Summer Venture in Management

The Summer Venture in Management Program is an educational program designed to increase opportunity in business education for high-potential college students making an impact in their school or community.

Frequently Asked Questions
Students quickly discover that the section experience gets them fully engaged during their first year at HBS and beyond, helping to forge lasting friendships and invaluable contacts for life.
Under skillful faculty direction, classrooms become crucibles for leadership: students test their judgment, explore complex ideas, reflect on their leadership styles, and embrace new models and methods for effective business management.
Under skillful faculty direction, classrooms become crucibles for leadership: students test their judgment, explore complex ideas, reflect on their leadership styles, and embrace new models and methods for effective business management.

Imagine yourself as a Harvard Business School student...

Curious to know what a day in the life of an MBA student is like?

Experience it first-hand at the Summer Venture in Management Program (SVMP): an on-campus educational program designed to increase opportunity in business education for high-potential college students by giving you a taste of a business education.

It’s geared towards high-potential college juniors and seniors making an impact in their school or community. The four-day residential campus experience will expose participants to leadership in business and to future opportunities that an MBA degree can provide.

Dates

  • Program

    Sunday, June 15 — Wednesday, June 18, 2025

  • Application Opens

    February 12, 2025

  • Application Deadline

    March 28, 2025

  • Notification of Acceptance

    April 29, 2025

SVMP showed me the unique power of the case method teaching style. I saw firsthand how learning business skills through discussion allowed for more collaborative and inclusive approaches to solving problems.

Ashley Reid, SVMP 2016, MBA 2023

Selection Criteria

We are looking for students who are curious and interested in making a difference in the world. Participants are selected based on academic achievement, demonstrated leadership, and their impact in the community around them. We define leadership broadly - in the form of a student organization, your local church, or soccer team. Examples of leadership and impact in or outside of the college campus environment include, but are not limited to:

  • Serving in student government positions

  • Leading a student association or club

  • Volunteering in under-served communities

  • Working as a Residential Advisor (RA)

  • Being a team captain or other forms of athletic leadership

  • Contributing to a nonprofit organization

  • Spearheading a new initiative related to the community or culture

  • Leading a school research project

HBS is a place that cultivates leaders who are already doing amazing things in their communities and brings them together to refine their skill sets to make an even greater impact.

Olamide Olowe, SVMP 2017

Eligibility

  • Must be a junior or senior to apply, specifically graduating in the classes of 2025 or 2026.

  • All majors are welcome to apply!

  • Undocumented students are eligible to apply.

  • International students are not eligible for SVMP.

  • Former SVMP participants are not eligible to reapply.

Cost

Harvard Business School covers all programmatic expenses, including room and board. However, you will need to arrange for your own transportation to and from the program. If needed, limited financial aid is available to cover travel expenses to the program. Admitted students will be given information on how to request travel reimbursement.