Student Specific
E-Team Training Program is a competitive national program that provides up to $25,000 in funding, hands-on workshops, peer networking opportunities, national recognition, and expert coaching for students working to commercialize their high-impact science and technology inventions. Applications are due October 4. Attend our next Informational webinar on September 6.
The New York Business Plan Competition is a statewide competition. Winners of the regional event go on to the final in in April.
e-Fest® and the Schulze Entrepreneurship Challenge provides a substantial opportunity for undergraduate students to exercise entrepreneurship, network with other emerging entrepreneurial leaders, and gain recognition for their business venture ideas and ability to pitch them effectively.
Team submission deadline: TBA
Other
NSF I-Corps Short Courses are for university researchers interested in exploring the market potential of their work and learning entrepreneurial skills. While exploring your current project, you'll learn to apply the same process to other technologies – now and in your future career. Participants in this free course will learn how to acquire and apply information from the marketplace, customer interviews, and industry partners.
The Short Course features lecture and group breakout work in person, followed by two weeks of remote sessions. At the end of the two weeks, teams present findings at an in-person wrap-up.
If you work with a team, the whole team can participate in the Short Course. Teams already working with industry mentors stand to maximize their experience in the Short Course, but a mentor is not required. Short Course participation is a great way to get connected with the nation-wide NSF I-Corps network of mentors, Sites, Nodes, and programming.
Venture For America is accepting applications for their two-year fellowship program. VFA Fellows spend two years as a full-time salaried employee at startups in emerging US cities getting hands on experience and learning how to build businesses.
The Hardware Accelerator program at Rev: Ithaca Startup Works supports companies that are developing physical products from sketch to prototype. We're offering up to $2,000 in funding, mentorship and access to our state-of-the-art prototyping lab, in addition to workshops, weekly meetings and daily support from experienced instructors.
Binghamton Business Plan Competition
Win up to $5,000, website design and internet marketing services, legal and accounting services, professional business association membership and business signage.