Prototype funding for the Health Innovation Challenge
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Prototype funding can spur
development and help convey your idea to a broader audience. We have
funding available to help with creating a
physical model, object, or device.
Student
teams are invited to apply for funds that can be used to purchase
materials, rent equipment, or hire short-term workers with high level
skills beyond the team’s capacity.
Application period opens November 23rd and the deadline is Monday, December 14th midnight.
Funds are provided in the form of a debit card that is available for teams with students from the state of Washington.
Be brief. There are word limits. This application should take about 60 minutes to complete. You may start, save, and return. Let the review committee know you have worked hard to get discounts, free items, pro-bono work from experts that will augment your need for funds.
Be brief. There are word limits. This application should take about 60 minutes to complete. You may start, save, and return. Let the review committee know you have worked hard to get discounts, free items, pro-bono work from experts that will augment your need for funds.
Prototype funding may not be used for
marketing, business cards, displays, signage, visuals, etc. You cannot
buy computers, 3-D printers, phones, or pay team members, transportation
or lodging. You cannot use funds for legal
or other professional fees. Awards generally are between $500 and
$3000, although other requests will be considered. All expenditures must
be accounted for with receipts and the Buerk Center spending log, which
will be provided. Good luck!
Questions? Email Terri Butler at TLButler@uw.edu
Science and Technology Showcase (STS) 2016 Application, sponsored by
SEBA and the Buerk Center!
The details….
Are you working on a technology that has potential for commercialization? Do you have a business idea in the science and technology space that you’d like to explore in more depth? Would you like a chance to win cash prizes?
The details….
Are you working on a technology that has potential for commercialization? Do you have a business idea in the science and technology space that you’d like to explore in more depth? Would you like a chance to win cash prizes?
Participating in STS
allows you to further explore the commercialization potential of your
science- and technology-based ideas by presenting them to an audience of
fellow scientists and engineers, MBA students,
and a panel of judges that includes prominent entrepreneurs and
investors from the Seattle business community.
When: January 21st, 2016 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm (Event will open to everyone for Networking Night from 7:00 – 8:30 pm)
Where: Anthony’s Forum, Dempsey Hall
Where: Anthony’s Forum, Dempsey Hall
Applications here and due Friday, December 18th by 5pm. Selected
presenters will be notified via email by Monday, December 21st by 5pm.
Student teams are invited to apply for funding to build prototypes for the
Alaska Airlines Environmental Innovation Challenge. These funds can be used to purchase materials, rent equipment, or hire short-term
workers with skills beyond the team’s capacity. Application closes Sunday, Dec. 20 at midnight.
About the Environmental Innovation Challenge
Students are our best hope for solving the world’s most pressing environmental problems. If you have passion and the desire to make an impact, the Challenge is for you. In the EIC, interdisciplinary student teams define an environmental problem, design a solution, build a prototype and/or a computer simulation, and create a business summary that demonstrates the market potential.
What is eligible?
Any product, process or service that reduces waste, minimizes energy consumption, and contributes to a healthier planet. Re-use, recycling, water usage, energy generation, green consumer products, and nanotechnology - all are ripe for innovation.
Team Formation website is open!
Need to find a team/teammates for the EIC, HIC or BPC. Enter info here.
Need to find a team/teammates for the EIC, HIC or BPC. Enter info here.
Due Dates (open to students from all colleges and universities in the Pacific NW)
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Team Registration, January 22 to February 1. Open your online account with basic team information.
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EIC OFFICIAL ENTRY February 21, your 5-7 page business summary is due. Top 21 teams will be selected to present at the
Alaska Airlines Environmental Innovation Challenge which is held on March 31, 2016.
Business Plan Practicum
Are you
entre-curious but not sure how to begin? Have you always dreamed of
starting your own business? Do you already have a start-up and want to
take it to the next level? Then register for
ENTRE 540: Business Plan Practicum, a 2-credit course winter quarter Thursdays from 6–7:50 p.m. to make it happen!
Each class features the
expertise of guest lecturers including top entrepreneurs, venture
capitalists, and professionals who know what it takes to launch an idea.
And if you want to participate in the
Environmental Innovation Challenge (EIC), the new
Health Innovation Challenge (HIC), or the
Business Plan Competition (BPC)—either starting a company or joining a team—this is a great way to learn what made past winners so successful.
Registration Info:
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Non-Foster graduate
students—Registration opens for non-MBA grad students November 30.
Request an add code for ENTRE 540 by emailing
mbaregis@uw.edu.
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Undergraduate students register per usual process.
Questions? Contact
Amy Sallin.
