The Iowa Innovation Challenge is bringing over $250,000 in total funding to be awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year across the University of Iowa's campus. The Challenge is a university-wide competition with the goal to identify, advance and support the most innovative and entrepreneurial projects on campus.  This competition is offered in partnership between the University of Iowa's John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center, University of Iowa's Office of the Vice President for Research, University of Iowa Research Foundation, and UI Ventures. 

THIS COMPETITION IS OPEN TO ALL UI 

• Faculty  
• Staff  
• Graduate students  
• Undergraduate students  
• Incubator startups  
• UI Program or Academic Alumni  

 SPRING COMPETITION DETAILS  

https://www.iowajpec.org/innovationchallenge 

Phase 2 (*Current) Business Model Competition 

-    $169,000 in prizes -   
Workshop on  February 28, 2020, PBB W107 at 11:30am to help individuals successfully apply and compete. 

-    Now accepting applications  - Deadline to apply: March 27, 2020

-    Applications will be reviewed and finalists will be selected to advance to compete in April