$25K Grant Supports UCF Entrepreneurship Dissertation Research

(Orlando, Florida) - Diane Sullivan, UCF’s first Doctoral student in the field of Entrepreneurship, received a $25,000 dissertation grant from the Florida High-Tech Corridor Council and the UCF Office of Research and Commercialization to investigate the dynamic nature of entrepreneurial networks. Sullivan’s research describes how entrepreneurs’ networks evolve as a consequence of shifting knowledge requirements during venture emergence and early growth. Sullivan has published several journal articles and book chapters, and has presented her research at many national and regional conferences. She will be joining the faculty at the University of Dayton this fall.

Ms. Sullivan’s research was conducted in association with UCF’s recently created Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. The center promotes doctoral student research, and benefits from the efforts of entrepreneurship, innovation, and technology strategy researchers who regularly publish their work in top-tier entrepreneurship and management journals and have won major international awards for their research.

About CEI: The Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (CEI) was formed as an initiative by the UCF College of Business Administration. The CEI offers training to those who create and lead new business ventures, by providing educational programs, research facilities, networking opportunities, business plan showcase events, and access to business thought leaders. The CEI efforts foster an expanding network of mutually beneficial university, business, and government partnerships that promote Central Florida’s economic development and quality of life. For more information please visit www.cei.ucf.edu.

 About UCF: The University of Central Florida is a public, multi-campus, metropolitan research university, dedicated to serving its surrounding communities with their diverse and expanding populations, technological corridors, and international partners. The mission of the university is to offer high-quality undergraduate and graduate education, student development, and continuing education; to conduct research and creative activities; and to provide services that enhance the intellectual, cultural, environmental, and economic development of the metropolitan region, address national and international issues in key areas, establish UCF as a major presence, and contribute to the global community.