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
digitalundivided: BIG Pre-Accelerator
A fast-paced pre-accelerator program for high-potential, women-led startups.
Boettcher Foundation: Rural Catalyst Grants (Fall)
The Rural Catalyst Grant Program strengthens the internal capacity of organizations as they work to achieve goals.
Boettcher Foundation: Doers & Difference Makers Fellowship
The fellowship is a nine-month program designed with the belief that leadership is an activity, not a position or title, and everyone can lead.
Chinook Fund: Grant
Grants range from $4,000 to $10,000 and are selected from community members in The Giving Project.
JHTV: Social Innovation Lab
A 6-month program open to any applicant from the greater Baltimore area.
JHTV: I-Corps - Fall
A free, 4-week program developed by the National Science Foundation for researchers, faculty, students, and community entrepreneurs. Participants will engage in customer discover research to inform how to take their innovation from idea to market.
Fast Forward Accelerator 2026
The Accelerator is Fast Forward’s longest-standing program for early-stage tech nonprofits. Through the program, tech nonprofits get a $25K grant, mentorship, community, and more. It bridges the gap between the tech and nonprofit sectors, providing training tailored to the challenges entrepreneurs face.
Tulane Changemaker Institute
The Changemaker Institute (CI) supports budding social entrepreneurs who are graduate students or undergrads at Tulane university who are interested in building a business or program with social or environmental impact.
NDN Community Action Fund
This grant supports Indigenous frontline, grassroots, community-based groups and organizations, Tribes, communities and villages, and individuals leading direct action or movement-building work in their effort to DEFEND Indigenous People’s rights, and protect their land, air, water, and natural resources.
Community Health Matching Grant Program (Michigan)
We offer up to $25,000 for two years to Michigan-based nonprofits. We want to develop population-led, community-inspired programs or implement evidence-based programs to address community-identified needs, and evaluate measurable programmatic and health outcomes.
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.
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
Techstars Columbus Powered by Ohio State
With a particular focus on AI, Quantum and Deep Tech, Techstars Columbus is ideal for companies building bleeding edge solutions for business transformation at scale.
Techstars Boston Accelerator
Our program leverages the vast expertise of the Boston ecosystem to accelerate the growth of transformative innovations across healthtech, sustainability/climate, proptech/built environment, future of work, AI/ML, B2B SaaS, and more.
Techstars Alabama EnergyTech Accelerator
We are focused on supporting startups working within Climate Tech, Clean Tech, and Energy Efficiency, such as; energy distribution, smart grids, and wind energy.
Techstars AI Health Baltimore
Techstars' Flagship Healthcare Accelerator supports innovative entrepreneurs creating game-changing solutions at the intersection of health, tech, and artificial intelligence, with a focus on transforming healthcare by improving patient care, access, affordability, and quality.
Build in Tulsa Techstars Accelerator
This accelerator is an in-person, industry agnostic program focused on underrepresented founders.
ABN AMRO + Techstars Future of Finance Accelerator
This program is for unstoppable founders across Europe focusing on redefining the future of finance - from core fintech to AI, enterprise solutions and beyond.
Hopelab: HBCU Translational Science Fellowship
Eligible candidates are research faculty and career researchers at an HBCU in a relevant field of behavioral science. Fellows will each work on an independent project focused on supporting the well-being of Black adolescents (ages 10-25).
Leadership Denver Fellowship
Leadership Denver transforms actively engaged civic leaders into community champions through in-depth experiences with a close network of new personal and professional relationships that last a lifetime. This 11-month program includes a class retreat and community impact project.
The Fellowship seeks to strengthen and sustain a diverse community of outstanding leaders who are transforming public education so that every child is prepared to lead a free and fulfilling life.
New Profit: Call for Discovery Submissions for Economic Mobility
New Profit, through its Catalyze cohort in Economic Mobility, will provide $100,000 of one-year unrestricted funding, $10,000 of funding for leadership development, and strategic advisory support to a cohort of innovative nonprofit organizations expanding access and opportunity in America.
JHTV: I-Corps - Summer
A free, 4-week program developed by the National Science Foundation for researchers, faculty, students, and community entrepreneurs. Participants will engage in customer discover research to inform how to take their innovation from idea to market.
Bridgespan: Leadership Accelerator - Creating An Adaptive Plan
Bridgespan’s Leadership Accelerator programs help your leadership team tackle the critical strategy and management challenges you face every day. Cost is $15,000 per team (3-6 leaders), self-paced, online with structured discussion and coaching.
Need help on your journey?
