BEAR Innovation Competition

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BEAR Innovation Competition

Do you have a passion to solve current issues with your entrepreneurial mindset? Use your ideas to build the future you’ve always envisioned.

What is the BEAR Innovation Competition?

The BEAR Innovation Competition is an annual innovation competition for students who feel a drive to create real-life solutions for the real-life problems existing in the world. Whether it be in the form of a service, brand, products, or social enterprise, ideas come from all types of people in all shapes in form. Take an idea from “dream” to “do” by signing up for BEAR Innovation Competition this year.

When is the 2024 BEAR Innovation Competition?

The 2024 BEAR Innovation Competition will take place on Sunday, April 7th in IDC 114.

Where can I Register?

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What do I need to Know ?

The BEAR Innovation Competition launches in February and concludes in April. During the fall semester, students can participate in workshops, attend talks through the INSPIRE Speaker Series, and take advantage of web-based resources on entrepreneurship to further their self-initiated entrepreneurial endeavors. During the spring semester, teams of students submit their entrepreneurial ideas and supporting documentation, work with a pool of mentors, present their projects to a panel of outside judges, and compete for awards.

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Past BEAR Innovation Competition Winners

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