Sontag Entrepreneurship Competition
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Sontag Entrepreneurship Competition
The Sontag Entrepreneurship Competition awards a single $50,000 prize at the end of each spring semester. The College of Business established it to create new businesses in Nevada. Alumnus Rick Sontag's gift endowed the award.
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.
Key numbers
Funding range
$50,000
Equity
None
Application
Annual
Campus Wide
Last activity
Not recorded
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Application and Timing
The award is given at the end of spring semester. The 2026 calendar date is not on the captured rules summary.
Participants
The page describes budding entrepreneurs and a competition through the academic year. The LaunchNevada story calls Sontag the spring culmination of Ozmen student programming. A separate eligibility rulebook was not captured.
Funding and Equity
One prize of $50,000. The page calls it an award and a prize. It does not describe an equity stake. Historical process notes from 2012 describe intent-to-enter, a preliminary plan, and six finalists.
Recent Activity
The Ozmen homepage and the September 29, 2026 story both treat the 2026 competition as completed, with a named winner.
Known Startups or Winners
2026 top prize: Deviant Cocktail Club, as named on the Ozmen homepage and Nevada Today. The Sontag page's older narrative names 2016 winner Instally. The awards page's 2025 LaunchNevada first place, Twisted Cocktail, is the same founder in the 2026 news story.
Research gaps & things to verify
Verification Gaps
Current written eligibility rules and the 2026 final date are not on the captured Sontag page.
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Evidence
This note is researched from the public page https://www.unr.edu/business/initiatives/sontag, observed 2026-10-08. It is an unclaimed directory listing, not a school-verified or director-verified record.
News & articles
News articles and official sources documenting Sontag Entrepreneurship Competition at University of Nevada, Reno.
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University of Nevada, Reno
Ozmen Center for Entrepreneurship
The Ozmen Center's mission is to help University of Nevada, Reno students and faculty and Northern Nevada community members turn ideas into ventures. The homepage points to LaunchNevada and to Sontag results, including Deviant Cocktail Club as the top prize at the 2026 Sontag Competition.
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University of Nevada, Reno
Sontag Entrepreneurship Competition
The Sontag Entrepreneurship Competition awards a single $50,000 prize at the end of each spring semester. The College of Business established it to create new businesses in Nevada. Alumnus Rick Sontag's gift endowed the award.
Read on University of Nevada, Reno