{"id":935,"date":"2023-04-04T14:07:29","date_gmt":"2023-04-04T14:07:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.usmd.edu\/launch\/?page_id=935"},"modified":"2023-04-04T14:31:23","modified_gmt":"2023-04-04T14:31:23","slug":"umes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.usmd.edu\/launch\/umes\/","title":{"rendered":"University of Maryland Eastern Shore | Maryland Launch Fund"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"935\" class=\"elementor elementor-935\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-687d3cf4 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-middle animated-fast elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"687d3cf4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e20ac2c\" data-id=\"e20ac2c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-807790a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"807790a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.13.3 - 28-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmd.edu\/earlycapital\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"163\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmd.edu\/launch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/USM-Logo-CMYK-1024x209.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-12\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmd.edu\/launch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/USM-Logo-CMYK-1024x209.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.usmd.edu\/launch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/USM-Logo-CMYK-300x61.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.usmd.edu\/launch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/USM-Logo-CMYK-768x156.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.usmd.edu\/launch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/USM-Logo-CMYK.jpg 1065w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-75195c53\" data-id=\"75195c53\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d50f124 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2d50f124\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.13.3 - 28-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Maryland Launch Fund<\/p>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-21fec698 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"21fec698\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1b7096b2\" data-id=\"1b7096b2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4bd49d7b elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4bd49d7b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-60d3ec84\" data-id=\"60d3ec84\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15769697 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15769697\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.13.3 - 28-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>Maryland Launch Fund<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d2d41d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6d2d41d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.13.3 - 28-05-2023 *\/\n.elementor-column .elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--spacer-size)}.e-con{--container-widget-width:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer{width:var(--container-widget-width,var(--spacer-size));--align-self:var(--container-widget-align-self,initial);--flex-shrink:0}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container,.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer{height:100%}.e-con-inner>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner,.e-con>.elementor-widget-spacer>.elementor-widget-container>.elementor-spacer>.elementor-spacer-inner{height:var(--container-widget-height,var(--spacer-size))}<\/style>\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4bd9450 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"4bd9450\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7a52acb2\" data-id=\"7a52acb2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58c2097a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58c2097a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-11\">\n<h1><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-945 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmd.edu\/launch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/UMES_logo-300x139.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"139\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmd.edu\/launch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/UMES_logo-300x139.png 300w, https:\/\/www.usmd.edu\/launch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/UMES_logo.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/h1>\n<h1>&nbsp;<\/h1>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>&nbsp;University of Maryland Eastern Shore<br><\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2553dc78\" data-id=\"2553dc78\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4792fd2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4792fd2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.usmd.edu\/launch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">University System of Maryland Launch Fund<\/a> is a collaborative pilot across all 12 USM institutions. This page provides more information about how the program works in affiliation with <b>University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES)<\/b>.<br><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8fad413 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8fad413\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Funding<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><i>Micro-Grants <\/i>\u2013 Check back for more info on potential micro-grants. You can indicate your interest<a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/lindsayryan464272.typeform.com\/to\/oHxzdL\"> here<\/a> and choose the option \u201cI am a student, faculty, or staff member and am applying for less than $2,000\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><i>Venture Funding <\/i>\u2013 UMES accepts grant and investment requests from ventures founded by students, faculty, employees, and former students. It also accepts applications from ventures founded on intellectual property owned by UMES. <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmd.edu\/launch\">Register on the homepage to apply<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f036d7 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"1f036d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<div class=\"elementor-divider\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6165d4d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6165d4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Get in Touch<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Lindsay at launch@usmd.edu can direct you to the right individuals at your institution to speak with about the Launch Fund and other resources.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-20d1959 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"20d1959\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a05c0b2\" data-id=\"1a05c0b2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-730ab444 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"730ab444\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Please direct any questions to Lindsay Ryan at <a href=\"mailto:launch@usmd.edu\">launch@usmd.edu<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5b2aa51a elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"5b2aa51a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-53149b2c\" data-id=\"53149b2c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76c079f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"76c079f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4d2c4b89 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4d2c4b89\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7f15c345\" data-id=\"7f15c345\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66f60a05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"66f60a05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmd.edu\/launch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/USM-Logo-CMYK-outlinewhite.png\" title=\"USM-Logo-CMYK-outlinewhite.png\" alt=\"USM-Logo-CMYK-outlinewhite.png\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-408b7b86 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"408b7b86\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The University System of Maryland comprises 12 public universities, three regional higher education centers, and more than 200,000 people\u2014students, faculty, and staff\u2014dedicated to pursuing knowledge, advancing discovery, improving lives, and strengthening communities across the state and around the world.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-4406de1b elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"4406de1b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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https:\/\/www.usmd.edu\/launch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/CSU-300x66.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-34e661d6\" data-id=\"34e661d6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-402e8392 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"402e8392\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"147\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmd.edu\/launch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/FSU.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-25\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmd.edu\/launch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/FSU.png 600w, https:\/\/www.usmd.edu\/launch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/FSU-300x74.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3666fe0\" data-id=\"3666fe0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46564354 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"46564354\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"192\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmd.edu\/launch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SU.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-27\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmd.edu\/launch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SU.png 576w, https:\/\/www.usmd.edu\/launch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/SU-300x100.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-586ae757 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"586ae757\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-65577336\" data-id=\"65577336\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f4dc2d9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1f4dc2d9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"603\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmd.edu\/launch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/TU.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-29\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmd.edu\/launch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/TU.png 603w, https:\/\/www.usmd.edu\/launch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/TU-300x70.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 603px) 100vw, 603px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-56d5a2d5\" data-id=\"56d5a2d5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-59c979a7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"59c979a7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"573\" height=\"167\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmd.edu\/launch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/UB.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-31\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmd.edu\/launch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/UB.png 573w, https:\/\/www.usmd.edu\/launch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/UB-300x87.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 573px) 100vw, 573px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-62548b4\" data-id=\"62548b4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68f03aee elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"68f03aee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"536\" height=\"138\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmd.edu\/launch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/UMBC.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-33\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmd.edu\/launch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/UMBC.png 536w, https:\/\/www.usmd.edu\/launch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/UMBC-300x77.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 536px) 100vw, 536px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-327c4d6d\" data-id=\"327c4d6d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78ee0edc elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"78ee0edc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmd.edu\/launch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/UMB.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-35\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmd.edu\/launch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/UMB.png 600w, https:\/\/www.usmd.edu\/launch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/UMB-300x90.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-66da8bd1 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"66da8bd1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6ea77f3f\" data-id=\"6ea77f3f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ba50a5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7ba50a5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"116\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmd.edu\/launch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/UMCP.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-37\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmd.edu\/launch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/UMCP.png 600w, https:\/\/www.usmd.edu\/launch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/UMCP-300x58.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-137f848c\" data-id=\"137f848c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6367fe50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6367fe50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"278\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmd.edu\/launch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/UMES.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-39\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmd.edu\/launch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/UMES.png 600w, https:\/\/www.usmd.edu\/launch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/UMES-300x139.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-6a93386f\" data-id=\"6a93386f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ef7b321 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6ef7b321\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"111\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmd.edu\/launch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/UMGC.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-41\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmd.edu\/launch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/UMGC.png 576w, https:\/\/www.usmd.edu\/launch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/UMGC-300x58.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-61e24948\" data-id=\"61e24948\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-476ce5ee elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"476ce5ee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"187\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmd.edu\/launch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/UMCES.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-43\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmd.edu\/launch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/UMCES.png 576w, https:\/\/www.usmd.edu\/launch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/UMCES-300x97.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-31b4979d elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"31b4979d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-no\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ea7dc34\" data-id=\"5ea7dc34\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-108aef4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"108aef4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"206\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmd.edu\/launch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/UMSG.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-45\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmd.edu\/launch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/UMSG.png 600w, https:\/\/www.usmd.edu\/launch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/UMSG-300x103.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-52d7db9b\" data-id=\"52d7db9b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b45b0f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7b45b0f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"510\" height=\"197\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmd.edu\/launch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/USMHG.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-47\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmd.edu\/launch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/USMHG.png 510w, https:\/\/www.usmd.edu\/launch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/USMHG-300x116.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-7a2afa2e\" data-id=\"7a2afa2e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7690067 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7690067\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1162\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmd.edu\/launch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/USMSM.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-full size-full wp-image-49\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmd.edu\/launch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/USMSM.png 1162w, https:\/\/www.usmd.edu\/launch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/USMSM-300x96.png 300w, https:\/\/www.usmd.edu\/launch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/USMSM-1024x327.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.usmd.edu\/launch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/USMSM-768x245.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1162px) 100vw, 1162px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8ef2cd4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8ef2cd4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1fc49a89\" data-id=\"1fc49a89\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26e3e596 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"26e3e596\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmd.edu\/launch\">Home<\/a><\/h4><h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmd.edu\/launch\/how-it-works\/\">How It Works<\/a><\/h4><h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmd.edu\/launch\/apppreview\/\">Application and Criteria<\/a><\/h4><div style=\"text-align: center;\"><h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmd.edu\/launch\/review\">Review Process<\/a><\/h4><\/div><h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmd.edu\/launch\/resources\/\">Resources<\/a><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maryland Launch Fund Maryland Launch Fund &nbsp; &nbsp;University of Maryland Eastern Shore The University System of Maryland Launch Fund is a collaborative pilot across all 12 USM institutions. This page provides more information about how the program works in affiliation with University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES). 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