Event
MPowering the State Student Entrepreneurship Fellowship Application Deadline
Friday, April 30, 2021
Martha Wang
martha@umd.edu
The Robert E. Fischell Institute for Biomedical Devices' MPowering the State Student Entrepreneurship Fellowship is accepting applications through April 30. With support from MPower funds, the University of Maryland, College Park and University of Maryland, Baltimore have developed new, cross-campus programming and infrastructure to foster collaborative research and help recent graduates bring their ideas to market.
The newly established MPowering the State Student Entrepreneurship Fellowship will help transition innovative medical device projects into great business ideas by utilizing various programs offered through the University of Maryland, including the Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) program.
This fellowship is open to students graduating from the engineering, pharmacy, or related STEM programs. Fellowship benefits include:
• Fellowship recipients will be enrolled in the Master of Engineering (M.Eng.) program, beginning Fall 2021.
• The fellowship stipend (available for 1-2 years) may be applied toward tuition costs for the M.Eng. program.
• Fellowship recipients will have access to dedicated lab space and material support for prototype development.
• Fellows will build connections with industry and regulatory professionals.