Funding

Turn ideas into action with funding from Tsai CITY. Whether you’re exploring an early idea, advancing a project or venture, or building community across Yale, our funding opportunities can help you take your next step.

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Startup Yale Prizes

Startup Yale brings together the greater Yale and New Haven innovation community, connecting student innovators with funding, mentorship, and networking opportunities to advance their ventures and initiatives.
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Student Ecosystem Fund

Strengthen Yale’s innovation and entrepreneurship community with up to $500 in funding for collaborative student-led events, programs, and initiatives.
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Student Exploration Fund

Explore and test an early-stage idea with up to $500 in funding for customer discovery, prototyping, and other activities that help you learn what works.