The Timothy D. Ryan Summer Entrepreneurship Program

The Timothy D. Ryan Summer Entrepreneurship Program was established to help students, especially undergraduates, develop their innovative ideas into novel commercial products or services. These products or services might bring solutions to a variety of business sectors, including but not limited to: electronics, engineering, biochemistry, software, information sciences, and climate technology.

Successful student applicants should have a comprehensive product description and evidence to support the specific market need the product would address. In addition, a preliminary marketing plan should be articulated, along with a proposed budget and timeline for the development of the early-stage product definition or prototype. This budget should include a 3-month summer stipend for the awardee(s) and projected purchase costs for required materials and tools.

Participation in the 10-week summer internship educational program is expected to be a full-time, in-person commitment, and cannot be combined with other work (e.g. SURF). When applying, please declare all team members up front; there is no disqualification on the basis of team size.

Meet Tim Ryan (BS '78), and hear more about the Summer Entrepreneurship Program on Thursday, January 23, 12-1pm, at the Caltech Innovation Center (271 S Chester Ave). Lunch will only be provided to those who RSVP.

RSVP here: https://caltech-csm.symplicity.com/students/?=event&ss=is&mode=form&id=8f650933b552929e61ccfc6c3da27903

This year's applications for the The Timothy D. Ryan Summer Entrepreneurship Program open at the beginning of the Winter Term and close February 24, 2025.

Learn more about the program and submit your applications through CALE: https://caltech-csm.symplicity.com/students/app/jobs/detail/cf67a85aeb786a9edbe61dfccb50a4ec

The winner(s) will be announced on March 2025, exact date TBA.

The winners' project presentations will commence during the Summer 2025 Term and include a lunch with Tim Ryan.

Audiomatic: Brian Hu & Nika Chuzhoy
Luria Health: Andrea Olsen

While working on his Caltech undergraduate degree, Tim Ryan (BS '78) co-founded his first digital music synthesizer company, Con Brio, with two fellow Caltech students. In 1989, Ryan went on to found the company that would become M-Audio. The company became the industry leader in innovative computer-based recording solutions developing and offering a wide variety of affordable interfaces, keyboards, speakers and microphones. M-Audio was acquired by Avid Technologies, Inc. in 2004.

Please contact the Caltech Innovation Center for any further questions.