Discover Opportunities
The Entrepreneurial Support Hub has diverse opportunities for taking a leap into entrepreneurship. Filter below by the categories that apply to you and your ideas.
Opportunities that accept applications on a rolling basis are listed as an "all-year" deadline.
Current Opportunities
Obama Foundation Scholars: Columbia University
The Obama Foundation offers a robust curriculum of leadership development, training, networking activities, and customized support throughout the academic year to help the Obama Scholars gain the real-world skills, tools, and experiences they need to expand the impact of their work.
Idea Village: VILLAGEx
VILLAGEx is our industry-leading, mentor-driven accelerator program for venture-scale startups on the path to raise at least $1M in the next 24 months in the Gulf South.
Blue Ridge Labs: Catalyst
Blue Ridge Labs incubates innovative, community-driven tech solutions to the real-world problems of people experiencing poverty.
Robin Hood: Grantee Interest
Robin Hood is a strategic grantmaker; we source grantees and offer funding opportunities in collaboration with organizations in the field, rather than via unsolicited proposals. Applications received on a rolling basis.
Vela Foundation: Grant
The Vela Foundation is a private grant making foundation dedicated to promoting improved nutrition and wellness in Cape Cod and southeastern Massachusetts. Applications received on a rolling basis.
Kapor Capital: Grants
Kapor Capital is an Oakland-based venture capital firm that invests in industry-transforming startups. Applications received on a rolling basis.
NationSwell Council
An application-based community for leading senior thought leaders, change makers, and social impact amplifiers. Members are committed to scaling change through cross-sector collaboration, inspiration, and connection. Applications received on a rolling basis.
Charter School Growth Fund: Seed Funding
A grant for charter schools looking to serve 250 to 1,000 additional students in the next two years.
Charter School Growth Fund: Scale Funding
A grant for charter schools looking to serve 1,000+ additional students in the next 3-5 years. Applications accepted on a rolling basis.
Gary Community Ventures Fellowship: Mid-Career
With a strong focus on racial equity, diversity and inclusion, the Mid-Career Cohort is a free 8-month experience that focuses on supporting diverse business, policy and philanthropic professionals — predominately people of color — on their leadership journeys.
The Clubhou.se: Make Startups
Make Startups is a business incubator program centered on a 12-week Certificate program in entrepreneurship, followed by an optional 6 months of structured mentoring, business support, and office space.
Access Mode: MVP Lab
MVP Lab is Access Mode’s unique Accelerator model that prepares BIPOC tech founders for venture ready capital by helping to evolve their minimum viable product and gain paid traction.
Stay Tuned. New Opportunities coming your way soon! In the meantime, please check out our Past Opportunities for an idea of what’s to come.
Past Opportunities
So Ambitious HBCU Pre-Accelerator Program
Black Ambition’s So Ambitious Pre-Accelerator Program is an 8-week, cross-institutional program powered by ACT House; participatns must be a current student (undergrad or graduate) or recent (within 5 years) graduate of an HBCU.
digitalundivided: Do You Fellowship
The Do You Fellowship is a specialized, comprehensive, and interactive seven-week program designed to empower a cohort of 10 entrepreneurs with the essential skills, knowledge, and mentorship needed to grow and scale their businesses.
Civic Innovators Fellowship
The Civic Innovators Fellowship is designed for young leaders who are passionate about solving community issues and want to channel their passion into innovative action.
Yass Prize from CER
The Center for Education Reform announced the official launch of the 2025 Yass Prize competition — offering $1 million to the education provider that most powerfully demonstrates Sustainable, Transformational, Outstanding, and Permissionless (STOP) education.
Multiple Autism Tech Accelerator Fall 2025
Apply to the world’s only autism tech accelerator. Multiple’s 12-week virtual program offers mentorship, pitch coaching, and investor access to help early-stage startups scale innovative solutions for the neurodivergent community.
LIFT - Southern Worker's Opportunity Fund 3
The Southern Workers Opportunity (SWO) Fund is a program launched in 2022 by the Labor Innovations for the 21st Century (LIFT) Fund. Fund 3 invites proposals from Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana*, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee.
gener8tor Electrify Nevada Accelerator 2025 - Reno-Tahoe
gener8tor invests $100k into your high-growth startup. Gain specific business knowledge via a nationally ranked system and a 12-week investment for-equity program.
gener8tor Electrify Nevada Accelerator 2025 - Las Vegas
gener8tor invests $100k into your high-growth startup. Gain specific business knowledge via a nationally ranked system and a 12-week investment for-equity program.
The Ganas Network: Activate Fellowship
We are currently recruiting 20-25 early career charter school alumni for our Fall Activate Fellowship! The program will launch August 31st and we will meet weekly for 3 months.
Global Good Fund Fellowship
A 12-month hybrid leadership program for social entrepreneurs around the world.
Berkeley Haas: Launch Accelerator
The three-month-long accelerator helps startups (with at least one UC alum or founder) quickly discover and develop scalable business models.
Google Accelerator: AI for Energy
The Accelerator runs for a period of ten-weeks with a mix of remote and in-person, 1-to-1, group learning sessions, sprint projects and mentorship.
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