Deadline: September 2, 2025
Applications are open for the Entrepreneurship Exchange Program 2025. The Entrepreneurship Exchange program brings together students from Egypt, Libya, Morocco, and the U.S., in small teams to identify market opportunities and develop business concepts that address real-world needs.
Through this virtual certificate program, participants will gain practical experience in civic-minded entrepreneurship, working together over eight weeks to identify a challenge from one of their countries and develop a business solution to the issue.
Pitch Competition
The program culminates in a video pitch competition. After each cohort, the winning team will receive a personalized coaching package consisting of four virtual sessions with an international coach. Once all three cohorts are complete, the winning teams will also participate in four live group mentoring sessions with a University of Michigan entrepreneurship professor.
Eligibility
Open to undergraduate students from:
- Libya
- Morocco – Al Akhawayn University in Ifrane
- The University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Dearborn, and Flint campuses; Wayne State University; Michigan State University; and Eastern Michigan University
The program will run 3 times:
- Cohort 1 – 22 September – 21 November 2025
- Cohort 2 – mid-January – mid-March 2026
- Cohort 3 – mid-April – mid-June 2026
Application
You can start and finish the application at a later time. Do not press the SUBMIT button until you are completely finished (you will be notified when you reach this point).
For more information, visit Entrepreneurship Exchange Program.
