John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center Innovation Challenge Elevator Pitch Competition

The Innovation Challenge will bring $225,000 in total funding during the 2024-25 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 open to all University of Iowa:

  • Faculty
  • Staff
  • Graduate students
  • Undergraduate students
  • Incubator startups
  • UI Program or Academic Alumni (for the Business Model Competition portion ONLY of the Challenge - Spring 2025)