PNC Scholars/Fellows Program Applications Due SOON

Wed, 28 Oct 2015 20:44:58 -0400
abce, umbcentrs

Remember that the PNC Scholars/Fellows Program application is due Monday!!

The purpose of the PNC Scholars/Fellows Program is to provide awards up to $3,000 to outstanding UMBC students interested in becoming an entrepreneur. This award is associated with UMBC’s Alex. Brown Center for Entrepreneurship. The scholarship will be awarded for the 2015-2016 academic year.

The awards will be used as academic scholarships (up to $1,000), or as “seed funding” (up to $3,000) to launch new ventures or community based social entrepreneurship projects.

Criteria:

Students interested in applying for this award should:

Submit a 1-2 page personal statement about their interest in entrepreneurship. The statement should:

Describe the impact an academic scholarship will have on their future as an entrepreneur or social innovator or

Describe how the award money will be used as “seed funding” to launch a new venture, or “seed funding” to launch a community based social entrepreneurship project. Submit a preliminary budget outlining anticipated expenses.

Submit an updated resume

Have a minimum GPA of 3.0

How to apply:

Send the completed form (below), a personal statement, and resume via e-mail by MONDAY, NOV 2, 2015 to:

Vivian Armor, Director of the UMBC Alex. Brown Center for Entrepreneurship

Email: armor@umbc.edu

Office: PUP 115