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Below is an enumeration of several Georgia Tech programs and initiatives that support the five buckets in the NACIE sponsored university commitment letter.
= Student Entrepreneurship <br/> =
Students at Georgia Tech are an active part of research and discovery. In fact, over 70 percent of invention disclosures name one or more students among the inventors. As part of a broader effort to foster innovation and entrepreneurship within its student community, Georgia Tech has several initiatives, including:
*'''Georgia Tech Starter '''— <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">T<span style="font-size: 13px">he world’s first peer-reviewed, university-based crowdfunding platform for science and engineering projects. It is a platform for students, scientists, and engineers to engage directly with the world wide community, and to receive market feedback on their projects. GaTechStarter is also an experiment to see if the world is ready for a more active role in the scientific process. </span></span>
*'''Startup Summer '''— <span style="font-family:arial,helvetica,sans-serif">A GT program that offers student teams $20,000 and mentorship over the summer to pursue their startup with a full time commitment. This program is entering its second year with the summer of 2016.</span>
*'''Startup Semester '''— This is a student run program conducted during the semester, and aims to provide entrepreneurship education, guidance, and mentorship to students with ideas, and a motivation to pursue them.
*'''Startup Exchange''' — This is a student run organization that meets weekly, and organizes huddles and meetups with other student entrepreneurs, students looking to be entrepreneurs and successful entrepreneurs from the Atlanta area.
= Faculty Entrepreneurship =