Esteem Graduate Program

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The ESTEEM Graduate Program is an 11-month master of science degree program at the University of Notre Dame that equips students from technical backgrounds with the skills and experience to launch new businesses. Over the course of a year, students are immersed in an entrepreneurial sandbox, where they get their hands dirty with innovation and launching new ventures through a cutting-edge curriculum, a capstone commercialization thesis for an emerging technology, and outstanding out-of-the-classroom experiences.

The Esteem Graduate Program offers an 86% placement rate at graduation and an average scholarship amount of 22.7 thousand dollars.

More information can be found on their brochure.

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Innovation Challenge

The Institute for Materials Research is hosing a weekend innovation challenge with a prominent industrial company this weekend (January 27-29).

They are inviting about 25 undergraduates to develop concepts to improve a commercial product. The scope of work is to develop a concept that is cheaper, lighter, and simpler to use than the current product. Students will self-assemble into teams of 3 to 5. Each team will come up with a presentation and prototypes (physical and/or virtual) to be presented to an industry partner on day three. Teams are competing for cash prizes and awards as the best weekend design.

Schedule
Three-day program (January 27th – 29th, 2017)
Tentative agenda:

  • Friday 5-8pm: Pitch, team selection, project planning
  • Saturday 8-5pm: Concept development and down selection
  • Sunday 8-3pm: Build solution, prepare pitch
  • Sunday 3pm: Pitch concepts
  • Sunday 5pm: Awards presentation

Students will have flexibility Saturday and Sunday to come and go throughout the day.

The challenge will take place at Ohio State’s Materials Innovation space at 1381 Kinnear Road, Columbus, OH, 43210. If interested, please fill out the sign up form.

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