Michigan Veteran Entrepreneur Lab (GVSU)
Grand Valley State University, DeVos Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Cash prizes (amount not stated)
Free 10-week in-person accelerator in Grand Rapids for veterans, spouses and dependents, ending in a judged pitch for cash prizes. Cohort 19 starts January 11, 2027.
The Michigan Veteran Entrepreneur Lab is a free 10-week accelerator in Grand Rapids, Michigan for veterans, spouses and dependents. Cohort 19 meets on Mondays from January 11 to March 15, 2027, in person. Admission is competitive. Participants pitch for cash prizes at a final pitch on Tuesday, March 23, 2027, judged by a panel; the prize amount for 2027 is not stated (the 2026 Traverse City cohort awarded $15,000, per press). The page invites applications now but gives no application deadline.
- Funding type
- Grant
- Level
- Foundation
- Amount range
- Cash prizes (amount not stated)
- Realistic amount
- Prize amount not published for Cohort 19.
- Deadline
- Applications open; no deadline stated (cohort starts January 11, 2027)
- Status
- active
- States
- MI
Who qualifies
- Open to veterans, as well as spouses or dependents
- In person in Grand Rapids, Michigan
- Competitive admission to the 10-week cohort
What it covers
Eligible expenses
- Cash prizes for the business (use restrictions not published)
Ineligible expenses
- See official program guidance
How to apply
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1
Apply for Cohort 19
Notion form linked from the GVSU page; contents not read.
~1 hrs
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2
Complete the 10-week accelerator
In person Mondays, January 11 to March 15, 2027.
~30 hrs
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3
Final pitch
Participants pitch for cash prizes on March 23, 2027, awarded by a panel of judges.
~10 hrs
This is an accelerator intake first and a prize second: apply early, since the page gives no deadline and admission is competitive.
Deadline & timing
Cohort 19 runs in person Mondays January 11 to March 15, 2027; final pitch Tuesday, March 23, 2027. The page says "Are YOU ready to join the next cohort? Apply Now!" with no application deadline. The lab runs about twice a year. The application is a Notion form that was not read.
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Required documents
- Online application (Notion form; contents not read)
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