CYstarters Application

2024 CYstarters Application closes at 11:59 PM on March 10, 2024.

For questions, please reach out to CYstarters Program Manager, Megan Graettinger (mgraett@iastate.edu)

CYstarters Application

Please note: You must be an Iowa State student or recent Iowa State graduate, graduating no less than six months prior to the start of the summer accelerator, to apply. Applications will be accepted until March 10 at 11:59 pm. If your application is selected, you or your team will be required to present a pitch deck in front of the selection committee on Thursday, March 21. The selection process is competitive, with only a limited number of spots available for the summer accelerator. All decisions will be announced no later than April 17.

Name (Primary contact)*
First Last
Email*
Classification*
- Freshmen
- Sophomore
- Junior
- Senior
- Graduate
- Postdoc
- Recent graduate (graduating 6 months or less from ISU)
Graduation date:*
Major(s)*
Minor(s)
Please let us know your home college:*
- College of Agriculture & Life Sciences
- College of Design
- College of Engineering
- College of Human Sciences
- College of Liberal Arts & Sciences
- College of Veterinary Medicine
- Ivy College of Business
Please list your hometown (include city, county, and state):*
Please indicate relevant courses or programs you have taken while at ISU:*
Name of business:*
Is your application for:*
- Individual- $6,500
- Team- $13,000
If team application, please list other team members:
Name Email

Please only list members who will be involved and compensated during the summer program.
Provide an overview of your business or business concept:*
You might include your products/services, what problem are you solving, what's your competitive advantage, capital needed, and momentum to date.
At what stage are you or your team in the business:*
What are next steps for your business:*
If you have received funding outside of family & friends, please list below:
Please include any research grant funding from Iowa State.
Why CYstarters? Why now?*
Anything else we should know? Feel free to share any prior commitments and information the selection committee should know about:
Do you have summer employment plans? #hours/week? Participants in CYstarters are expected to commit at least 30 hours/wk on site to the program.
Please upload your business pitch deck:*
Accepted file types: pdf, ppt, pptx, Max. file size: 32 MB.
If you or your team is selected to advance, this will be the pitch deck used for the in-person pitches. PowerPoint or PDF recommended. These presentations will be 5 minutes in length, followed by Q&A. We suggest adding notes to describe each page to give more context for reviewers. Resource: https://slidebean.com/blog/startups-what-is-a-pitch-deck-presentation
Has a letter of recommendation been uploaded for you?*
- Yes
- No
A recommendation letter is required for the application. Please have a reference submit a letter of recommendation for you using this link: https://www.isupjcenter.org/cystarters-letter-of-recommendation/
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Please upload a letter of recommendation:
Accepted file types: pdf, doc, docx, , Max. file size: 32 MB.
This can be the same person as listed above. If you are applying as a team, please combine letters of recommendation for both members into one PDF or Word file.
Please upload your resume/CV:*
Drop files here or

Accepted file types: doc, docx, pdf, Max. file size: 32 MB.
How did you hear about CYstarters?
- Referred by a friend (please indicate whom below)
- Through ISU Pappajohn Center for Entrepreneurship
- Poster/Flyers
- Website/Online
- Class (professor/advisor)
If you were referred, please let us know by whom:
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