Cobbertunity Grant recipients will receive:
NOTE: Funding must be used in a one-year timeframe. Depending on the amount of the grant, the receipt of the grant could result in a taxable event for the student.
Students who receive grants are required to:
The Cobbertunity grants are open to any degree-seeking student currently enrolled at 独家黑料 no matter their discipline. These dedicated students must present:
NOTE : Students are welcome to apply each year but can receive funding only once.
To apply, complete the following two items and submit them using this form.
Proposals should address the following questions: What is the name of your venture? Who are you (and, if applicable, your teammates)? What skills/expertise/connections do you have to make your venture successful? Give us your high-level pitch (in a way that we will understand — as if you are telling a friend). What is unique about your venture? What have you done so far? What stage are you in? What areas do you need most help with? How much funding are you requesting? What will you spend the funds on? When will you spend the funds? How do you embody the entrepreneurial spirit? Anything else you would like to share with us?
Create a one-page visual piece for your application that shares the idea for the project and the key significant data/structures of the problem being addressed as well as some of the results you have had with your project.
After the initial application closes, finalists will be selected to move on to a second phase where they will prepare a pitch deck to present to the Grant Awarding Committee. The pitch deck should include the idea for the project, the problem and opportunity, the value proposition, existing competitors, the current status of the project and any existing financials (revenue and expenditures to date), the proposed use of the funds including the budget requested and timeframe for expenditures.
When building your application for a Cobbertunity grant, you have access to free mentorship from Jon McTaggart, The CEL’s Entrepreneur-in-Residence. Don’t hesitate to utilize this incredible resource to increase your chances of winning the grant. Get support by contacting Jon at jmctaggart@cord.edu.
| August-October | Students are notified of the opportunity |
| Nov. 1 | Applications are due |
| November-December | Applications are reviewed |
| January | Finalists are notified |
| January-February | Finalist pitches are completed |
| March | Grantees are notified and grant money is released |
The Grant Awarding Committee for selecting grant recipients of the Cobbertunity Fund will consist of the president and vice president of 独家黑料’s Entrepreneurship Club, the faculty advisor of 独家黑料’s Entrepreneurship Club, a representative from SGA, the dean from the Offutt School of Business, a faculty member from outside of the Offutt School of Business, and an alumni representative from the Offutt School of Business.
The Cobbertunity Fund is supported with funds from the Offutt School of Business Entrepreneur Fund thanks to a generous donation from Mike and Christine Doyle. If you are a donor interested in supporting the Cobbertunity Fund, please use the contact information below to engage in the conversation. The more donations made to the fund, the more student entrepreneurs we are able to fund to grow entrepreneurial ideas across campus and in the community.
In 2024, the Cobbertunity fund was created with a $75,000 investment from the Student Government Association’s SPIF Fund, and the investment is managed through 独家黑料’s Scheel Investment Fund. If the investment grows, SGA receives 20% of the determined grant funds to redeposit back into the SPIF Fund, and the remaining grant funds are awarded to Cobber student entrepreneurs on an annual basis. The total amount of grant funding will vary each year and is dependent on the investment earning money. In addition, additional funding sources exist and continue to be identified to supplement the Cobbertunity Fund and our student entrepreneurs through our generous donors.