Student Programs

The Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the University of Washington Michael G. Foster School of Business helps educate current and future generations of entrepreneurs by offering resources, curriculum, real-world experiences, plus access to the Seattle entrepreneurial and start-up community.

Undergraduate and graduate students can take advantage of a gamut of programs that feed curious minds and provide opportunities to gain a competitive edge—whether at a local dot com, in the medical or scientific fields or other industries.




#7 Ranking from Princeton Review/Entrepreneur Magazine for Foster’s Entrepreneurship Program
The Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship (Foster Business School) was just ranked #7 in the 2009 Top 25 Graduate Programs in Entrepreneurship by the Princeton Review/Entrepreneur Magazine. In CIE’s case, PR/EM cited the UW Environmental Innovation Challenge, the Technology Entrepreneurship Certificate for MBA and engineering students, and market research internships with UW Tech Transfer’s LaunchPad among the innovations that differentiated the Center from its peers.
Entrepreneurial certificates offer MBAs and non-business UW grad students a chance to learn start-up and new business venture fundamentals. Learn more.