Empower Student Entrepreneurs

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e-Fest®, our annual business idea competition for undergraduates, returns April 24-26, 2025!

If you're a professor or advisor to students in an entrepreneurship program at an accredited US-based college or university, take note: we're offering development grants to help your students prepare their business ideas for the competition.

Development Grants Overview

EIX and the Schulze Family Foundation will award up to $125,000 in development grants to institutions to support the development of e-Fest teams and/or entrepreneurship-related programs and activities. First-time grantees will receive $2,500. Schools that have previously received grants and met the grant requirements are eligible for continuation grants of $1,500.

Learn More in Just 3 Minutes

Curious about how development grants work? Watch our 3-minute video to learn everything you need to know about applying, using, and benefiting from these grants. It’s the easiest way to get started!

 

Key Details

  • Development Grant applications opened November 15, 2024.
  • Visit the e-Fest website for more information about development grants, the competition, team resources, and more.
  • Subscribe to stay connected for all things e-Fest 2025.

Development Grant Rules

Grant recipients must:

  • Be a 4-year college or university in North America.
  • Offer at least one entrepreneurship course.
  • Be actively engaged in student entrepreneurship experiences and learning.
  • Encourage the development of at least one undergraduate e-Fest team.

Start preparing your students for e-Fest® 2025 and take advantage of this opportunity to enhance their entrepreneurial journey!


Jennifer Gessner
Jennifer Gessner
e-Fest Program Manager / EIX/University of St. Thomas
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Cite this Article

DOI: 10.32617/1162-673f9f1db0311
Gessner, J. (2024, November 21). E-fest® development grants empower student entrepreneurs. Entrepreneur & Innovation Exchange. Retrieved December 12, 2024, from https://eiexchange.com/content/e-fest-development-grants-empower-student-entrepreneurs
Gessner, Jennifer. "e-Fest® Development Grants Empower Student Entrepreneurs" Entrepreneur & Innovation Exchange. 21 Nov. 2024. Web 12 Dec. 2024 <https://eiexchange.com/content/e-fest-development-grants-empower-student-entrepreneurs>.