The John Martinson Entrepreneurial Center (JMEC) supports Purdue Engineering students, faculty, staff, and alumni to commercialize engineering innovations. JMEC focuses on the execution and expansion stages of startups.
Application Deadline: October 31st, 2024
Tentative Awards: December 4th, 2024
Are you a startup or founder interested in receiving an award to start your company? APPLY NOW! The primary purpose of this program is to have students transition their unique and innovative ideas into a 'Minimum Viable Product(MVP)' integrated with a business plan. Teams can receive up to a $5,000 award from JMEC per team for the full participation of the program.
We invest in early-stage companies affiliated with Purdue College of Engineering. Please reach out directly if you are working on a relevant startup idea and looking for funding.
Boilermaker businesspeople of the Silicon Valley Area support our startups in mentoring, networking, and investing.
Boilermaker entrepreneurs of Boston help advise our startups and connect them with the Greater Boston area ecosystem.
Within each School in the College of Engineering, faculty ambassadors scout ideas and support our students and faculty who want to start businesses.
