Funding Opportunities for Student Entrepreneurs
The Severino Center supports student entrepreneurs as they seek to learn more about the business aspects of start-ups and early stage companies.
Through the SCTE, faculty and experienced entrepreneurs mentor students who are developing business plans or who want to work with early stage companies.
Small grants for student-based ventures.
Mr. Bob Buhrmaster ’69, friend of the Lally School and member of its advisory council, and his wife Maureen, have given a gift that enables the Severino Center to offer small grants to help student-based ventures test the market feasibility of their business concepts. Grant amounts are $1,000-$2,000, and are determined by the Director of the Severino Center.
Rensselaer Entrepreneur Internship Program (REIP)
Designed to assist MBA students in the understanding of the opportunities and challenges of a startup or early stage company.
Students engage in ten-week, intensive internships with their firms, gaining invaluable firsthand experience. In turn, the companies have gained the help of top-notch students, through the provision of supplemental salary for the period of the internship, in projects that otherwise might not have been undertaken.
Companies Seeking Interns
Qualifications: Company must be in the start-up phase (<10 yrs. old) and ready to expose students to meaningful work in the world of entrepreneurship. If your company could benefit from this program, please complete the REIP Company Interest Form and submit it to the Severino Center Director at scte@rpi.edu.
Students Seeking Internships
See the REIP Requirements (PDF). If this program is of interest to you, please contact the Center Director at SCTE@rpi.edu to discuss the possibilities.
A collaboration of the Center for Economic Growth and the RPI Incubator Program.
This forum offers a first-look for the business community at the best and brightest early-stage growth companies in our region. Up to two businesses present each month to a panel of investment experts. This forum offers visibility for entrepreneurs to the region’s angel and institutional investors, business service providers, advisors, students, faculty, alumni and the early-stage business community.
Forums are held every fourth Wednesday of the month at the RPI Alumni Center at 7:30 a.m.
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