Entrepreneurship URAs provide up to $1,500 to undergraduate researchers to support the commercialization of their ideas to solve a technical or social problem. These solutions can be new or improved products or services, address a social or “green” concern or promote ideas that generate artistic value. Students will collaborate with either a faculty member or a business mentor identified or approved by the Alex. Brown Center as they conduct their research. To be eligible for an ENTR URA students must be enrolled as a UMBC student for the duration of the work proposed. Preference will be given to students enrolled in the ENTR Minor who are serious about launching a business around their idea in the near future.
Award period: June – May (of the following year)
Application Deadline: May 1, 2026
To prepare for the Undergraduate Research Awards and learn more about the application process, click Here.
To apply for an Entrepreneurship URA, complete the Entrepreneurship Undergraduate Research Application.