Applications for the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation’s UpStart fall entrepreneurship program for women and people of color are now being accepted through June 1, organizers recently announced.

The free, 10-week program will begin Tuesday, Sept. 10 and end Tuesday, Nov. 12. The classes are held at the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery.

According to the website, UpStart participants will learn the skills needed to conceive, fund, organize and test a business idea. They will be connected to area professionals who will help establish strategic goals and identify the next steps.

Applications can be filled out here.

Note: the editor-in-chief of MadisonStartups.com teaches in UpStart