Student Startup Grant Application

Are you a student with a business idea who needs additional funds for your business to reach its next milestone? The Richard M. and Helen DeVos Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation (CEI) provides limited funding for students interested in moving their business idea further along.

The grant is designed to help students who have a business that has been validated through sales or previous investments, the grant is designed to help the business idea reach its next milestone. The grant funding ranges from $500-$1000.

Do you have a business idea but are not sure what to do next? Meet with our Entrepreneur In Residence for guidance!

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Tell us about yourself

First Name *

Last Name *

G-number *

Email *
Please enter a GVSU student email address ending in @mail.gvsu.edu.

Select your major *

Expected graduation date *

Select your class standing *

Have you taken an entrepreneurship class? *

Are you a member of the CEO Club? *

Are you a member of the 77 IdeaLab? *

Have you worked with a startup before? *

Funding Needs

Business Name *

Provide a brief description of the business idea *

Upload a copy of your Executive Summary, Business Plan, or Pitch Deck. *
Please upload a file with the extension .ppt, .doc, .pdf, .docx, or .pptx with a maximum size of 10 MB (10240 KB)

Do you co-own your business? *

What is the status of your business? *

Is your business incorporated? *

When was your business incorporated? *

How old is your startup? *

How many employees do you have? *

Website name (if available)

What progress have you made to date? What milestones have you accomplished? Tell us about developing the business, product, or service. (Please be specific) *
Please enter at most 500 words. You currently have:

Do you have any sales to date? *

Funding Needs

Have you previously received funding, grants, or investments? *

How much funding do you need from this grant? *

What do you need funding for and how will it be used? (Please be specific by listing the items, the software, the certification, etc.) *

Upload detailed budget for funding request. *
Please upload a file with the extension .csv, .xls, .doc, .pdf, .docx, or .xlsx with a maximum size of 10 MB (10240 KB)

Human Verification *

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