Best Thesis in Innovation and Entrepreneurship Award nomination due

Request for Faculty Nominations—Best Thesis Award for Research in Innovation and Entrepreneurship

As a complement to the Center for Innovation & Entrepreneurship mission to foster entrepreneurship on campus, the Center is pleased to announce an Award for Outstanding Research in Innovation and Entrepreneurship.  The annual award represents CIE’s commitment to fostering innovation through undergraduate research. The CIE seeks to recognize students who demonstrate careful, innovative, and thought-provoking research on topics related to entrepreneurship in any discipline. Research can range from such topics as individual- or firm-based studies (e.g., psychology of entrepreneurial behavior) to topics such as the impact of technological shocks on job growth or the role of entrepreneurship in developing regions. A reading committee of faculty representing multiple disciplines will serve as the Selection Committee. Selection criteria include: demonstration of innovative or creative thinking, analytical rigor of research, potential impact of the research, and quality of writing.

Eligibility: 

• Seniors majoring in any discipline are eligible
• The topic of the thesis should fit under the umbrella of entrepreneurship/innovation, as defined above
• Theses from either spring or fall semester are eligible, as are year-long theses
• Nominations are to be made by the faculty thesis reader

The award will be announced during Senior Award Night  week of April 25th, 2016.

Please direct your nominations to cie@cmc.edu. Please include a copy of the thesis with the nomination.

Nomination must be received no later than April 22, 2016 at 5 pm.