Foundations and other nonprofit groups have helped finance the growth of undergraduate entrepreneurship programs. Here are some of the key efforts:
The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation
An early, and seminal, supporter of entrepreneurship in higher education, the Missouri-based foundation in 2003 identified eight colleges — a diverse group that included Florida International, Howard, and Wake Forest Universities — where it would support campuswide educational programming in entrepreneurship. The project reflected the foundation’s longstanding view that entrepreneurship is an important part of American society’s economic health. The number of colleges increased to 18 in 2006. That program ended in 2013, but Kauffman continues to finance the study of entrepreneurship and education, underwriting research, conferences, and reports to better understand the legal, social, and economic drivers of entrepreneurship. It has dedicated more than $300 million to interdisciplinary entrepreneurship education to date.
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