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
Rematriating Economies Apprenticeship
REA is a four-month paid apprenticeship designed to provide a viable pathway beyond the conventional Western approach to explore and jumpstart a career in investment and financial management designed by and for Indigenous matriarchs.
100x Impact Accelerator
100x is looking for highly scalable models, that can be for-profit or non-profit, addressing global challenges in the areas of climate and environment, democracy, education, health, and social cohesion, among others.
Americans for Indian Opportunity Ambassador
The Program helps early to mid-career Native American professionals strengthen, within an Indigenous cultural context, their ability to improve the well-being and growth of their communities. Applications received on a rolling basis.
Ashoka Fellowship
Once selected, each Ashoka Fellow embarks on a tailored timeline of investments and support over their lifetime. Applicants are nominated by peers on a rolling basis.
AT&T Ventures: Pitch Interest
AT&T Ventures invests in companies that drive innovation in connectivity, IoT, artificial intelligence and more. Applications received on a rolling basis.
Blacks in Technology: Membership
A free global membership for Blacks in technology providing resources, guidance, networking, and opportunities for members to share their expertise and advance their careers. Applications received on a rolling basis.
Boston Impact Initiative: Pitch Interest
BII Fund II prioritizes investments in enterprises that address an unmet need or issue affecting communities of color, including enterprises owned by people of color and commercial and residential real estate projects in MA and the Northeast. Applications received on a rolling basis.
Bridgespan: Leading for Impact
Leading for Impact® is a cohort-based experience for nonprofit executive teams that helps them strengthen their overall leadership skills while also making progress on a specific strategic goal.
CZI: Grant Interest - Education
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative makes grants to organizations working in support of our mission. We are invested in education and education technology. Applications received on a rolling basis.
Detroit Children's Fund: Partnership
We are non-profit committed to helping Detroit children receive the quality education they deserve. We do this by making leaders stronger, teachers more effective and school systems more successful. Interest received on a rolling basis.
DVRGNT Ventures: Interest
A pre-seed and seed fund focusing on tech-enabled startups in the most economically and culturally diverse regions of America, Middle America or as we call it The Great 38™️. Applications received on a rolling basis.
ESO: Operate Incubator
A free program for Black and Latino small business owners. The Operate Incubator focuses on helping existing businesses optimize operations and scale effectively. Applications on a rolling basis.
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
NewSchools: GenAI Math Tutoring Funding Opportunity
We’re excited to announce a new funding opportunity focused on GenAI math tutoring solutions built on specialized foundation models. We’re offering up to $300,000 in grant funding along with tailored technical assistance, product feedback, and piloting and evaluation support.
READY Design Studio Fellowship
Are you an educator or aspiring education entrepreneur with a connection to Rochester? Have you identified a problem in your school or community but aren’t sure what to do next? Apply to the READY Design Studio Fellowship.
776 Foundation: Climate Fellowhsip
The 776 Fellowship is a two-year, full-time program for 18 - 24 year olds, across the world. Fellows will receive a $100,000 grant over two years to work on projects to fight climate change instead of pursuing a university degree.
Seed Spot: Retail Brand Accelerator
Fully-funded 10-week accelerator for maturing, diverse-founded retail brands
Miller Center for Entrepreneurship - Accelerator
Camelback Fellowship 2025
The Camelback Fellowship is a 16-week hybrid accelerator that supports entrepreneurs with $40,000 in capital, coaching, curriculum, connections, and community.
Propeller Impact Accelerator 2025: Growth Track
Our work centers Black, native New Orleanians entrepreneurs and non-profit leaders who view their businesses as a catalyst for positive change and those who advance anti-racism initiatives.
The Opportunity Trust: School Improvement Funding
We provide grants to traditional and charter public school systems to foster accelerated improvement and increase access to quality public schools for all students.
The Opportunity Trust: Charter School Program (Missouri)
We invite all eligible charter schools in Missouri to apply for this transformative subgrant and join us in advancing educational opportunities for our students.
The Residency: Calculus (Research)
calculus is a home for high agency researchers who are obsessed with solving a hard, open-ended problem. we provide housing and co-working space so you can live and work with equally ambitious peers. you can think of us as “college” meets “accelerator”.
RAY Fellowship
The RAY Fellowship Program is a two-year paid fellowship designed to equip recent college graduates from underrepresented backgrounds with the tools, experiences, support, and community they need to become leaders in the conservation and clean energy sectors.
IDEAinstitute is a 10-week idea-stage accelerator program that introduces innovative entrepreneurs and aspiring startup founders to the tools they need to turn an idea into a scalable venture.
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