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TechStart Internship Program
The TechStart program provides internships to graduate students from the Business School, Engineering, Medicine, Law, and Information Technologies. The program requires a full-time commitment from mid-May through mid-August.
In this program, approximately one dozen students work in small, multi-disciplinary teams on UM technology transfer projects, with input from the New Business Development group, faculty inventors and industry mentors. TechStart has its own office space and has committed funding from UM Tech Transfer, the Business School's Zell-Lurie Institute for Entrepreneurial Studies and the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. The program is headed by Mark Maynard, UM Tech Transfer Marketing Manager.
Eligibility:
- Degree - Graduate level
- Area of Study - Business Administration, Engineering, Information Science, Law, Life Sciences, Medicine, and others
- International students - Are eligible to work full-time and part-time under immigration rules. Certain paperwork is required.
Desired Qualities:
- Interest in entrepreneurship and technology
- Willingness to share expertise and learn from others
Benefits to Students:
- Direct participation in UM Tech Transfer activities
- Stimulating project assignments in new technology and business operations
- Association with venture and entrepreneur communities of Ann Arbor
- Association with the Ann Arbor IT Zone
- Real world work business development experience
- Excellent, multi-disciplinary learning environment
- Opportunities to meet potential local employers
- Course credits (Students may arrange for credits with their own departments)
Recruiting Process:
For these full-time summer internships, submit your resume to Mark Maynard, in Word format, prior to March 15. You will be contacted approximately two weeks from that date if an interview is desired.
Please review current and previous internship projects and look at what past interns have to say about their experience.
Following are articles on TechStart:
Printed from: http://www.techtransfer.umich.edu/resources/students/techstart.php