This document lists numerous funded programs at SMU that provide opportunities for students to gain experience and funding for projects related to research, leadership, public service, and social ventures. It highlights several programs in more detail, including the Engaged Learning Project which provides up to $2,000 in funding for capstone-level individual projects guided by a faculty mentor, and Big Ideas which provides up to $11,000 total for team projects that add value to society through three phases. The document also provides an example of one student who received a total of $47,800 in funding from several of the listed programs including Big Ideas, an Engaged Learning Project, and various competitions. It concludes by requesting interested mentors to

1. ATTRACTING CAPITAL
AS A UNIVERSITY STUDENT

3. SMU FUNDED PROGRAMS
• Big iDeas
• Caswell Undergraduate
Leadership Fellowship
• Center for Global Health Impact
Fellowship
• Clinton Global Initiative
University Commitment
• Engaged Learning Project
• Hamilton Scholars
• Human Rights Student Leadership
Initiative
• Innovation Gym Innovation
Competition
• Lyle in the City
• Maguire Public Service Internship
• Marr Scholars
• Mayer Interdisciplinary
Fellowship
• MBA Business Plan Competition
• McNair Scholars
• Meadows Exploration Award
• Richter Honors Research Award
• SMU Film Crew
• Summer Research Fellowship
• TEDxSMU
• Tower Research Fellowships
• Undergraduate Research
Assistantship

4. SMU FUNDED PROGRAMS
• Big iDeas
• Caswell Undergraduate
Leadership Fellowship
• Center for Global Health Impact
Fellowship
• Clinton Global Initiative
University Commitment
• Engaged Learning Project
• Hamilton Scholars Research
• Human Rights Student Leadership
Initiative
• Innovation Gym Innovation
Competition
• Lyle in the City
• Maguire Public Service Internship
• Marr Scholars
• Mayer Interdisciplinary
Fellowship
• MBA Business Plan Competition
• McNair Scholars
• Meadows Exploration Award
• Richter Honors Research Award
• SMU Film Crew
• Summer Research Fellowship
• TEDxSMU
• Tower Research Fellowship
• Undergraduate Research
Assistantship

6. ENGAGED LEARNING PROJECT
• Individual project
• Capstone-level
• Guided by a SMU faculty
mentor
• Listed on SMU transcript
• Up to $2,000

7. BIG IDEAS
• Team project
• For/non-profit
• Adds value to society
• 3 Phases
• Up to $11,000
• the CUBE

8. CLINTON GLOBAL INITIATIVE
UNIVERSITY
• Individual/group project
• 5 Focus Areas
• Up to $1,000
• Social Ventures
Challenge Competition
up to $100,000

9. BIOLUM
$1,000 SMU Big iDeas Phase 1
$5,000 SMU Big iDeas Phase 2
$2,000 Engaged Learning Project
$37,050 SMU MBA Business Plan Competition
$250 SMU Research Day Best UG CHEM Poster
$250 TCU Business Plan Competition
$2,000 Spirit of Innovation Competition
$47,800 TOTAL

10. MENTORS NEEDED
Interested? email me engagedlearning@smu.edu