The eLab Summer Accelerator is an intensive program providing the tools and resources students need to develop and launch their own startup. For 10 weeks from mid-June to mid-August, teams work on their ventures. This includes:

• Meeting with a faculty member to discuss project milestones, deliverables and to create a formal plan of action
• Following a specialized entrepreneurship curriculum presented during a 3-day boot camp
• Attending weekly meetings and workshops
• Receiving mentorship and advising from Keller Center faculty, staff, entrepreneurs and technology experts
• Presenting to investors, inventors, experts, and others from the entrepreneurial community at our Demo Day event

Benefits

• Participants will learn how to develop their startup ideas into viable, scalable ventures
• Assignment of experienced mentors in their field, plus one faculty advisor per team
• Targeted workshops and lectures open only to eLab participants
• Networking opportunities with entrepreneurs, legal and accounting services, and investors
• $5000 stipend for each team member
• Business expense account for each team
• Housing on campus (dependent upon the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions currently in place)
• Co-working space in the Princeton Entrepreneurial Hub (dependent upon the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions currently in place)

Eligibility

• Currently enrolled undergraduate and graduate Princeton University students at the time of application
• Graduating seniors are welcome
• Graduate students must provide written approval from their faculty advisor prior to committing to the program
• All majors are welcomed and encouraged
• Both for-profit and not-for-profit ventures are encouraged 
• Startup team size: minimum of 3 and maximum of 5

Key Dates

• November 4, 2020: Application period opens
• December 20, 2020 at 11:59 pm EST: Application deadline
• December 21, 2020: Selection committee begins application review
• Early January: Selected teams contacted for interviews
• January 13 - 15, 2021: Team interviews
• January 18, 2021: Offers extended
• January 25, 2021: Team acceptance deadline
• March 1, 2021: All team members must be identified
• June 7, 2021: eLab Kick-Off
• August 10 - 11, 2021: Demo Day presentations

Note: If spots in the program become available after the January selection period, a second round application period will open mid-February. This second round is not guaranteed to open; preference will be placed on venture founders enrolled in Spring ENT courses.

How to Apply

The application period for Summer 2021 teams is now closed. Be notified when the Summer 2022 team application period opens.

The application for Summer 2021 associate interns is open; the deadline is February 28, 2021.  View the associate intern details and apply.