Innovation Student Programs block

Annual pitch competition that brings the best undergraduate and graduate students together from all disciplines, alongside top research faculty and alumni to pitch the most innovative startups in front of their peers and a panel of esteemed judges for cash scholarship awards.

Leveraging the Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science’s UTDesign senior capstone course, selected ventures can receive $15,000 of engineering services over one of two semesters, a technical mentor, business coaches, and $5,000 cash to grow their business.

Developed as part of the Blackstone Charitable Foundation’s Entrepreneurship Initiative, this global network enables participants to access mentoring, grow their networks, and access resources to accelerate the success of their businesses.

8-week program helps early-stage student led companies on everything from feasibility, product development, customer engagement, team development, and more.

An award-winning a day-long conference that equips middle school girls with science, technology, engineering, arts, and math (STEAM) skills for higher education and future careers.

Receive direct, hands-on mentoring from leading Dallas entrepreneurs and investors. Our mentors consist of CEOs, venture capitalists, angel investors, and attorneys who have both foundational expertise and startup experience.

Award-winning university fund exclusively for university-affiliated founders. Early-stage businesses with inventions, discoveries, products,or services that have achieved proof of concept (or a prototype) and are ready for commercial product development are encouraged to apply to the fund.

The front-door to entrepreneurship on campus. A co-working and event space that was established with a $1M grant from the charitable foundation of the world’s largest private equity firm. 5,000-square foot multi-purpose collaborative space to inspire, accelerate, and support student entrepreneurship.

Exclusive university incubator designed to help students, faculty, and alumni commercialize their ideas and inventions.

New, innovative space that will foster corporate innovator and university collaborations, support Richardson and the region’s startup and entrepreneur community, and advance UT Dallas research.