Innovation Accelerator Summer Projects

INNOVATION ACCELERATOR CALL FOR APPLICATIONS -- SUMMER 2007

Applications are now being accepted for the Innovation Accelerator for Summer 2007. Information on the application process follows.

DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS is FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 2007 -- WE WILL BEGIN REVIEWING APPLICATIONS AS THEY ARE SUBMITTED.

The Innovation Accelerator provides exceptional educational opportunities and significantly differentiates the learning process at the School of Business.

PLEASE NOTE:
Because of the proprietary nature of the projects at the Innovation Accelerator as well as the time demands of participation, applicants cannot have other employment affiliations.

The Innovation Accelerator

The Innovation Accelerator (IA) is one of the primary outreach initiatives of the Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation housed in the Management Department at the School of Business. The IA assists entrepreneurial ventures in addressing myriad challenges associated with the identification and capture of business opportunities through interdisciplinary project teams of students that innovatively solve complex business issues for technology-based entrepreneurial ventures under the guidance of UConn faculty, with the involvement of the senior management of the participating venture. The teams help move innovation forward and the client venture closer to market by engaging in consulting projects such as performing comprehensive market analyses and associated market-entry strategies, developing strategic roadmaps and sustainable business models, fleshing-out business plans, evaluating the market feasibility of emerging technologies, and constructing customer relationship strategies.

Team Profiles
Innovation Accelerator projects are tackled by student teams mentored by UConn faculty and business executives from partnering companies.

Project Areas
We offer a broad array of projects which will require knowledge and skill sets across all of the functional disciplines. Projects during the Summer will be conducted at the Graduate Business Learning Center in downtown Hartford.

Student Benefits

Exceptional educational opportunities
Challenging and differentiating work experience
Competitive financial compensation

Application Process - Apply today by e-mailing a cover letter detailing your academic program and concentrations together with information on your GPA and a copy of your current resume to: innovationacceleratorapps@business.uconn.edu

Applications will be reviewed as received but the Application deadline is Friday, March 2, 2007. If you are selected for an interview, you will be contacted by e-mail. If you have questions, please contact Luke.Weinstein@business.uconn.edu