Blaze Awards & President's Venture Fellowship
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Upper-level award programs administered by the Pava Center, providing the largest non-dilutive grants in JHU's student entrepreneurship ecosystem. Blaze consolidates multiple award opportunities into a single initiative. President's Venture Fellowship is JHU's largest student entrepreneurship award.
Also known as: JHU Blaze, PVF
How we know this: the figures on this page come from the linked sources (last verified 2026-06-24); what those sources do not state is left unknown.
Key numbers
Funding range
$140,000
Equity
None
Application
Annual
Campus Wide
Last activity
2026-06-24
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Known startups and winners
Competition winners and notable student ventures from our research.
Aptabridge Therapeutics
Johns Hopkins University
RNA nanoparticle cancer therapy; President's Venture Fellowship 2024.
CurveAssure
Johns Hopkins University
Wearable spine sensors; President's Venture Fellowship 2024.
Fetal Therapy Technologies
Johns Hopkins University
Novel port system for fetal surgeries; President's Venture Fellowship 2025.
Modelus
Johns Hopkins University
AI platform for drug development; President's Venture Fellowship 2025.
Program details
Blaze Awards
- Undergraduate Award — $10,000 for ventures with at least one JHU undergraduate founder.
- Singhal Family Software Entrepreneurship Award — $10,000 for ventures with a CS major/minor founder.
- Climate-Tech Venture Award — $10,000 for climate-tech ventures (new for 2026).
- All awards include co-working space, mentorship, monthly cohort meetings, and engagement with Summer Incubator.
President's Venture Fellowship
Up to two $100,000 awards per year for ventures led by graduating students, plus $40,000 one-year salary stipend per venture lead, partial Carey Business School scholarship, co-working space, FastForward lab eligibility, and mentorship from university leadership and alumni. Recipients must commit to building their venture in Baltimore full-time.
Notable Winners
- 2025 PVF: Fetal Therapy Technologies (novel port system for fetal surgeries), Modelus (AI drug development platform) — first women-led teams, first Carey Business School team.
- 2024 PVF: Aptabridge Therapeutics (RNA nanoparticle cancer therapy), CurveAssure (wearable spine sensors).
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Blaze Awards & President's Venture Fellowship
# Blaze Awards & President's Venture Fellowship Blaze Awards: non-dilutive grants up to $30K (Undergraduate Award $10K, Singhal Family Software Award $10K, Climate-Tech Venture Award $10K new 2026). President's Venture Fellowship: up to two $100K awards + $40K salary stipend per lead + partial Carey Business School scholarship. Year-long program. 2025 PVF winners: Fetal Therapy Technologies and Modelus (first women-led teams, first Carey team).
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