Innovation & Entrepreneurship Newsletter, Campus Edition, 4/23/25

This weekly update from the Innovation & Entrepreneurship Initiative keeps students, faculty and staff connected with CU Boulder’s entrepreneurial community. Inside, you'll discover inspiring success stories, important upcoming events and useful resources to help inspire your innovation journey!

Competition Updates

Boulder Theater Marquis promoting the New Venture Challenge

LAST CALL: RSVP for the NVC Finals on April 23!

Wednesday, April 23, Boulder Theater

RSVP for the NVC Finals on April 23 to watch top entrepreneurs pitch their innovative business ventures live to a panel of judges and compete for a share of $325,000!

RSVP

Career Corner

Four ways that attending NVC can help you get a job!

The New Venture Challenge (NVC) Finals are today! Even if you aren’t pitching, NVC is not something you should miss. Beyond the spectacle of watching teams compete for hundreds of thousands of dollars in prizes, here are five ways NVC can help you land a job!

Spotlight: weekly opportunities

Each week, we share new job and internship opportunities for you to explore.

Innovation Buffs

CU Boulder student lands prestigious Goldwater Scholarship

CU Boulder Today—CU Boulder student Arianna McCarty is among 441 college students from across the United States in 2025 to be awarded Goldwater Scholarships, which reward sophomores and juniors who are actively conducting research in math, science and engineering.

University of Colorado Boulder student Benjamin Scarbeary

How Ben Scarbeary is channeling creativity into entrepreneurial impact at CU Boulder

Deming Center for Entrepreneurship—When Benjamin Scarbeary began creating video game content on YouTube during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, he didn’t expect it to spark a lasting passion for entrepreneurship. Now a freshman at CU Boulder and a proud Deming Center Ambassador, Ben is channeling that same energy into helping other students discover the possibilities of entrepreneurial thinking.

On-campus Events and Opportunities

Campus Sustainability Summit Announcement

Build Resilience and Accelerate Impact at the Campus Sustainability Summit

Tuesday, April 22-Wednesday, April 23, University Memorial Center

All Buffs and community members are invited to attend the 32nd annual Campus Sustainability Summit. This two-day event presents many opportunities to share, learn about and celebrate the wide array of accomplishments, challenges and new ideas related to sustainability in the CU Boulder community.

Engineering Projects Expo 2025

Friday, April 25, CU Indoor Practice Facility

Everything CU Boulder engineering students learn culminates in capstone design projects presented at the annual Engineering Projects Expo. This year's event will feature projects from mechanical engineering; computer science; electrical, computer and energy engineering; biomedical engineering; and civil, environmental and architectural engineering.

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ATLAS EXPO 2025

Thursday, May 1, Roser ATLAS Center

ATLAS Expo is your chance to go hands-on with games, electronics, AR/VR, interactive and immersive experiences, fabrication, motion capture, and much more. Explore projects across three floors. Get to know the students and faculty who make our institute so vibrant and check out the teaching labs and performance technology spaces that make ATLAS unique. RSVP Today!

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Off Campus Opportunities

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Wednesday, April 23: New Venture Challenge Finals—Top entrepreneurs pitch their innovative business ventures live to a panel of judges and compete for a share of $325,000!

Friday, April 25 (Denver): Colorado Startups Happy Hour—Join other ambitious entrepreneurs, investors, and community members in our state's thriving startup ecosystem for a lively and fun event.

Friday, April 26 and Saturday, April 27: LAUNCH YOUR IDEA - WEST CENTRAL COLORADO—In collaboration with Region 10 and the West Central Small Business Development Center, you will learn core elements critical to every successful business venture, regardless of stage, in this certificate course.

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Applications

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Thursday, May 1 (Second-round application deadline): DemingHigh Growth Venture Fellowship–This two-year program immerses a select group of MBA candidates in academic and experiential learning unique to growth-stage companies.

Applications open: EnergyTech University Prize–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: Startup Colorado Community and Entrepreneurship Grants–Grants that support rural entrepreneurs who are eager to level up their businesses but need a financial boost to get there.and delivering results.

Rolling Application: Global Business Development's 2025 Trade Shows–Apply for the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade's funding and trade show participation program.

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