Michigan Student Entrepreneurs
MORE is a cool program for entrepreneurs at the University of Michigan. Designed to encourage entrepreneurship in southeast Michigan, the program began in November 2007 with a grant from the U.S. Department of Labor.
MORE applicants are awarded grants of up to $5,000 based on the quality of an invention and a solid business plan. Participants also receive coaching, seminars and networking opportunities with successful business owners. Grants have thus far been awarded for enhancements to common items like a clock, a drug patch, a surgical tool, and a bolt.
Feeling creative and encouraged by this? Well what are you waiting for? Click here to search for similar grants for your organization -- or you can sign up for GRPL's grant search basics classes coming this fall. Click here to find out if your idea has been invented, and here to find out about applying for a patent.