Join UMB’s community of innovators.

Our campus’ network connects student entrepreneurs with legal assistance, small business advising, mentorship from local industry-leaders and the opportunity to collaborate other fellow entrepreneurs.

As a student of the program, you will have the opportunity to further nurture your idea with the Grid Incubator. Selected student entrepreneurs will join a supportive community full of diverse mentors, advisors, and industry professionals to help grow their venture. Students can also apply for seed funding through the UMB Student Social Venture Fund, which provided small seed grants to further develop your vision. Beyond the campus, Baltimore's Social Innovation ecosytem is surging, with several dozen stragically placed incubators, accelerators and angel funds that can take your concept to the next level.

  • W. Alex Meltzer | PhD, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

    "UMB opened the doors for me to exploring all kinds of career options. While I knew I wanted to be surrounded by science since I was young, my career trajectory really took launch after I took the Entrepreneurship in Life Sciences course. It was there I began to appreciate all of the things my passion for science could be put toward beyond the bench. It gave me that opportunity to connect with many of the people I today call my colleagues and mentors. Ultimately, the path I paved lead to a career in biotech business development.”

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