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The University of Wyoming's Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation hosts the John P. Ellbogen $50K Entrepreneurship Competition. An October 2026 university news release says the 27th annual competition is open and will award more than $70,000.
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Include. Wyoming's flagship has a current, large student entrepreneurship competition and a center. Fisher Innovation Launchpad is not listed because the latest captured public Pitch Day is 2021.
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.
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Pitch Competition
John P. Ellbogen $50K Entrepreneurship Competition
Pitch CompetitionAlso: Ellbogen 50K
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- 2026-10-08
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- Undergraduate Students, Graduate Students
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Entrepreneurship Center
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The October 2026 release says more than $70,000 in prize money. It does not publish the individual prize split. The competition name refers to a $50,000 top award history. Equity is not described.
Recent Activity
The October 2026 news release says applications are open and the deadline is 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, November 4. The release does not print the year next to November 4; the article is in the 2026 news path.
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The release does not name applicants. The Fisher Innovation Launchpad's latest captured Pitch Day is November 2021, so that program is not listed as a current offering.
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The 27th-year prize split and confirmation of the November 4 year on the release body.
News & articles
2 news articles and official sources documenting entrepreneurship programs, winners, and activity at University of Wyoming.
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Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
University of Wyoming
University of Wyoming
Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
The Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is the University of Wyoming's entrepreneurship center. Its site features the John P. Ellbogen $50K Entrepreneurship Competition and center leadership.
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John P. Ellbogen $50K Entrepreneurship Competition
University of Wyoming
University of Wyoming
John P. Ellbogen $50K Entrepreneurship Competition
The John P. Ellbogen $50K Entrepreneurship Competition is the University of Wyoming's annual student venture competition, presented with the Ellbogen Foundation. The October 2026 news release says the 27th annual competition invites UW undergraduate and graduate students to compete for more than $70,000 in cash prizes. The competition site says it is open to UW and Wyoming community college students and that participants receive consulting, mentorship, and financial guidance.
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