Entrepreneurship Calendar
Innovation happens all year long! Review this calendar to stay on top of events, competitions, and internships for founders and students who want to gain experience working for a startup.
Autumn Quarter
Enter your venture in the College New Venture Challenge
See what it’s like to be a VC by participating in the College Venture Capital Investment Competition
Apply for a Winter Quarter SBDI position
Attend Collaboratorium to meet faculty, researchers, and technologists pursuing commercialization opportunities for their research.
Winter Quarter
Apply for a Spring Quarter SBDI position
Apply to work part-time with a startup team competing in a New Venture Challenge track.
Attend a live or on-demand Entrepreneurship Essentials (E2) workshop to build key skills to support your founder journey.
Apply for one of Career Advancement’s startup and innovation Summer Cohort Internship Programs.
Spring Quarter
Founders: Apply for the Polsky Center’s Build or Launch Summer Accelerators
4th years: Apply for the Polsky Founders’ Fund Fellowship Program (PF3).
Apply for one of Career Advancement’s startup and innovation Summer Cohort Internship Programs.
Meet with a Polsky Mentor to get feedback on your venture or help explore next steps for your idea!
Summer
Complete your summer internship with a startup.
Work on your venture full-time in Chicago through the Polsky Center’s Build or Launch Summer Accelerators.