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LaunchNET News: The Latest Competitions!

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News & Announcements 

Launch Microgrants Available ($99-500)

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced many pivots in coursework, events/activities, and our day-to-day lives. To assist in these pivots, LaunchNET is offering a limited microgrant opportunity (Spring 2021).

Applications will be reviewed and awarded on a rolling basis through March 26, 2021.

Funding is limited and not guaranteed through the deadline.

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Intro to Virtual LaunchNET

Check out our new video showcasing the "virtual" LaunchNET and our awesome clients!!

Watch here!

Dinner with Friends | Kent State University

Dinner with Friends is a new virtual program built on engaging, facilitated small-group conversations over dinner that allow participants to connect with other members of the Kent State community.

Design Innovation Hub orientation classes

Spring Semester 2021 the Design Innovation Hub will open for individual use to the Kent State Community including students, faculty, staff and employees. Be one of the first to register for a DI Hub Membership!

Orientation sessions follow the Flashes Save Seven guidelines and are held in small groups of 5 or less. DI Hub Memberships and Orientation Sessions are currently reserved for the KSU community.

find a date & sign up

University Libraries Student Scholarship

WIN ONE OF OUR $1,000 SCHOLARSHIPS APPLICATION ACCESS FOR 2021/22 SCHOLARSHIPS
University Libraries is pleased to announce the Eighth Annual Student Scholarship Competition. Eligible students include Kent Campus students in good standing with the University, who will be Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors in the 2022-2023 academic year.

The 3rd Annual Student Media FlashLab Innovation Pitch Contest, Feb 26

Welcome to the 3rd Annual Student Media FlashLab Innovation Pitch Contest: The Year We Need It Most! Pitch your innovative and exciting idea! All submissions are final on February 26th at 11:59 pm.

Competitions, Events, Opportunities

GSV Startup Bootcamp

The GSV Startup Bootcamp is a 7-week online curriculum designed to educate and inspire anyone with the courage and dedication to take control of their future.
January 25 through March 12, 2021

WBENC 2021: Focus on the Future Event

Celebrating Women’s History Month
MARCH 1 – 31, 2021

webinars & resources
inspiring speakers
exclusive networking
inspiration + education + conversation

BGV x Manifestation Babe Pitch Competition

Black Girl Ventures and Manifestation Babe have partnered together to support Black and Brown woman-identifying founders with an Industry Agnostic BGV Style pitch competition.

This is the perfect opportunity for underrepresented founders to gain national visibility and low barrier access to capital.

YC Build Sprint Winter 2021: February 15 - March 14

The Build Sprint is an opportunity for intense focus on your startup or side-project for a specific period of time. For existing startups, this may involve a push towards launching a specific feature or reaching a certain milestone. For new founders, this is an opportunity to take the plunge and begin work on a project that excites you.

Pitch Contest 2021 » Global Cleveland

There are 4 categories for international students to pitch in:

Business Management and Process Improvement
Community/Civic Innovations
Healthcare/Biomedical
IT/Connected Devices (IOT)

Values and Ventures Competition

Innovators pitch your own business plans and act as investors in other teams, choosing who you think will advance.
Each finalist has a 25% chance to win at least $2,500. Committed to conscious capitalism

An Evening with Diana Kander: How to Fail Successfully, Feb 25, at 5:00

Want to "future-proof" your business? Join Diana Kander to learn to navigate the 6 stages of failure.

The 1619 Project Education Network

We invite educators, administrators, content specialists, and curriculum supervisors for K-12 schools and school districts to apply for the inaugural cohort of The 1619 Project Education Network.

As part of this paid, virtual program, a cohort of 40 education professionals will receive grants of $5,000 each to support exploration of key questions of racial justice and other pressing issues in a community that also includes award-winning journalists and the Pulitzer Center education team.

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