Center for Innovation

Help empower young entrepreneurs in the state of North Dakota to create the next generation of innovators.

Give to the Center for Innovation

Opportunities for Impact

At the Center for Innovation, every gift, large or small, helps students take bold steps toward their future.

Annual Giving

You don’t have to fund a full internship or startup to make a difference; a gift of any size strengthens these opportunities. Every $5, $25, or $100 adds up to real support for students who are ready to grow, build, and explore.

Your support fuels programs like:

• InternGF, where it costs about $2,500 to underwrite a student’s paid cost-share internship.
• Runway, where we invest up to $10,000 in each student-led startup to help turn promising ideas into real companies.

Student Innovation

• Endowed Innovation Scholarships ($25,000-$249,000)
• Student Venture Accelerator ($250,000+)
• Proof of Concept Commercialization Seed Fund ($1 million)

Innovation Staffing

• Coaching Support ($250,000)
• Endowed Subject Matter Expert Mentor Fellowship ($500,000)
• Endowed Entrepreneur Coach ($1 million)
• Endowed Commercialization Coach ($2.5 million)

CFI Programming Support

• Center for Innovation Annual Excellence Fund ($1,000+)
• Experiential Learning Internship Scholarship ($2,500-$5,000)
• Service Line Annual Sponsorship Premier Naming Opportunities ($50,000+)
• Endowed Service Line ($1 million)
• Naming of Endowed Service Line ($2 million)

The resources, funds and advisor provided through my internship have been invaluable in giving me the opportunity to pursue entrepreneurship.Logan Rainey, ’21 Commercial Aviation Major & Mueller Intern

Center for Innovation Leadership