Events and Opportunities
Whether you're just curious to learn more about innovation and entrepreneurship or even ready to launch your next business, we have events and opportunities throughout the year to help you make the real-world impact that you envision. Keep up to date on upcoming events, opportunities and deadlines with our newsletters:Ìý
Signature Programs of the Innovation & Entrepreneurship Initiative
Connecting the 91³Ô¹ÏÍø campus with the Boulder community to developÌýinnovativeÌýideas and pitchÌýfor up toÌý$50,000 in venture funding.
Student entrepreneurs with diverse perspectives who embrace theÌýspirit of innovation and impact on campus and in the Boulder community.
A micro-funding opportunity for 91³Ô¹ÏÍø undergraduate and graduate students that provides up to $500 in funding for entrepreneurial ideas in the making.
A mini job fair that brings entrepreneurially-minded 91³Ô¹ÏÍø students and local Front Range startups together with a twist.
Join this campus-wide event that's all about making positive changes in the world.ÌýWhether you haveÌýanÌýidea or are someone eager to help those ideas become real, this is the event you don't want to miss.
91³Ô¹ÏÍø's entrepreneurial mentor network supports innovative activity on campus led by students, faculty and staff.
Off-Campus Opportunities
Events
Tuesday, May 6: —This event features a women investor-led roundtable discussion. The leaders of WIN are active investors and mentors within Colorado’s early-stage venture community.
Monday, May 12-Friday, 16: —Boulder's free week-long conference for the entrepreneurial community.
Wednesday, May 21: —Engage with others in Colorado’s life sciences community and spark dynamic relationships with fellow innovators.
Thursday, June 5: —See innovation in action: Discover how Enveda identified 10 new chemical entities in just five years — reshaping the future of therapeutics.
Applications
Friday, May 9 (deadline): —This hybrid program is designed for early-stage tech ventures (open to students and non-students alike) in the Denver area looking to grow and improve their chances of success. Over nine weeks, participants can take advantage of a $2,000 stipend, weekly workshops, mentorship, networking and pitching events to take their business beyond the ideation stage and into operations and growth.
Applications open:Ìý–Student teams compete for more than $540,000 for successfully identifying a promising energy technology, assessing its market potential, and creating a business plan for commercialization.
Rolling application: –Grants that support rural entrepreneurs who are eager to level up their businesses but need a financial boost to get there.andÌýdelivering results.
Rolling Application: –Apply for the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade's funding and trade show participation program.