Entrepreneurship Opportunities for Undergraduate Students - Apply Now!

Live Entrepreneurship with Hinman CEOs

Applications due by October 29, 2012

 As the nation’s first living-learning entrepreneurship program, Hinman CEOs is a groundbreaking initiative placing entrepreneurially-minded students from all technical and non-technical academic disciplines in a unique community. Students live together, learn about entrepreneurship, and can launch new ventures. The mission of Hinman CEOs is to foster an entrepreneurial spirit, create a sense of community and cooperation, and develop ethical leaders.

Hinman CEOs is now accepting applications from freshmen and sophomores until October 29, 2012 for students entering the Program in fall 2013. Applications are available at http://mtech.umd.edu/hinman/apply.html.

Eligibility

Applicants must have two academic years remaining at the University to accommodate four normal academic semesters with the Program (e.g. Fall 2013 through Spring 2015). Students interested in applying to the Program are encouraged to live on campus to mitigate issues with returning to on-campus housing (South Campus Commons) after choosing to move off-campus.

Living-Learning Environment

The heart of the Hinman CEOs Program is the living community. All entering Hinman CEOs students live with Program participants in South Campus Commons. This provides maximum exposure to on-site mentors and instructors, as well as fellow students in the Hinman CEOs Program. Exceptions to the living requirement are limited to students studying abroad or serving as resident assistants elsewhere on campus.

 Academic Opportunities

Complementing the living environment are the learning opportunities. Each semester, Hinman CEOs enroll in one course exclusive to participants of the Program. Depending on their major, some or all of these courses may count toward your degree requirements for the upper level elective requirement and for satisfaction of upper level course work out of major. If all requirements are met, participants earn a Hinman CEOs Program notation on their transcript.

To learn more, visit hinmanceos.umd.edu.

Minor in Technology Entrepreneurship

The 15-credit Minor in Technology Entrepreneurship is open to all University of Maryland undergraduate students. The Minor in Technology Entrepreneurship prepares students for launching successful technology ventures and bringing life-changing products and services to market. The minor develops the entrepreneurial mind-set and functional skillsets of students to improve their ability to create, launch, and manage technology ventures. Students earn the minor by completing coursework which focuses on entrepreneurial opportunity analysis, marketing high-technology products, strategies for managing innovation, and international entrepreneurship and innovation.

For more information and to apply, visit: http://www.mtech.umd.edu/educate/minor/