的 UMKC 创业创新资助计划 announced its second round of grant recipients in late December. Six proposals were approved in the second round of funding for a total of approximately $170,价值1万美元的一年期助学金.
UMKC学生提交的项目, faculty and staff will be considered for these grants, which come with entrepreneurial support programs in addition to the financing. 的 创业创新资助计划 is funded by the Kauffman Foundation and is a joint effort by the UMKC Innovation Center, the Regnier Institute at the UMKC 布洛赫管理学院 and the UMKC 法学院 to increase entrepreneurial activities throughout the university.
的se grants support a variety of initiatives in entrepreneurship including curriculum development, 技术商业化, 学校和部门的措施, 社区服务, 参与和生态系统建设.
的se projects received grants in the second round:
艺术创业驻留
的 grant provides funding for a two-day arts entrepreneurship residency with Jonathan Kuuskoski, director of the University of Michigan School of Music, 剧院, 以及Dance的EXCEL实验室. 的 residency title is From Portfolios to Platforms: Developing, 推行及维持艺术计划. Four sequential workshops will prime students to embrace best practices from the realms of entrepreneurship, leadership and management training to enhance their own creative pursuits. 互动, outcome-oriented sessions will draw from methodologies such as Lean Startup and Design Thinking Process to help students craft creative projects from ideation to funding.
Commercialization of SGM for the Destructions of PFAS
的 objective of this project is to scale and commercialize a novel, patent-pending UMKC-grown technology for destruction and complete mineralization of PER and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). It will demonstrate proof of concept to potential investors through creation of a market-ready reactor to meet remedial regulation for the PFAS market.
Entrepreneurial Legal Services Pro Bono Panel
的 Entrepreneurial Legal Services and Intellectual Property Clinic will establish a regional pro bono panel of attorneys to assist with Community Services Engagement and Ecosystem Building by providing relevant and timely business information, 咨询与管理, and legal matters services for low-income aspiring and existing business owners in the Kansas City region.
药学创新挑战计划
的 grant will fund creation of an integrated experience for graduate Ph.D. 计划和专业制药.D. students within the UMKC 药学院 to engage with the entrepreneurial environment at UMKC and within the Kansas City region. 的 goal is to create a learning environment that integrates research, 企业家的思维, diversity and engagement with stakeholders outside of UMKC. Students will learn about the entrepreneurial environment in Kansas City, and how to create a business plan for an enterprise in pharmaceutical sciences and/or pharmacy in fields such as precision medicine and digital health.
Development Smart Agricultural Entrepreneurship (SAgE) Program for Sustainable Urban Food Ecosystem
的 grant to the UMKC Center for Applied Environmental 研究 (CAER) will fund development of the Smart Agricultural Entrepreneurship (SAgE) Program to support the development of sustainable urban food ecosystems in the Kansas City metro area. 的 mission of SAgE is to promote agricultural entrepreneurs (agripreneurs) in urban areas to succeed in the business of farming, which will add value to the quality of life for the agripreneur and their surrounding community.
Summer 研究 Opportunities for Students of Color
的 Office of Multicultural Student Affairs and the Office of Undergraduate 研究 and Creative Scholarship will receive funding to increase the participation of students of color who are interested in entrepreneurship in UMKC’s Summer Undergraduate 研究 Opportunities (SUROP) program.