Academy for Innovation & Entrepreneurship

01/24/2022

Working on a great business idea? Want to win a part of $75,000 in seed funding? We thought so! Apply for ’s Pitch Dingman Competition 2022! Applications are NOW OPEN until February 4th for all current UMD students. Apply now at go.umd.edu/PDC2022

04/20/2021

Everyone's favorite of Maryland Shark Tank-style competition is back - this year with more prize money and awards than ever before!

Join the on May 4th for a virtual Pitch Dingman Competition 2021. This free event is open to everyone in the community.

👉Register now at go.umd.edu/pitchdingman2021

Get tickets to Pitch Dingman Competition 2021, taking place 05/04/2021. Hopin is your source for engaging events and experiences.

03/10/2021

Interested in but don’t yet have a developed venture? Applications are now open for the Fearless Ideas Track! Apply now for this idea-style challenge for your chance to win over $5,000!
Learn more and apply here! 👉 go.umd.edu/fearlessideastrack

05/29/2020

Join in at noon EST today for a conversation about designing a virtual orchestral festival

03/03/2020

Want to up your ideation game at a free workshop or get paid to innovate in the orchestra with some cool cats? Find out more in AIE's Early Spring Happenings newsletter - https://mailchi.mp/bf62d9d673ac/academy-ie-newsletter-3894386

02/13/2020

It’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for! At Pitch Dingman Competition Finals on March 7 at 6:00 p.m., five student startups will take the stage at the Grand Ballroom in Stamp to pitch their businesses for a $15,000 grand prize! Show up early from 5-6 p.m. to get an exclusive t-shirt and see up-and-coming startups at the Founders Showcase.

On March 10, come to the Final round of Pitch Dingman Competition to watch 5 exemplary student startups battle it out for the $15,000 grand prize!

02/12/2020

Terp Alum, join your fellow EnTERPreneurs at an inaugural conference - one of the largest entrepreneurship gatherings of the UMD community!

Connect with UMD resources to help start or grow your business venture, learn from alumni and faculty experts to prepare your startup for success, and network with other Terp entrepreneurs, investors and advisors and form relationships that will help you advance your career.

Register now: https://alumni.umd.edu/EnTERPreneur-Conference-2020

02/06/2020

Pitch Dingman Competition Finals is coming up! On March 10 at 6 p.m. in the Grand Ballroom of Stamp Student Union, student founders from AlgenAir, Bracelint, Door Robotics, Hydraze and SweetsbyCaroline will pitch their startups shark-tank style to expert judges for a shot at the $15,000 grand prize! Be sure to check out the Founders Showcase from 5-6 p.m. to see other up-and-coming UMD startups.

On March 10, come to the Final round of Pitch Dingman Competition to watch 5 exemplary student startups battle it out for the $15,000 grand prize!

02/04/2020

Smith Minor applications are open now through February 17th@ 11:59PM EST.... AND.....The Innovation and Entrepreneurship minor is accepting applications from first-year students. Freshman with 12 or more credits can now apply to the IE minor program.

02/04/2020

Join your fellow EnTERPreneurs at this inaugural conference that will be one of the largest entrepreneurship gatherings of the UMD community! At this conference, you will have the opportunity to:

-Connect with resources at UMD to help start or grow your business venture
-Learn from alumni and faculty experts to prepare your startup for success
-Network with other Terp entrepreneurs, investors and advisors and form relationships that will help you advance your career
-Celebrate the achievements of Terp entrepreneurs and learn why UMD has been rated in the top 10 entrepreneurship programs for five years in a row!

Register now: https://alumni.umd.edu/EnTERPreneur-Conference-2020

01/28/2020

Experience Entrepreneurship with the Hinman CEOs Program.

Applications for the Fall 2020 cohort are due February 16, 2020: http://www.hinmanceos.umd.edu/apply.html

The Hinman CEOs Student Startup Incubator enables undergraduates to develop innovative startup ideas into real companies through an immersive one-year academic and residential experience. The dynamic Hinman CEOs environment is conducive to helping you every day by surrounding you with people who will mentor, inspire, and challenge you to achieve your entrepreneurial goals. While residence within Hinman CEOs South Campus Commons Two housing is recommended, it is not required.

Applications are open until February 16 for entrepreneurially-minded undergraduate students from all academic disciplines with at least one academic year left on campus to join the fall 2020 class.

To learn more, visit http://www.hinmanceos.umd.edu/apply.html

ASPIRE is a grant program for undergraduate researchers working with Clark School faculty on projects with commercial potential

01/23/2020

Apply for the Hinman CEOs Program, a startup incubator where undergrads develop innovative startup ideas into real companies through an immersive one-year academic and residential experience.

Applications are open until February 16 for entrepreneurially-minded undergraduate students from all academic disciplines with at least one academic year left on campus to join the fall 2020 class. To learn more, visit

ASPIRE is a grant program for undergraduate researchers working with Clark School faculty on projects with commercial potential