The Pagon Family Promising Entrepreneur’s Fund, established through the generosity of Kata and Leonard Pagon, provides financial support for students in the creation of start-up/early stage companies. The program is open to any current student in good standing. The purpose of this fund is to invest in some of High Point University’s most exciting student business ventures.
Students will perform all due diligence, make investment decisions, and interact with business leaders and successful entrepreneurs while learning how to take their companies to the next level.
Applications will be reviewed by a panel of judges and will be scored based on the following:
Grant amounts generally range from $500 to $1,500.
Actual amounts will be determined based on evaluation of the student’s application.
Applications will be approved by a committee of faculty from the Phillips School of Business and the Pagon Family.
Application period opens February 1, 2023 with a deadline of February 17, 2023.
Notifications of awards will be made mid March.
For more information contact Kathy Elliott kelliott@highpoint.edu