EMPOWER The next innovators Partners Encourage | Speak - Entrepreneurship Live! - Ignite Startup Workshops - Forty Acres Founders - UT Entrepreneurship Courses Educate | Mentor - Entrepreneurs-in-Residence - Forty Acres Founders Empower | Judge - DisrupTexas Pitch Competition - Summer Fellowship HKEC Advisory Board - Impact Entrepreneurship at UT Judge the McCombs Entrepreneur Summer Fellowships Fellowships are awarded to graduate and undergraduate students, providing selected winners grant money to be used toward the growth of their startup. Judging takes place virtually during the spring semester. Interested in judging fellowship applications? Apply Today About MESF The McCombs Entrepreneur Summer Fellowship (MESF), funded by the generous support of alumni donors and the Herb Kelleher Entrepreneurship Center, enables innovative students to continue building their startups during the summer.