Entrepreneurial Opportunities

Become a UMSI Client

Each year, UMSI matches 200+ information-focused projects with organizations from across all sectors to be completed by student teams through our client-based courses and programs.

Work with students studying:
• Data Analytics
• User Experience (UX)
• Libraries, Archives, and Knowledge Environments in Society (LAKES)
• Health Informatics Work with UMSI’s client-based courses to gain practical deliverables and insight on your real-world information problems, while supporting experiential learning!

Host a Student Project
Click here to learn more and submit a project idea!

Digital Lakes Micro-Internship program introduces high school students, entering college in the fall, as well as college freshman and sophomore students to a variety of companies while simultaneously providing companies the opportunity to highlight themselves, their innovative projects and company culture to students earlier in their college career. Digital Lakes Micro-Internships create pathways!

Students will have the unique opportunity to participate in three month-long internships at three different companies. Students will see for themselves what types of exciting tech related work is happening at a wide variety of companies and industries…right here in Michigan!

Students are afforded the opportunity to meet with a range of professionals including c-suite executives who all take the time to share their career experiences, ultimately building their networks and resumes.

2026 Brochure

To get engaged, contact: jennifer@digital-lakes.org | (248) 321-2243 | digital-lakes.org

Alumni Startup Accelerator

Join a legacy of builders who transform industries

Mentors, network, rigor, speed–we give you everything Michigan's ecosystem has to offer to scale from concept to market leader.

The Desai Accelerator program is open to startups with at least one U-M alum founder.

Program dates: June 1, 2026 –September 30, 2026

Information: https://www.desaiaccelerator.com/startup-accelerator

Application deadline: February 8, 2026

Apply Here: Alumni Startup Accelerator Program — Desai Accelerator

CONNECT WITH TOP TALENT!
Join the 2026 Startup Career Fair and connect with talented, driven University of Michigan students ready to innovate. This is your opportunity to recruit future leaders who can make an immediate impact and help grow your venture.

READY TO BUILD YOUR DREAM TEAM?
Let us know if you can attend by filling out the form today.

Register here!

Date: 3/19/26

Time: 11:00 am to 3:00 pm

Location: University of Michigan Campus

QUESTIONS: MPOWERED-DIRECTORS@UMICH.EDU