770 programs verified · source-backed
Every campus program that writes checks — in one place, with the fine print
I read 1,011 official entrepreneurship pages across 138 schools — prize caps, equity clauses, and deadlines, not the brochure version.
Who pays the most
40 schools offer $10K+ in non-dilutive funding. Ranked below so you can skip the $500 competitions.
| # | Program | School | Type | Max funding | Equity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Innovation and Entrepreneurship Academy + NYIT Venture Fund New York Institute of Technology | New York Institute of Technology | Entrepreneurship Center | $5,000,000 | Equity taken |
| 2 | Galant Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship University of Virginia | University of Virginia | Entrepreneurship Center | $1,000,000 | Equity varies |
| 3 | NJ FAST Fintech Accelerator Stevens Institute of Technology | Stevens Institute of Technology | Accelerator | $1,000,000 | Equity varies |
| 4 | NJII Venture Studio New Jersey Institute of Technology | New Jersey Institute of Technology | Venture Studio | $1,000,000 | Equity varies |
| 5 | Upstate Biotech Ventures SUNY Upstate Medical University | SUNY Upstate Medical University | Venture Fund | $1,000,000 | Equity taken |
| 6 | Underserved Communities Incubator & Accelerator Monmouth University | Monmouth University | Accelerator | $640,000 | No equity |
| 7 | CAV Angels University of Virginia | University of Virginia | Executive Support | $500,000 | Equity varies |
| 8 | Klasko Humanics Innovation Challenge Fairleigh Dickinson University | Fairleigh Dickinson University | Innovation Fund | $500,000 | No equity |
| 9 | UVA Licensing and Ventures Group University of Virginia | University of Virginia | Technology Transfer Office | $500,000 | Equity varies |
| 10 | Yale Innovation Summit Yale University | Yale University | Pitch Competition | $400,000 | No equity |
| 11 | Cornell Tech Runway Startup Postdoc Program Cornell University | Cornell University | Incubator | $325,000 | Equity taken |
| 12 | Maroon Venture Partners Fund University of Massachusetts Amherst | University of Massachusetts Amherst | Venture Fund | $300,000 | Equity taken |
Campus Pulse
What's moving across campuses right now — catch deadlines and new openings while they're still open.
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Case Western Reserve University
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Pitch Competition
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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
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Ohio State University
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Entrepreneurship Center
Wolff Center for Entrepreneurship
University of Houston
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Case Western Reserve University
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Ohio State establishes AI-enabled center for therapeutic discovery and development
Ohio State University
# Ohio State establishes AI-enabled center for therapeutic discovery and development News article June 30, 2026. New Buckeye BioLaunch initiative for…
Ohio State students win $40,000 to fund startup businesses
Ohio State University
# Ohio State students win $40,000 to fund startup businesses Article Sept 23, 2025. BOSS Space Ventures and Student-Athlete tracks. $40K total prizes…
Six student ventures earn $50,000 each in 2026 President's Buckeye Accelerator
Ohio State University
# Six student ventures earn $50,000 each in 2026 President's Buckeye Accelerator News article from April 30, 2026. Six startups awarded $50K each. 12…
AI Innovation Challenge Showcases Students' Entrepreneurial Spirit
College of Charleston
URL: https://today.charleston.edu/2025/12/11/ai-innovation-challenge-showcases-students-entrepreneurial-creativity Captured: 2026-07-01 College Today…
Clemson STRIDE/STRP Grant
Clemson University
URL: https://news.clemson.edu/applications-now-open-for-clemson-stride-2026-seed-translational-research-project-strp-grant Captured: 2026-07-01 (re-a…
2026 Joust New Venture Championship
University of Central Florida
News article on 2026 Joust New Venture Championship results.
Capacitech Energy Forbes 30 Under 30 2026
University of Central Florida
UCF news article on Capacitech Energy, founded by UCF alum Joe Sleppy, making Forbes 30 Under 30 Energy & Green Tech list (2026).
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Where founders are looking
138 schools across the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic — and growing.
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For program directors
This is a public research directory. Claim your school to correct programs and funding — free, after we verify your role. Event pages are a public shell plus an interest list. They are not a demo-day builder, judge portal, or ticket system. Monthly campus sponsor checkout is open for Standard ($99/mo), Growth ($249/mo), and Premier ($499/mo).
How this database was actually built
Not scraped from Crunchbase or repackaged from a Google Sheet. 138 schools researched from saved primary sources — 1,011 captures in our vault and counting.
Saved before they 404
Each source note links to raw captures — entrepreneurship center pages, competition rule PDFs, and funding handbooks we downloaded before the link broke.
Blank beats wrong
120 programs still have unknown fields. We leave gaps instead of inventing prize money or equity terms your application will contradict.
Ranked by published max cash
The funding table sorts by the top prize listed on the official page — so a $75K accelerator stipend ranks above a $500 demo-night award, even when both call themselves “funding.”