Idea & Innovation Society Application

The Idea & Innovation Society (“Society”) was created to embrace incoming and innovative-minded first year students—from all colleges and all backgrounds—and immediately provide a community of students to connect, collaborate, share ideas and resources, and to help you run faster with your ideas and innovations.

Have you started a company or organization/non-profit? Active in innovation in your high school? We are looking for idea creators and innovative thinkers from any and all majors at UNH.

The Society has a permanent home at UNH’s Entrepreneurship Center (ECenter). The ECenter is intentionally not part of any one college to provide opportunities for all students on campus to interact and work together.

For the 2022/2023 academic year, the Society intends to select up to 30 new student members based upon strength of applications.

Thank you for submitting your application. We applaud your ambition to be at the forefront of the idea and innovation community on campus and attain unique benefits through UNH’s Entrepreneurship Center (ECenter).

Should you have any questions, please visit the website www.unh.edu/ecenter/society, or you may contact the Society office by email at idea.society@unh.edu.

Name and Contact Information

UNH Student ID (9 digit Student ID Number)

Your student ID number can be found on the bottom of your acceptance letter.

First Name

Last Name

Required Information

You may copy and paste into the text boxes below.

1. Have you started a company or organization?

YesNo

Please describe the company or organization you founded, the status of the company, and, if possible, provide a link to your company or organization's website. No more than 500 words.

2. Were you involved in an innovation program or project at your high school?

YesNo

Please describe the innovation. Was this as an individual or on a team? No more than 500 words.

3. Since you answered "no" on the previous questions, please tell us about a time that you had an idea to start, make, improve, reinvent, or change something, and how you went about doing so. No more than 500 words.

4. What are you passionate about? No more than 50 words.

Optional: Is there anything else important to you that we should consider when reviewing your application?

YesNo

If you answered "yes" to the optional question above, please elaborate on what you would like us to consider when reviewing your application.

Edward M. Friedlander '88 Entrepreneurial Scholarship Award

The Edward M. Friedlander '88 Memorial Entrepreneurial Scholarship Award will be awarded to the student who has demonstrated the strongest entrepreneurial/innovation experience, interest, and/or skills during high school and achieved good academic standing. The dollar amount for this award is up to $3500/year for 4 years at UNH. Students with entrepreneurial experience will be given priority in the selection. The recipient of this award must maintain full participation in the Idea and Innovation Society in their first year at UNH and agree to serve as an Ebassador for the ECenter. In addition, the student must remain in good academic standing during their time at UNH.

Would you like to be considered for the Edward M. Friedlander 88' Memorial Entrepreneurial Scholarship Award?

YesNo, I am only interested in applying for the Idea and Innovation Society and do not want to be considered for the Edward M. Friedlander '88 Memorial Entrepreneurial Scholarship

To be considered for the Edward M. Friedlander '88 Memorial Entrepreneurial Scholarship, you must submit a written response to the question below. Please note, finalists will be required to participate in a Zoom interview as part of the final selection process.

What makes you an outstanding candidate for the Scholarship Award

I hereby affirm that all information on this application is true and accurate to the best of my knowledge.

Contact Information