{"id":143,"date":"2017-11-09T21:36:48","date_gmt":"2017-11-09T21:36:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship\/macstartups\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T21:27:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T21:27:33","slug":"macstartups","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/macstartups\/","title":{"rendered":"MacStartups"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"context-image block-container context-image--right\" >\n    <div class=\"context-image__inner\">\n        <div class=\"context-image__image-column\">\n            <div class=\"context-image__image-wrapper\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"context-image__texture\" src=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/images\/texture-context-image.png\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" class=\"context-image__image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/507\/2025\/01\/MacStartups-Website-Image-scaled.jpg\">\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"context-image__text-column\">\n            <div class=\"base-lockup\">\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t        <span class=\"base-lockup__label\">Summer Internship Program<\/span>\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t    \t\t\t        <h2 class=\"base-lockup__heading\">MacStartups<\/h2>\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t    \t\t\t        <p class=\"base-lockup__copy\">MacStartups is an 10-week intensive program for student innovators looking to move their entrepreneurial ideas from concept to reality. Spend 10 weeks in a cohort of student entrepreneurs looking to launch their ideas globally, nationally, locally or right here on campus.<\/p>\n\t\t\t    \t\t\t    \t\t\t<\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p>MacStartup participants receive a <strong>$6,600.00 stipend, $500 per project seed funding<\/strong>, and will have access to mentorship from accomplished entrepreneurs and industry experts. Participants must commit to making a full-time effort during the <strong>10-week Summer program<\/strong> and meet weekly for programming with fellow student entrepreneurs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">10-Week Program Tuesday, May 26 &#8211; Friday, July 31, 2026<\/h4>\n\n\n<section class=\"link-group block-container\" >\n        <div class=\"link-group__featured-row\">\n        <div class=\"link-group__featured-inner\">\n            <div class=\"link-group__featured-inner-inner\">\n                <ul class=\"link-group__featured-link\">\n                                            <li class=\"link-group__link-item\">\n                            <a class=\"base-cta-featured\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1PQeZ1-_5I8SeIMeh_t9AT6KCzCA43bp9nDtBl7ys0fk\/edit?usp=sharing\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    MacStartups Summer 2026 Information Packet and Application Preview\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol base-cta-featured__arrow\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-arrow.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                        <\/li>\n                                            <li class=\"link-group__link-item\">\n                            <a class=\"base-cta-featured\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSfToogJ-YxaqWMl0ZChvm77zqSHCgXkIuL90Lwq1y0LddaBnw\/viewform?usp=header\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    Application &#8211; Due Monday, February 23: 5 p.m.\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol base-cta-featured__arrow\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-arrow.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                        <\/li>\n                                    <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Important Dates<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td>Application Open<\/td><td>Thursday, January 22<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Virtual Information Session: E&amp;I, MSIG &amp; OSRC&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/macalester.joinhandshake.com\/login\">Register: Handshake<\/a><\/td><td>Thursday, January 29: noon \u2013 1 p.m.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Office Hours + Drop-in Information Sessions in the Idea Lab<\/td><td>Tuesdays, February 3, 10 &amp; 17: noon \u2013 1 p.m.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Feeding Innovation: Pane| Discussion&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/MMU4tLjpj3whGBxD8\">RSVP<\/a><\/td><td>Thursday, February 12: noon \u2013 1 p.m.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Application Close<\/td><td>Monday, February 23: 5 p.m.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Acceptance Notification<\/td><td>Monday, March 2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>If accepted, mandatory ISP Meeting (International Students Only) in LIB250<\/td><td>Tuesday, April 14: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>If accepted, mandatory program launch meeting in LIB250<\/td><td>Thursday, April 23: 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m.<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>MacStartups Begins<\/td><td>Tuesday, May 26<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Summer Social (For students and faculty sponsors on campus)<\/td><td>Tuesday, July 14: 5 \u2013 6:30 pm<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"alert-box block-container\" >\n    <div class=\"alert-box__container\">\n        <div class=\"alert-box__content\">\n                <div class=\"alert-box__card\">\n                    <div class=\"alert-box__card-container\" >\n                        <div class=\"alert-box__card-inner\">\n                            <div class=\"alert-box__card-inner-content\">\n                                <h3 class=\"alert-box__card-heading\">Mac Alumni \u2013 Get involved!<\/h3>\n                                <p class=\"alert-box__card-copy\">We are always looking for mentors, workshop leaders, judges, and more to help make this program awesome! Reach out to Linda Seebauer Hansen at <\/p>\n                                <div class=\"alert-box__card-cta\">\n                                   <a href=\"mailto:lseebaue@macalester.edu\" target=\"_blank\"> Contact Linda<\/a>\n                                <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"card-group block-container card-group--2\" >\n            <div class=\"card-group__header-container\">\n            <div class=\"card-group__header-inner\">\n                <div class=\"base-lockup\">\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t        <h2 class=\"base-lockup__heading\">MacStartups News &amp; Highlights<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"card-group__cards-container\">\n                    <article class=\"card-group__card\">\n                                                        <a\n                        href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/macstartup-feature-ellie-corbett-26\/\"\n                        class=\"card-group__card-link\"\n                    >\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-group__card-image\" alt=\"Headshot of Ellie Corbett\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/507\/2025\/09\/Ellie-Corbett-Video-Shot.png\">\n                    <\/a>\n                                                    <div class=\"card-group__card-inner\">\n                    <h3 class=\"card-group__card-headline\">A Frustrated Moment Leads to an Innovative Idea<\/h3>\n                    <p class=\"card-group__card-copy\">It was a small moment in a lab that sparked a big idea for biology major Ellie Corbett \u201926. Hear more about Ellie&#8217;s inspiring journey and her invention in this video.<\/p>\n                    <div class=\"card-group__card-cta\">\n                        <a class=\"base-cta-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/macstartup-feature-ellie-corbett-26\/\" target=\"_blank\">MacStartups Student Feature Video<\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/article>    \n                    <article class=\"card-group__card\">\n                                                        <a\n                        href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/2022\/03\/exploring-the-dna-of-successful-startups\/\"\n                        class=\"card-group__card-link\"\n                    >\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"card-group__card-image\" alt=\"Two students sitting at a desk\" src=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/507\/2025\/02\/exploring-the-dna-of-successful-startups.jpg\">\n                    <\/a>\n                                                    <div class=\"card-group__card-inner\">\n                    <h3 class=\"card-group__card-headline\">Exploring the DNA of Successful Startups<\/h3>\n                    <p class=\"card-group__card-copy\">\u201cEveryone who starts a company is an outsider, so you\u2019re among giants! I really appreciate [Ali Alizadeh\u2019s] encouragement and attention to students.\u201d \u2014Chloe Vasquez \u201924<\/p>\n                    <div class=\"card-group__card-cta\">\n                        <a class=\"base-cta-secondary\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/news\/2022\/03\/exploring-the-dna-of-successful-startups\/\" target=\"_blank\">Mac News February 2022<\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/article>    \n            <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<section class=\"link-group block-container\" >\n            <div class=\"link-group__heading-row\">\n            <div class=\"link-group__heading-container\">\n                <h2 class=\"base-lockup__heading\">Past Partcipants<\/h2>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"link-group__links-row\">\n        <ul class=\"link-group__link link-group__link--\">\n        \t                <li class=\"link-group__link-item\">\n                    <a class=\"base-cta-featured\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/macstartups\/macstartups-2023-teams-2-2\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t    2025 Participants\n\t\t\t\t\t    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol base-cta-featured__arrow\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-arrow.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"link-group__link-item\">\n                    <a class=\"base-cta-featured\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/macstartups\/macstartups-2023-teams-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t    2024 Participants\n\t\t\t\t\t    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol base-cta-featured__arrow\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-arrow.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"link-group__link-item\">\n                    <a class=\"base-cta-featured\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/macstartups\/macstartups-2023-teams\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t    2023 Participants\n\t\t\t\t\t    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol base-cta-featured__arrow\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-arrow.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"link-group__link-item\">\n                    <a class=\"base-cta-featured\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/macstartups\/macstartups-2022-teams\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t    2022 Participants\n\t\t\t\t\t    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol base-cta-featured__arrow\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-arrow.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n                            <li class=\"link-group__link-item\">\n                    <a class=\"base-cta-featured\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/entrepreneurship-and-innovation\/macstartups\/macstartups-2020-teams\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t    2020 Participants\n\t\t\t\t\t    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol base-cta-featured__arrow\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-arrow.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                <\/li>\n              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