Skip Navigation

External Competitions

The IEI staff are happy to support participation in any of the following open national and international business plan and venture competitions.  Please stop by Room 201, Speakman Hall to discuss your entry.

Featured Competitions

Collegiate Inventors Competition - National Inventors Hall of Fame Foundation

For 15 years, the Collegiate Inventors Competition has recognized and encouraged undergraduate and graduate students on their quest to change the world aroundthem. With over $75,000 in prizes awarded to the top inventors and their academic advisors each year, the Competition is one of the most prestigious honors available to college and university innovators.
For more information, visit www.invent.org/collegiate.


Graduate Level Competitions

University of Cincinnati - Spirit of Enterprise Competition

Carnegie Melon University - McGinnis Venture Competition

Boise State University - Northwest Venture Championship

San Diego State University - Venture Challenge

University of San Francisco - International Business Plan Competition

Ball State University - Nascent 500 Business Plan Challenge

Rice University - Business Plan Competition

University of Manitoba - Can Am Bowl

University of Nebraska , Lincoln - NU Venture World Competition

Partners: UC Berkeley , Columbia, Yale, London Business School - Global Social Venture Competition

Wake Forest University - The Elevator Competition

University of Oregon - New Venture Championship

Jungle Media Group - Jungle Business Plan Challenge

University of Texas , Austin - MOOT CORP Competition

Undergraduate Level Competitions

Queens University - Queens Entrepreneurs' Competition

Boise State University - Northwest Venture Championship

Ball State University - Nascent 500 Business Plan Challenge

University of Nebraska , Lincoln - NU Venture World Competition

Colorado State University - Venture Adventure