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The University of New Hampshire in Durham runs undergraduate venture support through the Entrepreneurship Center in the Peter T. Paul College of Business and Economics. Students can use coaching and a makerspace, enter the Holloway Prize for a $40,000 prize pool open to University System of New Hampshire campuses, compete for a $10,000 SAFE through the Nanda Family Startup Catalyst, take a $3,000 or $6,000 Summer Seed Grant, win the $5,000 Maurice Prize, or request a $250 non-equity Student Idea Fund grant.
This listing was compiled from public university pages on October 8, 2026. It is unclaimed and has not been confirmed by the school or a program director.
Include. UNH is New Hampshire's public flagship and publishes several active undergraduate funding programs, including a system-wide pitch competition and a small SAFE. broad co-curricular funding without a large accelerator facility or a multi-million-dollar fund on the captured pages.
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
6
All currently active
Top direct funding
$40,000
Paul J. Holloway Prize Competition
Equity
Mixed equity terms
Program mix
4
Pitch Competition · Venture Fund · Founder Grant
Programs to explore
Compare funding, equity, and timing before you apply.
6 programs indexed
Pitch Competition
Maurice Prize for Innovation
Pitch CompetitionAlso: J. Dolores and Alfred P. Maurice Prize for Innovation
$5,000
funding range
- Last activity
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- Participants
- Undergraduate Students
- Verification
- Unverified
Paul J. Holloway Prize Competition
Pitch CompetitionAlso: Holloway Prize, Holloway Competition
$40,000
funding range
- Last activity
- —
- Participants
- Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students
- Verification
- Unverified
Venture Fund
Nanda Family Startup Catalyst
Venture Fund$10,000
funding range
- Last activity
- —
- Participants
- Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students
- Verification
- Unverified
Entrepreneurship Center
UNH Entrepreneurship Center
Entrepreneurship CenterAlso: ECenter, Peter T. Paul Entrepreneurship Center
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funding range
- Last activity
- —
- Participants
- Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students
- Verification
- Unverified
From students
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Post a startupFunding and Equity
Documented direct funding includes Holloway cash prizes totaling $40,000, a $10,000 SAFE, summer grants of $3,000 or $6,000, a $5,000 Maurice Prize, and idea grants up to $250. Only the Nanda award is described as equity. Only the Student Idea Fund is described as non-equity.
Recent Activity
ECenter, Holloway, Nanda, Summer Seed, Maurice, and Student Idea Fund pages were public on October 8, 2026. The summer 2026 grant window ended August 7, 2026. The idea-fund application window printed on the page ended June 1, 2026.
Known Startups and Winners
Nanda names Averi (2025). Maurice names Obscura (Shaun Devan and Xander Cogan) and earlier projects including the NH Toy Library Network, AnimalTemp, A New Dream, and ecoText. Summer Seed quotes the NH Toy Library Network's 2019 founder.
Research gaps & things to verify
Missing Information
Holloway 2026 place amounts, Nanda SAFE terms, and whether the Student Idea Fund reopened after June 2026.
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News & articles
7 news articles and official sources documenting entrepreneurship programs, winners, and activity at University of New Hampshire.
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Official sources(7)
About the UNH Entrepreneurship Center
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About the UNH Entrepreneurship Center
Official about page for the ECenter.
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UNH Entrepreneurship Center
Official ECenter homepage.
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Paul J. Holloway Prize Competition
Official Holloway Prize page.
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UNH Student Idea Fund
Official micro-grant page.
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Maurice Prize for Innovation
Official Maurice Prize page.
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Nanda Family Startup Catalyst
Official page for the $10,000 SAFE investment contest.
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UNH Summer Seed Grant
Official Summer Seed Grant page for summer 2026.
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