CEED uOttawa - Faculty of Engineering
Hanan Anis
NSERC Chair in Entrepreneurial Engineering Design, Professor, and Faculty Coordinator in Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Faculty of Engineering hanis@uOttawa.ca

Minto Sports Complex, room N205
801 King Edward
Ottawa, ON
K1N 6N5

Do you have an idea for a potential start-up? Or a simple idea to make a difference in the community? Come and share it with a panel of judges, get some feedback and gain experience during the next edition of the Entrepreneurial Idea Competition.

The objective of the competition is to raise awareness and interest in entrepreneurship among engineering and computer science students both at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Any student who has an idea for a start-up company and would like to pitch it to a panel of judges to receive feedback and potential prize money may register.

Past winners

Enter the competition

The next edition of the Faculty of Engineering Entrepreneurial Idea Competition will take place on October 17, 2022.

The first place winner will be awarded $2000, second place $1000, and third place $500. Best of all, your fellow students get to vote for your idea!

Submit your idea

Competition timeline

  • September 19 to 30, 2022: Registration period. Submit your idea before September 30 at 11:59 p.m.

  • October 5, 2022: Applicants will be notified if they have been selected to pitch their idea.

  • October 17, 2022, 12:30 - 2:00 p.m.: Finale - Pitch to a panel of judges as well as your peers.

Eligibility requirements

Individual entries : participants will need to be registered students in any of the Faculty of Engineering undergraduate or graduate programs of studies during the Fall and/or Winter term.

Team entries: a majority of the participants need to be registered students in any of the Faculty of Engineering undergraduate or graduate programs of studies during the Fall and Winter term. For teams comprising only two individuals, this condition will be fulfilled if at least one of the two team members meets these eligibility requirements.

 

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A student presenting his project on stage at the entrepreneurial idea competition