Graduate students interested in developing entrepreneurship as a component of their research and teaching portfolio can apply to the Graduate Scholars Program for support. Whether you would like to conduct research in entrepreneurship, develop curriculum materials such as case studies, or pursue other scholarly activities to expand your understanding and appreciation of entrepreneurship, as a social, economic or intellectual endeavor, we are willing to consider your request for support.

The Graduate Scholars Program seeks a diverse group of students, who will pursue entrepreneurship research with diverse methodologies and research perspectives. As an illustration, below is some basic information about previous projects and applicants.

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View Abstracts from the 2008 Graduate Scholars

View Abstracts from the 2007 Graduate Scholars

Schools & colleges represented among the Scholars from 2005 - present:
  • Agricultural, Consumer & Environmental Sciences
  • Business
  • Engineering
  • Education
  • Fine & Applied Arts
  • Labor & Industrial Relations
  • Liberal Arts & Sciences
  • Library & Information Science
  • Medicine

Additional Sample Projects:
  • Case Study: Terra Roses and UPS
  • Meaningfulness of Work for Entrepreneurs
  • Community Design as Social Entrepreneurship
  • Mashups and Innovation: How People Create and Deploy Novel Applications
  • Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the Medical Profession: Insights from the MRI Industry
  • Social and Psychological Barriers Facing Women Entrepreneurs in the 21st Century
  • Dynamics of Entrepreneurial Rent Search & Dissipation in a Strategic Landscape: A Spatial Dynamic Approach
  • Role of Entrepreneurship in Linking Small-Scale Producers in Developing Countries to Global Agri-Food System: The Case of a USDA
  • Marketing Assistance Project in Armenia
  • Career Development for the Performing Artist
  • Role of Academic-Government-Industry Partnerships in Innovation, Knowledge Production, and Technology Transfer
  • Influence of Cognition on Entrepreneurial Opportunity Recognition and Judgment