Tuesday, March 2, 2021

ESTEEM Graduate Program at the University of Notre Dame



The ESTEEM Graduate Program at the University of Notre Dame has a few spots left in our one-year M.S. in Engineering, Science, and Technology Entrepreneurship, with a final application deadline of April 12, 2021.  

Many students come into the University of Notre Dame's ESTEEM Graduate Program feeling restless and boxed in by the career choices laid out in front of them, but full of energy to create a better world and make an impact. For this reason, ESTEEM emphasizes the action of entrepreneurship, not just the study of it. ESTEEM allows students with technical backgrounds to explore the world of business and entrepreneurship, learning how to combine their current skills with new ones to make an impact fixing things that matter. 

ESTEEM curriculum

·  11 months of transformative experiences 

·  includes design thinking, customer validation, financial modeling, funding new ventures, data analytics, finance and prototyping

·  Capstone Project: go-to-market approach with ND-based research, industry-sponsored projects or Founder’s Idea

ESTEEM students:

·  44 students in the class of 2021 from various STEM fields

·  100% receive some level of scholarship award

·  average scholarship of approximately $24k

ESTEEM graduates:

·  are changing the world at companies such as Apple, Eli Lilly, McKinsey, Walt Disney and more

·  >90% of the Class of 2020 placed within 3 months of graduation 

·  1 in 4 alums are in startups; 25% as founders or co-founders (including Enlighten Mobility, founded by Marissa Koscielski, ESTEEM 2018)