Capital Assistance Funding for PVCC Students

PVCC Entrepreneurship Education Center in collaboration with the Maricopa Community Colleges (MCCD) Foundation offers a grant opportunity of $2,500 to provide a seed fund for the funding and mentoring support of the PVCC students wanting to start or scale up a business idea. 

Take the first step by filling out this application as best as you can! 

If you would like to be considered for the Fall 2024 round of funding the application deadline is September 9, 2024, 5p.m.

The process is as follows:

  1. The application deadline for Fall is: September 9, 2024, 5 p.m.
  2. All applications will be reviewed by the Committee shortly thereafter.
  3. You will receive one of two notifications: A) a notification that your application has been accepted to move forward for a final determination of awards by September 20, 2024.  Or B) a notification that your application was not accepted in the current round of funding.  Applications not accepted will receive feedback, including suggestions or steps to be taken to apply again in a future round of funding.  Those invited to move forward may need to submit additional information for the funding committee to review.  After review, the committee will make a final determination about funding
  4. Note that funding may in the form of direct grants, microcredit loans, or both.  Funding may be spread out over a period of time, based on the financial reports and requests submitted by the business.

For further details about the application, contact Dr. Kishore Dash, Director of EEC at kishore.dash@paradisevalley.edu

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