Launch Corps provides in-depth support to select Innovation Management MBA students who seek to start a new business. If you’ve got an idea and are looking for a way to get it off the ground and a supportive community to help you do that, apply to be a part of the OSU College of Business 2016 Launch Corps program.
Launch Corps members receive:
- Workshops held three times each year. Workshops will be held on weekends in Portland. Workshop dates will be determined in the first term, based on best availability of Launch Corps members.
- A weeklong summer training (training will be held summer terms at the Oregon State University Corvallis campus; room and board will be provided – dates announced in in the first term)
- A mentor team of entrepreneurship coaches and content experts (e.g., marketing, accounting, etc.)
- Hotel desks at WeWork, a co-working community in Portland and site of the OSU College of Business' Portland headquarters
- Peer support and collaboration
- Connections to people with the means to fund Launch Corps members’ ideas
Some Launch Corps members will also receive financial support. J.D. Power Launch Corps Fellowships are awarded to especially strong Launch Corps applicants. Priority will be given to women applicants. Launch Corps Fellows receive:
- An $8,000 scholarship to offset tuition for the hybrid MBA in Innovation Management program
- A $2,000 grant that can be applied to the costs of creating a business
- A $5,000 scholarship to cover the Launch Corps program fee
To remain in Launch Corps, all Launch Corps members will be expected to maintain a 3.0 GPA in the Innovation Management MBA while meeting milestones for advancing their businesses. Our faculty, mentors and coaches will support you as you make progress.
For more information please visit https://business.oregonstate.edu/aep/launch-corps