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Ain Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation Official Pages

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Observed 2026-06-23

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Ain Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation Official Pages

Five captures: Ain Center home page, Forbes Competition page (2026 winners, prizes, schedule), Mark Ain Competition page ($13.5K, 2025 winners, revenue restriction), e5 Program page (tuition-free fifth year), and Ain Center student incubator at NextCorps.

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Ain Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation Official Pages

Source Summary

Five captures: Ain Center home page, Forbes Competition page (2026 winners, prizes, schedule), Mark Ain Competition page ($13.5K, 2025 winners, revenue restriction), e5 Program page (tuition-free fifth year), and Ain Center student incubator at NextCorps.

Claims Supported

  • Ain Center is university-wide entrepreneurship hub, led by Vice Provost Duncan Moore
  • Forbes Competition: $6K/$3K/$1.5K, engineering focus, running since 1989
  • Mark Ain Competition: $13.5K total, fall, requires Ain Foundry enrollment, no revenue
  • e5 Program: tuition-free 5th year, formerly KEY, open to College and Eastman
  • Student incubator at NextCorps with mentoring and final pitch night
  • NextCorps is UR affiliate with 70+ startups, $733M raised since 2018

Evidence Limits

Self-reported by UR. Student incubator cohort details and application process not fully documented.

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