New Venture Practicum

Fearless Founders' “New Venture Practicum” is a for-credit course offered in the fall semester. It is cross-listed in Testudo as permission-only BMGT468R/ENES498R. The Fearless Founders course will include regular class meetings once a week plus several advising sessions. You will also be required to complete a final presentation.

We accept about 20 students every fall. Upon completion of the program, students from the New Venture Practicum class will be eligible for seed funding and are strongly encouraged to apply for our Terp Startup summer accelerator.

Criteria for Students Wishing to Qualify for New Venture Practicum

In order to apply directly to the New Venture Practicum cohort, you must have:

  • Completed the New Venture Practicum interest form.
  • An idea for a business that you are actively working on.
  • Bonus points if you've completed customer interviews, attended Dingman Fridays, or are already working on a prototype!
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