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The University of Charleston is a private university in Charleston, West Virginia. Its Russell and Martha Wehrle Innovation Center is a 6,500-square-foot student innovation space that hosts Innovation Scholars and the spring i3 Innovation Showcase.
Include. Charleston has a dedicated student innovation center and a recurring campus innovation competition with a published 2024 prize total.
How we know this: the figures on this page come from the linked sources (last verified 2026-10-08); what those sources do not state is left unknown.
At a glance
Indexed programs
3
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Top direct funding
Direct funding available
Equity
Equity terms unknown
Program mix
3
Pitch Competition · Academic Program · Entrepreneurship Center
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3 programs indexed
Pitch Competition
i3 Innovation Showcase
Pitch CompetitionAlso: UC I3 Day, Ideas, Innovation, Invention Day
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funding range
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- Participants
- Undergraduate Students, Faculty +more
- Verification
- Partially Verified
Entrepreneurship Center
Russell and Martha Wehrle Innovation Center
Entrepreneurship CenterAlso: UC Innovation Center, Wehrle Innovation Center
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funding range
- Last activity
- 2026-10-08
- Participants
- Undergraduate Students
- Verification
- Partially Verified
Academic Program
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funding range
- Last activity
- 2026-10-08
- Participants
- Undergraduate Students
- Verification
- Partially Verified
From students
Be the first student from University of Charleston to post a startup.
Post a startupFunding and Equity
The page says i3 awarded over $17,000 in prizes in 2024. It does not break that total into place amounts or say whether equity is taken. Innovation Scholars includes a scholarship; the amount is not stated.
Recent Activity
The center page, captured 2026-10-08, still describes i3 as a spring student competition and cites the 2024 prize total as the latest figure on the page.
Known Startups and Winners
No student company names are on the captured center page.
Research gaps & things to verify
Missing Information
i3 place amounts, 2025 and 2026 results, scholar award size, and application deadlines are not on the captured page.
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News & articles
1 news articles and official sources documenting entrepreneurship programs, winners, and activity at University of Charleston.
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Official sources(1)
University of Charleston Innovation Center
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University of Charleston Innovation Center
Official page for the Wehrle Innovation Center, Innovation Scholars, and the i3 showcase.
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