What is the Grant?

The Gerstacker Foundation Entrepreneurial Grant Program is an opportunity for undergraduate students from the science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) disciplines to compete for funding for a research concept with entrepreneurial potential. Students will develop a concept, conduct the research, and present their findings with the goal of getting their concept into use or production.

  • Grant competition for MSU undergraduates in the STEM fields
  • Its goal is to provide support and resources to help students take their ideas from the laboratory benchtop into industry

Why Participate?

  • Learn from Seasoned Experts
  • Funding
  • Experience before
    you graduate
  • New career

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Who Can Apply?

To be eligible, students must:

  • Be enrolled at MSU during the entire funding period
  • Be in good academic standing
  • Demonstrate the ability to work as an independent and interdependent member of a team

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Announcements!

2011-2012 Gerstacker Entrepreneurial Grant
Thank you to all who applied for the 2011 Gerstacker Grant! Notification will be out in mid-December. 
 
2010-11 Semi-Finalists Named
Three students were selected to be semi-finalists for the program's second year.

  • Ryan Du Tour, Mechanical Engineering and Advance Track Mathematics
  • Michael Huarng, Biosystems Engineering
  • William Novak, Computer Engineering

Apply Now for the Gerstacker Grant