{"id":970,"date":"2023-04-04T14:33:14","date_gmt":"2023-04-04T14:33:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.usmd.edu\/launch\/?page_id=970"},"modified":"2023-04-04T14:39:07","modified_gmt":"2023-04-04T14:39:07","slug":"fsu","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.usmd.edu\/launch\/fsu\/","title":{"rendered":"Frostburg State University | Maryland Launch Fund"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"970\" class=\"elementor elementor-970\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-73fb94ad elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-middle animated-fast elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"73fb94ad\" 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-6ee8bc72\" data-id=\"6ee8bc72\" 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-4d97d744 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4d97d744\" 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-10182cc6\" data-id=\"10182cc6\" 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-52a538bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"52a538bd\" 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-7b1a50f0 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"7b1a50f0\" 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-1e1bcbd\" data-id=\"1e1bcbd\" 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-3b04d091 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3b04d091\" 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-31566e7e\" data-id=\"31566e7e\" 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-5ec76d3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ec76d3f\" 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-49c91dd1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"49c91dd1\" 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-1f7202a4 elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"1f7202a4\" 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-305365f5\" data-id=\"305365f5\" 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-52086bc7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"52086bc7\" 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\"><div class=\"col-md-11\"><h1><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-972 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmd.edu\/launch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FSU_logo-300x74.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"74\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmd.edu\/launch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FSU_logo-300x74.png 300w, https:\/\/www.usmd.edu\/launch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/FSU_logo.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/h1><h1>\u00a0<\/h1><h1><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>\u00a0Frostburg State University<br \/><\/strong><\/span><\/h1><div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\"><div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2553dc78\" data-id=\"2553dc78\" data-element_type=\"column\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\"><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\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><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>Frostburg State University (FSU)<\/b>.<br \/><\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><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\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Funding<\/strong><\/span><\/h2><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><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><i>Venture Funding <\/i>\u2013 FSU 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 FSU. <a style=\"color: #000000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmd.edu\/launch\">Register on the homepage to apply<\/a>.<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><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\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><div class=\"elementor-divider\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><\/div><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\"><div class=\"elementor-widget-container\"><h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Get in Touch<\/strong><\/span><\/h2><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><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div>\u00a0<\/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-118071ca elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"118071ca\" 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-1dc3326\" data-id=\"1dc3326\" 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-39e9720b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"39e9720b\" 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-37c68b4a elementor-section-height-min-height elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-items-middle\" data-id=\"37c68b4a\" 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-4bc251aa\" data-id=\"4bc251aa\" 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-4f5a04ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"4f5a04ad\" 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-59f74611 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"59f74611\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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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-159de654 elementor-section-content-middle elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"159de654\" 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 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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-5535c62 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5535c62\" 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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 \u00a0 \u00a0Frostburg State University The University System of Maryland Launch Fund is a collaborative pilot across all 12 USM institutions. 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