Entrepreneurial Intern Fellowship
Available to Undergraduates, First Year MBAs
The Wharton Entrepreneurial Intern Fellowship is awarded to students who plan to spend the summer in an entrepreneurial setting and who demonstrate both a commitment to entrepreneurship at Wharton and to pursuing an entrepreneurial career. The Fellowship Program seeks to identify outstanding individuals to serve as Ambassadors of Entrepreneurship, to promote the entrepreneurial career path to the Wharton student community, and to assist in providing continuity for this program after their summer internships.
Beginning in 2011, two types of Fellowships are available to students: Prequalified and Traditional. Prequalified Intern Fellowships are awarded to up to 4 intern fellows who will receive matching awards of $4,000 each. Award recipients have until April 22, 2011 to secure and commit to an internship at a start-up. If an internship is not secured by April 22, the fellowship is surrendered. Application Deadline is January 26, 2011 at noon.
Traditional Intern Fellowships are awarded after a student has secured his/her summer internship. The number of fellowships awarded will be determined by need and number of applicants. Awards will range from $500 to $5,000. Application Deadline is May 3, 2011 at noon.
Gloeckner Award
Available to Undergraduates
Application Process: Awarded to the highest ranking Undergraduate team competing in the BPC.
Awarded each year in conjunction with the Wharton Business Plan Competition, this award of $5000 supports the best business plan by an undergraduate team in entrepreneurial management. The Gloeckner Award will be given to the highest-ranking Wharton undergraduate team in the Wharton Business Plan Competition. At least 50% of the team must be made up of Wharton undergraduate students. The team must reach the semi-finals (the top 25) and submit a business plan for consideration as a finalist.
Check the WBPC for information on the competition and award winners.
If no team meets these criteria, the Award will be given at the discretion of Wharton Entrepreneurial Programs.
Loveman Award
Available to Undergraduates
Application Process: based upon GPA.
Each year the Loveman Award, a cash prize of $1000, is given to the student(s) with the highest cumulative GPA graduating with a Specialization in Entrepreneurship and Innovation. Winners are notified in the spring.
Ian C. MacMillan Award for Excellence in Research and Leadership
Available to Undergraduates
Application Process: based upon discretion of the Sol C. Snider Research Center
This award is for an outstanding undergraduate who has worked as a research assistant at the Snider Entrepreneurial Research Center for at least 2 years. The recipient must be able to demonstrate creative abilities in doing Internet and library research, data compilation and data analysis. This individual must also demonstrate strong leadership qualities, especially while working with team members and the willingness to take the extra step in pursuing various research projects. Candidates will be selected from the Snider Entrepreneurial Research Center's team of Research Assistants.
The Edward B. Shils/Leonard L. Zeidman Fellowships in Entrepreneurship
Available to MBA Students
Application Process: based upon discretion of the MBA Financial Aid Office
The Shils-Zeidman Fellowships in Entrepreneurship are awarded by Wharton Entrepreneurial Programs annually to select incoming MBA students from under-represented US minority groups, developing countries, and Israel who have financial need and an intent to study entrepreneurship. Up to $10,000 is awarded to entering first-year students who meet eligibility criteria and demonstrate a commitment to entrepreneurship in their admissions essays. Fellowships are renewable in the second year of the MBA program contingent on good academic standing.
Sol C. Snider Seed Award
Available to Wharton Undergraduates, MBAs, and Ph.D. Students, Penn Graduates and Undergrads.
Application Process: open to any VIP student entering phase II of the VIP program
The Snider Seed Award is designated to provide seed capital to assist University of Pennsylvania students in the execution of the initial stages of their business plan. The Snider Seed Award is administered by Wharton Entrepreneurial Programs in conjunction with the Wharton Venture Initiation Program (VIP).
More information is available on our VIP web page.
Wharton Venture Award
Funding provided in part by the generosity of The Heller Family Foundation
Available to Wharton Undergraduate Juniors and First-Year MBA Students.
Application Process: open application available in the Spring semester. Check WEP website for updates.
The Wharton Venture Award (WVA) of $10,000 is intended to assist students financially over the summer in lieu of full-time internships so that they can concentrate on developing their entrepreneurial ventures. Winners are required to work on their ventures full-time over the summer. Wharton undergraduate juniors and first-year MBA students who are developing a venture are welcome to apply.
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