Get Seeded is designed to provide students with small amounts of seed funding to help move their ideas forward. The goal of the program is support ideas, allow students to apply for larger programs/competitions for more funding including: IDEA Grant, iQ, Accelerate UConn, Summer Fellowship, etc. and build connections and new team members. 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.
Get Seeded is sponsored by the Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation in collaboration with the Werth Institute, Management Department, UConn Libraries, Innovation Quest, First Year Programs & Learning Communities and the Learning Community Innovation Zone.
How to particate:
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 February 27 if you are interested in pitching at the March 5th pitch event. If you apply after February 27, your application will be considered for the April 15th 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:
- March 5 2019 6:30-8:30 p.m. Werth Tower, Idea Lab (room 112/113)
- April 15, 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