Think Like An Entrepreneur Application

Program Details

General Information
The School of Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the Rohrer College of Business at Rowan University is pleased to accept applications for its 9th Annual Think Like an Entrepreneur Summer Academy for high school students.

The Academy is a four-day, non-residential, educational experience for rising high school juniors and seniors entering the 2025-2026 academic year. The Academy is held in person on Rowan University’s campus in Glassboro, NJ, and runs Monday, June 23, 2025 - Thursday, June 26, 2025 from 9:00 AM - 2:30 PM.

Application & Deadlines
Space is extremely limited. Applications are due by 11:59 PM EST on May 18, 2025. Acceptance notifications will be sent via email by May 28, 2025.

Eligible applicants must live in the United States and be either a high school junior or senior during the 2025-2026 academic year.

About the 2025 Think Like an Entrepreneur Summer Academy
The Think Like an Entrepreneur Summer Academy focuses on the development of soft skills - including fostering an entrepreneurial mindset – and on the development of specific entrepreneurial knowledge and expertise. Regardless of intended major, we believe that all future business students, and the organizations that will eventually employ them, benefit from the type of creative mindset, hard work, and initiative that power startups. Check out a highlight video of the program here.

Important: Transportation and housing are not provided.

In this immersive four-day program, participants will:

Learn how to conceive, develop, prototype, and sell their ideas.
Work with Rowan University faculty and student leaders to learn the basics of how to transform an idea into a feasible and viable business.
Gain exposure to student life as a college student on a college campus and the excitement of working with a team toward a common goal.
All students who successfully complete the program will earn 3 college credits, equivalent to 1 college course, which can be used at Rowan University or transferred for credit to another university.

Program Fees
Thanks to the generous support of the TD Charitable Foundation, participation in the academy is free of charge!

Academy Location
Business Hall, Rowan University
201 Mullica Hill Road
Glassboro, NJ, 08028

Contact
Please contact the School of Innovation & Entrepreneurship via email at sie@rowan.edu.

Biographical Information

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Which first name would you like Rowan University to use in our communications with you? (Some forms or correspondence may require us to use your legal name regardless of your response here.)

Please use my “Preferred First Name” as listed in the Personal Background section of this application.

Please use my “First (Given)” name as listed in the Personal Background section of this application.

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Contact Information

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Do you currently live in the United States?

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