Jan. 28-30 Virtual Operations, Campus Remains Closed

Bowie State University will continue with virtual operations for all classes and office operations through Friday, January 30, 2026. The campus will be closed to all non-essential personnel, and all campus activities are canceled. All buildings except residence halls and the dining hall will be closed. Essential personnel should report on time. This is due to the extended time required to clear the extensive snow and ice accumulation on campus. University crews are making every effort to resume campus operations, as a safe return to in-person learning and work remains our top priority. Only essential personnel and residential students are permitted access to the campus through Jan. 30. For more information, please visit BowieState.edu/weather. 

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Entrepreneurship Innovation Center

Summer Launch Program

Are you a Bowie State University undergraduate or graduate student with an idea or an existing venture and ready to move to the next level?

The Summer Launch Program (SLP) is a 9-week paid incubator program hosted by the Entrepreneurship Innovation Center in collaboration with the Summer Undergraduate Research Institute (SURI) and Freddie Mac. Over a nine-week period, teams of at least two or three students will work full-time to accelerate the development of their idea or business with business and industry experts.

Using the lean start-up methodology, teams will gain traction with customers, and will be equipped to build a case for investment with seed funders. In addition, participants will work on the essential components of their business model canvas and collect the data to validate their idea and value proposition to determine if their idea has  growth potential.

This opportunity is open to BSU undergraduate and graduate students of any major who want to launch a new business venture or grow an existing business venture.

Eligibility:

  • All BSU Undergraduate/Graduate Students
  • Teams of 2-3 are encouraged
  • Non-BSU student teams members can participate, but will not be paid for the program

The application in now closed.

For more information, contact eic@bowiestate.edu