The Private Equity Alumni/Student Coaching Program matches Chicago Booth MBA students pursuing careers in private equity with members of the Polsky Center Private Equity Council and Chicago Booth alumni network for one-on-one mentoring and advising sessions. Initially launched during the Covid-19 pandemic, the program is designed… Read More
The Private Equity and Venture Capital (PE/VC) Lab was created for Chicago Booth students to learn firsthand about the private equity and venture capital industries. Through the combination of an intensive internship at a private equity or venture capital firm and an academic course, students become active participants in the… Read More
The Polsky Small Business Growth Program is a nine-month program that supports small business owners to help them grow and scale their businesses through consulting work completed by top University of Chicago student talent under the direction and support of Booth faculty, Polsky staff and external coaches. Eligibility requirements: South… Read More
Graduate students, post-doctoral scholars, researchers, and faculty conducting scientific research and study at UChicago, Argonne, Fermilab, and Marine Biological Laboratory are encouraged to apply for Entrepreneurship for Science and Medicine. This non-credit course provides an introduction to the field of entrepreneurship – familiarizing participants with common topics and frameworks and… Read More
Applications are due for the College New Venture Challenge by Tuesday, November 7th at 11:59pm CST.
The Private Equity and Venture Capital (PE/VC) Lab was created for Chicago Booth students to learn firsthand about the private equity and venture capital industries. Through the combination of an intensive internship at a private equity or venture capital firm and an academic course, students become active participants in the… Read More
Graduate students, post-doctoral scholars, researchers, and faculty conducting scientific research and study at UChicago, Argonne, Fermilab, and Marine Biological Laboratory are encouraged to apply for Entrepreneurship for Science and Medicine. This non-credit course will provide an introduction to the field of entrepreneurship, not only familiarizing participants with common topics and… Read More
Managed by the Polsky Center, the George Shultz Innovation Fund provides up to $250,000 in co-investment funding for early-stage science-based ventures coming out of the University of Chicago, Argonne National Laboratory, Fermilab, and the Marine Biological Laboratory. The deadline for the Fall 2023 cycle is September 1st, 11:59 pm CT. Read More
Transform is powered by Deep Tech Ventures at the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation in partnership with UChicago’s Data Science Institute. This unique 16-week program focuses on solving data driven problems of today and provides unparalleled support to data science, early-stage ventures. Through the accelerator, startups… Read More
One of the nation’s first social venture competitions, the John Edwardson, ’72, Social New Venture Challenge (SNVC) has helped jump-start more than 150 companies and nonprofits since 2011. The SNVC is open to currently enrolled graduate students at UChicago who want to launch a for-profit or nonprofit startup addressing social,… Read More