In addition to providing invaluable programs and resources allowing student venturers to build their skills, hone their entrepreneurial mindset, and gain the tools necessary for reaching their goals, the Burgess Institute for Entrepreneurship & Innovation is proud to oversee multiple student scholarships, made possible through the generous contributions of alumni, Spartan entrepreneurs, and donors.
Fall Scholarships
The Adam M. Enfroy Scholarship for Digital Entrepreneurship recognizes and supports talented, highly motivated student venturers creating digital-based startups and demonstrating exemplary engagement with the Burgess Institute.
The Kelly A. Ford Technology Scholarship encourages students who have demonstrated the capacity to achieve educational and professional goals, the motivation to achieve them, and the initiative to seek opportunities to further their startups’ progress.
The Vandervarro Student Entrepreneurship Scholarship recognizes exemplary student venturers focusing on startups within the food, agricultural, and hospitality industries at Michigan State University.
Spring Scholarships
The Bradbury Scholarship for Student Entrepreneurship supports ambitious and exemplary students from various academic colleges and areas of study and helps students in the early stages of creating a venture, including student founders in the arts, humanities and social sciences.
The James Ian Gray Scholarship in Entrepreneurial Studies supports students exhibiting the exceptional qualities of an entrepreneur, named after Dr. James Ian Gray, who spearheaded the creation of the Innovation Center and served as Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies at MSU for nearly a decade.
The Kaufman Family Scholarship for Entrepreneurial Studies supports exemplary student venturers at MSU and propels changemakers toward success.
The Mark F. Rieth Scholarship for Entrepreneurship Studies is to help advance the Burgess Institute’s venture creation program by supporting exemplary student founders originally from the Metro-Detroit region.
The Schaberg Entrepreneurship Scholarship program supports 25 incoming first-year students to receive grant funding to live and learn together in their inspiring community within the campus of Michigan State University.
The Simpson-Birkestrand Scholarship for Entrepreneurs recognizes students who demonstrate a deep commitment to venture creation, the principles of free-market innovation, and academic excellence.
