JHU’ s hub fo r stude nt e ntre pre ne urship & inno vatio n Da rius Gra ha m, da rius.g ra ha m@ jhu.e du K e vin Ca rte r, ke vin.c a rte r@ jhu.e du 1
F astF or war d U he lps all stude nts pur sue e ntr e pr e ne ur ship and innovation, whe the r c ur ious or c ommitte d. • duc a tiona l a nd soc ia l e ve nts tha t b uild c o mmunity a nd pro vide skills fo r E suc c e ss a s e ntre pre ne urs • Compe titive funding opportunitie s a nd inte nsive pro g ra ms • Innova tion hubs tha t g ive stude nts de dic a te d spa c e to b uild the ir ve nture s • One - on- one g uida nc e a nd me nto rship • Support a nd c oordina tion a mo ng stude nt-le d o rg a niza tio ns 2
Pro g ra mming F astF or war d U hosts and c o- sponsor s e duc ational and soc ial e ve nts that build c ommunity among stude nts and e nhanc e the c ampus c ultur e of e ntr e pr e ne ur ship and innovation. Sa mple e ve nts: • Ho pkins Pitc h Nig ht o I ntro to E ntre pre ne urship o F a stF o rwa rd U F rida ys (o ffic e ho urs) o Ho pHa c ks & Me dHa c ks o 3
Co mpe titive F unding Oppo rtunitie s Summe r Unde r g r a duate Ra lph O’Connor Unde r g r a duate E ntr e pr e ne ur ship Awa r d E ntr e pr e ne ur ship F und • Pro vid e s o ne und e rg ra d ua te te a m • Pro vid e s g ra nts o f up to $10,000 fo r 5-6 $10,000 to wo rk o n the ir ve nture o ve r the und e rg ra d ua te te a ms a nnua lly a nd c ura te d summe r wo rksho ps to b uild ke y skills • Also pro vid e s me nto rship, pro b o no le g a l • Also pro vid e s me nto rship, pro b o no le g a l a nd a nd a c c o unting suppo rt, a nd d e d ic a te d a c c o unting suppo rt, a nd d e d ic a te d wo rk wo rk spa c e spa c e Ac c e le r ating ve ntur e s that c r e ate c hange and e xpand oppor tunity in Baltimor e and be yond. SIL a nnua lly suppo rts 10 pro mising so c ia l ve nture s - inno va tive no n- pro fits, missio n-d rive n c o mpa nie s, a nd d isruptive te c hno lo g ie s - tra nsfo rm no ve l id e a s into thriving ve nture s tha t ma ke a me a sura b le impa c t. 4
Stude nt I nno va tio n Hub s F a stF or wa r d U - E a st Now ope n a nd se r ving stude nts on the E a st Ba ltimor e c a mpus Pro vid ing stud e nts with 24/ 7 a c c e ss to 3,200 sq ua re fe e t o f o ffic e , c o - wo rking , a nd me e ting spa c e to wo rk o n a ve nture F a stF or wa r d U - Wyma n A te mpor a r y spa c e se r ving stude nts a t Home wood Pro vid ing stud e nts with a c c e ss to o ffic e , c o -wo rking , a nd me e ting spa c e to wo rk o n a ve nture 5
Stude nt I nno va tio n Hub s F a stF or wa r d U - Home wood In 2018, we will ope n a ve ntur e hub de dic a te d to stude nts inte r e ste d in e xplor ing innova tion a nd e ntr e pr e ne ur ship. T he 9,000-sq ua re -fo o t spa c e in Re ming to n will fe a ture : A c o lla b o ra tive , c ro ss- disc iplina ry e nviro nme nt 24-7 a c c e ss to c o -wo rking , me e ting & e ve nt spa c e s a nd a pitc h pra c tic e a re a A ma ke r spa c e fo r pro to typing 6
Stude nt I nno va tio n Hub s 7
Our E ntre pre ne urs Vic toria Robe rts Se nio r, Mo le c ular & Ce llular Bio lo g y Gr o wing Minds Initiative Cre a ting susta ina b le po ultry a nd g re e n ve g e ta b le fa rms to fund e duc a tio n a nd he a lthc a re fo r o rpha ne d a nd vulne ra b le c hildre n in T a nza nia Ruc he e Shre stha & Vinithra Va ra da ra ja n Maste r o f Pub lic He alth stude nts Ac tive Be d So r e Pr e ve ntio n Syste m A me dic a l de vic e to pre ve nt b e d so re s a nd lo we r me dic a l c o sts a fte r surg e ry 8
T e a m Da rius Gra ha m Dire c to r, Stude nt Ve nture s da rius.g ra ha m@ jhu.e d u Ke vin Ca rte r Stude nt Ve nture Co o rdinato r ke vin.c a rte r@ jhu.e du 9
Contac t Ke vin Car te r , Stude nt Ve ntur e Coor dinator • Will me e t o ne -o n-o ne with a ny stude nt whe the r just c urio us a nd wa nting to le a rn mo re o r lo o king fo r suppo rt fo r a ve nture • E ma il: ke vin.c a rte r@ jhu.e du Subsc r ibe to our we e kly ne wsle tte r • F e a turing e ve nts, re so urc e s, o ppo rtunitie s a nd ne ws • Sub sc rib e a t: tinyurl.c o m/ F F Usub sc rib e Come to an e ve nt • Ho pkins Pitc h Nig ht – third We dne sda y o f the mo nth • Mo re in the ne wsle tte r 10
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