Stanford Ignite is offered in the winter as a nine-week, part-time program for working professionals and graduate students.
Graduate students currently pursuing a master’s, MD, PhD, post-doc program in a nonbusiness field.
Professionals with a bachelor’s degree and some professional experience (an advanced degree is preferred).
If you have an MBA, graduate degree in management, and/or extensive managerial training, you are not eligible to apply.
Stanford Ignite provides approximately 100 classroom hours and 100 to 150 project hours. Admitted applicants must be able to attend all sessions.
The cost of attendance includes course materials, program events, and some meals.
| Tuition for Part-time Offering | |
|---|---|
| Non-Stanford Participants | US $14,500 |
| Stanford Participants* | US $1,525 |
*Stanford Participants include current Stanford graduate students (Master’s, PhD, JD, MD) and postdoctoral scholars only. All other applicants are considered non-Stanford.
Submit your application as early as possible. To be considered for admission, your application must include:
Applications will not be accepted after the published deadline.
26 Sep 2017
16 Jan – 15 Mar 2018
Class sessions are on Tuesday and Thursday evenings and Saturday over nine consecutive weeks.
Stanford Ignite was a life changing experience. I learned how to take an idea from scratch, brainstorm and iterate on it, formulate it and pitch it to investors. This program is great if you want to develop the business fundamentals that will help you take your idea to the next level.
