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    Get Seeded is a NEW initiative at UConn sponsored by the Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation in collaboration with the Werth Institute and other University sponsors including the Management Department, UConn Libraries and Innovation Quest. The program was developed to provide students with small amounts of seed funding to help move their ideas forward.  It is our hope that the ideas generated through this program will allow students to apply for larger programs/competitions for more funding including: IDEA Grant, iQ, Accelerate UConn, Summer Fellowship, etc.  We also hope that students interested in entrepreneurship and innovation will attend the public pitches to help inspire them to create ideas of their own.

    Below is information you can share with students who might be interested:

    Step 1: Apply to Get Seeded

    Submit a short application to Get Seeded. Teams will be notified if they have been selected to pitch along with more information about the pitch process.  If you are not selected to pitch, the panel of peer judges will provide teams with feedback on how to make their application better for the next round. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. 

    Apply here

    Please apply by January 23rd if you are interested in pitching on the January 29th pitch event. If you apply after January 23rd, your application will be considered for the March 5th pitch event

    Step 2: Attend the Get Seeded Pitch Event

    Teams will be selected to pitch at one of the Get Seeded pitch dates listed below:

    1. January 29, 2019 6:30-8:30 p.m. Werth Tower, Idea Lab (room 113/114)
    2. March 5, 2019
    3. April 16, 2019

    The pitch events are open to the public.  Please invite your friends to attend because the audience selects who gets funded!

    Step 3: Receive funding for your idea

    Teams will receive up to $1,000 per pitch session that they are invited to.  We will work with your team to help you with the best course of action for using your funding.

    For more information please visit https://ccei.uconn.edu/getseeded

    For more information, contact: Jennifer Murphy at Jennifer@uconn.edu