Ed Snider Center for Enterprise and Markets
Forecasted
Ed Snider Center for Enterprise and Markets supports faculty and PhD students in interdisciplinary research to advance understanding of institutions that promote enterprise and well-functioning markets.
Funder: Apgar Foundation
Due Dates (Anticipated): January 2027 (Annual academic year deadline)
Funding Amounts: FEST: up to six grants of $5,000–$10,000 each academic year, typically for one year
Summary: The Ed Snider Center supports interdisciplinary research on enterprise and markets, including FEST grants for faculty–PhD student collaborations.
Key Information: FEST projects must span at least two FEST areas, and funded teams must attend all FEST seminars.
Description
The Ed Snider Center for Enterprise and Markets at the University of Maryland advances interdisciplinary research on institutions that promote enterprise and well-functioning markets. Its mission connects research with teaching and engagement, making scholarship relevant to students, business practitioners, and the public. Research examines how individuals, organizations, and systems shape environments that support enterprise.
The center’s competitive Finance, Economics, Strategy, and Technology (FEST) Research Grant Program supports joint research by faculty and PhD students across these disciplines. Supported by Dr. William A. Longbrake through the Longbrake Snider Center Fund, the program seeks pioneering research that positions the Smith School at the forefront of academic research and practice. The Apgar Foundation has supported the center; the FEST program has its own stated funding support and application requirements.
