Benefits:

• Earn possible credit and a competitive stipend of $2,500 for the semester.
• Gain valuable experience in your career field.
• Develop a network of contacts in the entrepreneurial community.
  

Eligible Applicants Must:

• Have completed a minimum of 30 credits with a GPA of 3.0 or above.
• Possess an interest in entrepreneurship.
• Have taken or plan to enroll in an entrepreneurship course or club such as ENES 200–Introduction to Entrepreneurship, ECAD 210–Practice of Management (taught by Vivian Armor), IS 498N–Special Topics in IS: Entrepreneurship for IT, E-vision, or UMBC's CEO Club.

All majors are strongly encouraged to apply.

Application Process:

• Student applicants must submit a résumé, transcript and list of three references by November 20, 2007 to:
  
  The Shriver Center at UMBC
  Public Policy Building, First Floor
  Attn: UMBC Entrepreneurship Program
  1000 Hilltop Circle
  Baltimore, MD 21250
  moettel@umbc.edu
  
  
  
• Interviews and placement selections are completed by the end of January.
• Selected students begin intern placement during the first week of February.
• It is highly suggested that you have your résumé reviewed by a staff member at The Shriver Center before submitting your credentials. Call 410-455-2493 to make an appoitment.

For more information on the program, contact:

Mike Oettel
Project Director
UMBC Entrepreneur Internship Program
The Shriver Center at UMBC
410-455-2493 or moettel@umbc.edu

Vivian Armor
Director
Alex. Brown Center for Entrepreneurship
410-455-5740 or armor@umbc.edu

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