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Applications are open now through April 6 for the School of Information Studies’ Raymond von Dran (RvD) Fund for Student Entrepreneurship iPrize competition and the Hunter Brooks Watson Spirit of Entrepreneurship Award. The competitions will be held simultaneously on Thursday,…

Syracuse University Libraries is accepting spring applications from graduate and undergraduate students for the Orange Innovation Fund grant now through Friday, March 28, 2025, at 5 p.m. Interested applicants can access the application template online or e-mail OrangeInnovation@syr.edu to request an application package. Grants up to…

The entrepreneurial seeds that Jack Wren ’26 planted as a 5-year-old would eventually grow into a full-fledged career running his own small business producing hats. Even at that young age, Wren possessed a savvy business acumen. He would purchase seed…

Syracuse University Libraries’ Blackstone LaunchPad awarded prizes to several student teams as part of its fourth annual Afropreneurship Celebration and Business Competition, held in Bird Library on Feb. 7. Among the winning team awards: $1,500 to Olutosin Alabi G’25 (Martin…

Syracuse University Libraries is hosting “The Ideas Exchange: Sparking Innovation at Syracuse University” on Tuesday, March 4, from 2:30 to 5 p.m. on the first floor of Bird Library. Students from across campus eager to explore the frontiers of innovation,…

The Blackstone LaunchPad at Syracuse University Libraries has awarded one $2,500 Student Start-Up Fund grant, formerly the Innovation Fund, for the Spring 2025 semester. Grants are awarded on a rolling basis to undergraduate and graduate students who need help moving…

Syracuse University is currently accepting applications through Jan. 31 for the 2025 campus qualifier competition for the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) InVenture Prize. Four finalist teams will be selected from the applicant pool to compete in the live (virtual) question-and-answer…

Syracuse University Libraries’ Blackstone LaunchPad (LaunchPad) announced the winners of the 2024 Impact Prize competition for social entrepreneurship, held on Nov. 13 at Bird Library. Student teams pitched their respective social impact ventures for a chance to win a total…

The Lerner Center for Public Health Promotion and Population Health, in partnership with the Blackstone LaunchPad, is excited to announce the first Combatting Public Health Misinformation Social Impact Pitch Competition. This event is set to empower undergraduate students from all…

Syracuse University Libraries’ Blackstone LaunchPad (LaunchPad) hosted its 2024 Student Showcase as part of Orange Central Alumni Weekend Nov. 1 in Bird Library. Alumni were invited to award “‘Cuse Cash” to student founders showcasing their products, with top winners receiving…