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Spring 2021 Scholarship/Seed Funding Opportunity!

TWO opportunities available through PNC and Eisenberg!

Are you a dedicated UMBC student who is interested in becoming an entrepreneur and wants to be awarded $2,000? Then this scholarship is for you! Please read the information below for further information about the PNC Scholars/Fellows Program Scholarship.  Application deadline is March 1,2021 so be sure to apply soon!



PNC SCHOLARS/FELLOWS PROGRAM


The PNC Scholars/Fellows Program provides awards up to $2,000 to outstanding UMBC students interested in becoming an entrepreneur. The scholarship will be awarded for the 2021-2022 academic year. The awards will be used as academic scholarships (up to $1,000), or as “seed funding” (up to $2,000) to launch new ventures or community based social entrepreneurship projects.  


CRITERIA:


  • Submit a 1-2 page of a 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 


Apply Here: 

https://entrepreneurship.umbc.edu/resources/students/scholarships/ 









Title: Scholarship Opportunity!

Tagline: $500 award available through the Eisenberg/VPC Scholarship


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Are you interested in becoming an entrepreneur? Has entrepreneurship always intrigued you? Apply for the Joseph and Frieda Faiman Eisenberg/VPC Endowed Scholarship. Read the information below!  Application deadline is March 1,2021 so be sure to apply soon!


JOSEPH AND FRIEDA FAIMAN EISENBERG/ VPC ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP


The Joseph and Frieda Faiman Eisenberg/VPC Endowed Scholarship provides a $500 scholarship award to an outstanding UMBC undergraduate interested in becoming an entrepreneur. The scholarship will be awarded for the 2021-2022 academic year.  



CRITERIA:


  • Be a full-time degree-seeking student in good standing at UMBC


  • Submit a personal statement about their interest in entrepreneurship


  • Submit a resume


  • Demonstrate an interest in becoming an entrepreneur 


  • Have a minimum of a 3.0 grade point average



Apply Here: 

https://entrepreneurship.umbc.edu/resources/students/scholarships/
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Posted: January 26, 2021, 9:21 AM

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