Nelson Center Venture Grants
About the program · 1 linked sources
Nelson Center venture grants move a project from exploring a problem, to experimenting with a solution, to expanding it. A venture may hold one grant at a time and can apply for a later stage after showing progress. Grants can be commercial, social, or blended. For undergraduates, the page says Nelson Center grants are equity-free. For master's and doctoral candidates, intellectual property considerations may apply. Hazeltine Grants for engineering and technology projects pay $500 to $1,000 for expenses. The page also describes climate grants with the Institute at Brown for Environment and Society and anti-Black and systemic racism venture grants with the Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America. Those pages do not print dollar caps in the captured text.
This listing was compiled from public university pages on October 8, 2026. It is unclaimed and has not been confirmed by the school or a program director.
How we know this: the figures on this page come from the linked sources (last verified 2026-10-08); what those sources do not state is left unknown.
Key numbers
Funding range
$1,000
Equity
None
Application
Rolling
Campus Wide
Last activity
Not recorded
Medium confidence
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Application and Timing
The page describes a staged path and does not print a single deadline.
Participants
Brown students. Undergraduate grants are the equity-free track. Graduate grants may involve intellectual property terms.
Funding and Equity
Undergraduate grants are equity-free. Hazeltine awards are $500 to $1,000. Other grant tiers do not state amounts on the captured page, so the maximum on this record is only the Hazeltine cap, not a cap for every grant.
Recent Activity
The venture-support page was public on October 8, 2026.
Known Startups or Winners
No current grantees are named.
Research gaps & things to verify
Verification Gaps
Dollar amounts for Explore, Experiment, and Expand grants.
Additional research notesShow
Evidence
Official venture-support page.
News & articles
News articles and official sources documenting Nelson Center Venture Grants at Brown University.
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