Are you ready to compete?
We’re seeking the greatest student-led innovation created at the University of Miami.
This innovation can be an invention or a prototype. Most of all, it needs to be new, unique, and intended to solve a real-world problem. And importantly, it needs to be led by students.
Application Requirements
- Team information for all members
- Tell us about your idea in a tweet (280 characters)
- An unedited video pitch that is 2 minutes or less
- A completed business model canvas
- Find a business model canvas walkthrough on our resources page
- An acknowledgment that at least 1 team member will travel to Tallahassee, FL to represent UM at the ACC InVenture Prize if your team wins at UM
Deadline To Submit
November 1, 2023 at 11:59pm
ACC InVenture Prize
The winning team will win a trip for up to 3 team members to represent the University of Miami at the ACC InVenture Prize in Tallahassee, FL in Spring 2024. At least one member of the winning team MUST commit to travel to Tallahassee, FL to represent UM in the competition.
At the ACC InVenture Prize in Tallahassee, FL, after a preliminary pitch from all 15 teams representing ACC schools, the top 5 teams selected will re-pitch in the finals, which will be carried on TV both live and on tape-delay to multiple markets that make up the Atlantic Coast Conference, typically thorough their local PBS stations.
Additionally, the pitch competition will take place in front of a live audience of up to 1000 persons on campus at Georgia Tech University. This competition provides a unique opportunity to share your innovation, to build an audience of supporters, and to potentially seek funding for further development, both from the prize and potentially from investors.
Judging Criteria
Team Eligibility Requirements
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Need help with your application?
All UM students can receive free help from The Launch Pad – UM’s Entrepreneurship Center. Register for an account and request a meeting at thelaunchpad.org.
Get Started with The Launch Pad
- Co-working is open from 9 AM – 4 PM
- Multiple flexible working spaces
- Provides a central location
- Two private phone booths to take calls or meetings
- Limited daily availability