Grant Programs for Student Entrepreneurs:
Dare to Dream Grants and Mayleben Family Venture Shaping Grants

Overview | Description of Grants | Winter 2012 Schedule | History | TechArb

Dare to Dream is a grant program that encourages students to move through the business creation process by offering business development seminars and $500 - $10,000 in funding. Within the program, students meet deadlines to produce deliverables that guide them through the business development path from a nascent idea to formulating and assessing potential businesses to planning and launching these businesses.

The program has three different stages and students may enter their business into the program at any stage though, once entered, the business cannot re-apply for the same stage nor a stage before it. Applications are accepted each September and January. See Description of Grants to decide to which stage you should apply.

An information session about the Grant Programs for Student Entrepreneurs, including Dare to Dream Grants and Mayleben Family Venture Shaping Grants, is scheduled for Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at 5:30 pm at Ross School of Business, room R2210.

TechArb Business Accelerator
This U-M Business Accelerator facility offers office space for early stage student-run companies that are affiliated with the University of Michigan. Individuals and teams interested in tenancy in TechArb should apply on the joint Dare to Dream/TechArb applications found on the Description of Grants page. The application process of the TechArb facility is co-managed by the Center for Entrepreneurship and the Zell Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies.

Support for the Dare to Dream Grant program is provided by Eugene Applebaum, founder of Arbor Drugs, Inc. and president of Arbor Investments Group.