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Blaze Awards & President's Venture Fellowship

Also known as: JHU Blaze, PVF

Johns Hopkins University · Baltimore, MD

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.

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  • Offers direct funding
  • No equity required
  • Currently active
  • Verified by research

Key numbers

Funding range

$10,000 – $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.

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Aptabridge Therapeutics

Johns Hopkins University

Program portfolio

RNA nanoparticle cancer therapy; President's Venture Fellowship 2024.

CurveAssure

Johns Hopkins University

Program portfolio

Wearable spine sensors; President's Venture Fellowship 2024.

Fetal Therapy Technologies

Johns Hopkins University

Program portfolio

Novel port system for fetal surgeries; President's Venture Fellowship 2025.

Modelus

Johns Hopkins University

Program portfolio

AI platform for drug development; President's Venture Fellowship 2025.

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).