The University of Maryland has been awarded an Excellence in Entrepreneurship Education award by the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE).

Maryland picked up the award for its Entrepreneurship and Innovation Program (EIP) – a two-year, living-learning programme for undergraduate students in their first two years of study. The programme offers a residential community, access to mentors and incubator facilities, and grants from an EIP-managed seed fund.

EIP students have gone on to form ventures in a…