IMPACT Program
About the program · 2 linked sources
IMPACT, Innovation, Market-Driven Productization, and Commercialization of Technologies, is the Wond'ry program for undergraduates turning research-based ideas into human-centered ventures. The page says it is funded by the Clark Foundation and organized as Uncover, Invent, and Propel. Students interview stakeholders, prototype in Wond'ry makerspaces, test market fit, and pitch at the annual IMPACT Summit. The page calls it a multi-year pathway and also a program with a September start.
Summit recognition categories named on the page include Most Promising Deep Tech Venture, Social Impact Innovation, and Best Use of Human-Centered Design. The page does not attach cash amounts to those categories.
Also known as: Wond'ry IMPACT
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
Not listed
Equity
Unknown
Application
Annual
Campus Wide
Last activity
2026-09-15
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Application and Timing
The captured key dates are an application deadline of September 1, 2026 and a program start of September 15, 2026. The page says applications are closed.
Participants
All Vanderbilt undergraduate students. No prior experience is required.
Funding and Equity
The page lists opportunities for internships, funding, and commercialization support. It does not state amounts or whether equity is taken.
Recent Activity
Those dates and the closed-application notice were on the page when captured on 2026-10-08.
Known Startups or Winners
None named.
Research gaps & things to verify
Verification Gaps
Grant amounts and equity terms are not stated. Personal contact addresses on the page are omitted. This listing is researched from the public page and is not a school-verified profile.
Program details
IMPACT Program
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News articles and official sources documenting IMPACT Program at Vanderbilt University.
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Vanderbilt University
IMPACT Program
Official IMPACT page for Vanderbilt undergraduates, including the closed September 1, 2026 deadline.
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Vanderbilt University
The Wond'ry entrepreneurship page
Wond'ry page locating the center and pointing to IMPACT, maker workshops, and TN Maker Fest.
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