UNH Entrepreneurship Center Annual Impact Report 2019-2020

F O R W A R D
Zoom becomes our virtual learning platform. Here, students gather for an i2 Passport event.
PAID STUDENT INTERNSHIP AT
START-UPS PROGRAM
While many internships for
UNH students were canceled
due to COVID-19, the ECenter's
Paid Student Internship at
Start-ups Program ran full speed
this summer, nearly at capacity.
Sponsored by the Patten Family
Foundation and other generous
UNH alumni, nine UNH Durham
students received hands-on
experience working at start-up
companies in New Hampshire
and the Boston-area. This was
increased from six students last
summer.
Typically, this program provides
that experiential learning
opportunity over a 10-week
period and students receive a
stipend of $4,000. During the
summer of 2020, a few of the
students have abbreviated
internships of seven weeks in
order to provide the opportunity,
but to make sure the office
setting is safe and follows state
regulations. The feedback is all in
and all 18 students and start-ups
had a great summer together!
SUMMER SEED GRANT
The Summer Seed Grant (SSG),
sponsored by Pierce Atwood
LLP, is a unique program that
pays students to work on their
early-stage ideas/start-ups over
the summer without having
to find a summer job. Instead
of in-person presentations
to a panel of judges, finalists
presented via Zoom. The winning
teams, Spaitr and Valetan, rose
to the challenge of a remote
program. The students typically
work out of UNHInnovation’s
Cubex Coworking Space, but this
summer, due to COVID-19, all
students were working remote.
Our students are also received
weekly one-on-one mentorship
via Zoom from seasoned
entrepreneur Mike McClurken
and ECenter Executive Director
Ian Grant.
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