The Dare to Dream Grant Program encourages students to move through the business creation process by offering business development seminars and up to $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:
1) The Venture Shaping grant is geared toward students with an idea that they believe holds commercial promise.
2) The Assessment grant is geared toward students with a proposed business;
3) The Integration grant is for teams that have a complete feasibility study that concludes the proposed business is viable.
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.
Award Amount:
$500 - $10,000
Deadline:
Every September and January
Website:
http://zli.umich.edu/programs-funds/dare-dream-grants