Grants & Competitions

Alumni take 2nd Place and $100k at the Accelerate Michigan Competition

Alumni take 2nd Place and $100k at the Accelerate Michigan Competition

University of Michigan alumni Vince Alessi, Founder and CSO, and Cameron Smith, Co-founder and CFO, were awarded the second place prize of $100,000 for their company, Covaron Advanced Materials, at the Accelerate Michigan Competition. Covaron Advanced Materials is a...

$26,000 in Start Up Grants go to Student Entrepreneurs

$26,000 in Start Up Grants go to Student Entrepreneurs

Thirty student teams representing the Business School, College of Engineering, Medical School and others were awarded a total of $26,000. Each year, the program awards up to $100,000 to University of Michigan students to develop their businesses while earning their...

Focus on Fitness

Focus on Fitness

Cavan Canavan, MBA '12, and Grant Hughes, MBA/MS '13, want to improve your workout through their startup, Focus Solutions. Entrepreneurs are always thinking about the next great idea. For Cavan Canavan, MBA '12, it came while sweating profusely. Canavan's penchant for...

Photos from the 30th Annual Michigan Business Challenge

Photos from the 30th Annual Michigan Business Challenge

The 30th annual Michigan Business Challenge had yet another successful year, and we want to thank all 72 student teams for their participation in this year's event.  This year's competition featured some outstanding ideas and business plans, and we feel confident that...

Join Us at the Clean Energy Venture Challenge

Join Us at the Clean Energy Venture Challenge

Please join us this Friday, Feb. 15 at the Clean Energy Venture Challenge, where 22 clean tech startups from 10 Michigan colleges and universities will compete for the chance to win more than $100,000 in order to transform their green energy ideas into viable...