Thank you for your interest in the Suren G. Dutia and Jas K. Grewal Global Impact Award. The award was founded in 2013 to support the vision and passion of Washington University in St. Louis students, postdoctoral researchers, and recent alumni who are creating ventures that are scalable, sustainable, and quick-to-market with proof of concept and a broad impact.

This award, provided by and named for Washington University alumnus Suren G. Dutia and his wife Jas K. Grewal, invests in individuals and high-growth entrepreneurial ventures that apply technology for developing for-profit/nonprofit solutions that spur economic growth and catalyze social change.

The donors recognize that Washington University students and recent alumni have the potential to utilize technology to develop solutions to real-world problems. With this award, the donors intend to provide the selected applicants with financial resources, mentorship, and relationships that help accelerate the growth of high-impact ventures. For more information about the donors, see their bios here.

The intent of this award is to be utilized in perpetuity to inspire an interdisciplinary expansion of entrepreneurship and innovation at Washington University. Recipients of Global Impact Awards are encouraged to make an impact by giving a portion of future earnings or venture equity to the Suren G. Dutia and Jas K. Grewal Global Impact Award, to provide similar assistance and resources to continue the growth of this fund.

The award provides this support to selected teams to help them achieve their highest potential. The process provides much more than funding; through the experience, entrepreneurs learn and develop their personal networks as well as their ventures.

For information about the donors’ gift, see the gift announcement in the following Washington University Record article: Link. We are excited to present this opportunity and wish success to all who enter!