The Flemming Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at Hampden-Sydney College has been awarded a $48,000 grant from the Educating Character Initiative at the Program for Leadership and Character through Wake Forest University. The funding will support the Fellows Uplifting Entrepreneurs Locally (FUEL) program, an initiative that integrates character formation with entrepreneurship to prepare students to lead with integrity, purpose and civic responsibility. King said entrepreneurship provides a laboratory for building and developing character. “By combining innovation with civic responsibility, students learn to create value while strengthening their communities.” The Educating Character Initiative is funded by Lilly Endowment Inc.For more information, visit hsc.edu/entrepreneurship.