The time to create tomorrow’s solution is now! We’re seeking innovators to develop prototypes that will assist aging New Yorkers and their caregivers in completing activities of daily living (ADLs). ADLs include taking a bath or shower, getting dressed, using the bathroom, getting up from a chair, walking across a room or eating a meal. Your innovation could make the difference to someone fighting to maintain independence in their home or to a stressed caregiver providing daily assistance to a loved one while maintaining a full-time job. 1st Place – $1,500 | 2nd Place – $1,000 | 3rd Place – $500 AUDIENCE CHOICE – $250 (Invite your family and friends to come vote for you!) Application Deadline: November 9th
In recognition of the 2022 International Education Week (IEW), our Global Gallery: Photo Contest & Exhibition will be held on Thursday, November 17 from 12PM – 2PM in the 2nd Floor, Student Union (Flag Room) to showcase the meaningful study abroad experiences of University at Buffalo students. UB Study Abroad Programs has asked recent study abroad participants to submit photos and testimonials illustrating their study abroad experiences. We welcome the UB community at large to stop by to see photographs taken all over the world by our students. There will be a presentation to announce the winners and refreshments will be provided. We will also post these incredible student photos to our Facebook page. We hope you will come to see our world through our students’ global lens and vote for your favorite photo for the People’s Choice Award!
The U.S. Passport office will also be present for questions anyone may have about obtaining a U.S. passport and/or travel outside of the U.S. as a U.S. citizen.
Please join us for this celebration of International Education Week and UB study abroad alumni!
You have 90-seconds to convince the judges and the audience why your business venture is worth money. Can you do it, while walking out of a faux elevator?
Bulls Launch Pitch Competition is your chance to prove it.
LaunchPad is hosting UB’s annual Bulls Launch Competition, where you have an opportunity to present your idea in 90-seconds to a live audience and a panel of judges in the hopes of winning $1,200. Open to all majors. An experience for both undergraduate and graduate students, business background not required.
Two categories: General and Technology with prizes in each:
1st place – $1,200 | 2nd place – $700 | 3rd place – $400 | Audience Choice – $200
Proud to be First – $1,000 prize for the best pitch presented by a First-generation student
The SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence acknowledges students for outstanding achievements that have demonstrated the integration of SUNY excellence within many aspects of their lives such as academics, leadership, campus involvement, community service, or the arts. It is the highest honor bestowed upon a student by the University.
The General Award recognizes students who have demonstrated the integration of academic excellence with accomplishments in the areas of leadership, campus involvement, community service and/or creative and performing arts. The Special Award recognizes students who have demonstrated accomplishments in the areas of diversity, equity and inclusion; military; overcoming the odds.
Kick-Off Event Friday, October 21, 2022 2:00pm to 3:30pm Biomedical Education Building, room 125 (south campus)
Final Competition will be November 4, 2022 at 2:00pm in the same location
The OGHI/Blackstone Innovation sprint is designed to promote interdisciplinary teamwork. All full-time UB students, from freshman to advanced graduate students, are eligible to participate in the competition. Students may form their own teams or ask to be assigned to a team; OGHI/Blackstone staff may assign additional students to established teams to support the interdisciplinary goals of the competition.
Enter your idea and compete nationally for the best business idea. The winners of UB’s Ideas Competition will take home $1,000. Furthermore, four finalists from each campus will move forward to the Blackstone LaunchPad Network Round competing for $10,000 in additional prize money to further develop their idea.
Participants can submit an idea in any of the four categories below:
Social & Climate Impact
Health & Life Science
Consumer Products & Services
General
The four finalists from each category will move forward to the Blackstone LaunchPad Network Round and compete for $10,000 in additional prize money to further develop their idea.
Have questions about the application or not sure how to submit? Struggling to put your idea into words? We’re happy to help! Stop by our office in 220 Student Union to chat.
The SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence acknowledges students for outstanding achievements that have demonstrated the integration of SUNY excellence within many aspects of their lives such as academics, leadership, campus involvement, community service, or the arts. It is the highest honor bestowed upon a student by the University.
The General Award recognizes students who have demonstrated the integration of academic excellence with accomplishments in the areas of leadership, campus involvement, community service and/or creative and performing arts. The Special Award recognizes students who have demonstrated accomplishments in the areas of diversity, equity and inclusion; military; overcoming the odds.
The four finalists from each category will move forward to the Blackstone LaunchPad Network Round and compete for $10,000 in additional prize money to further develop their idea.
Bonus: By submitting your idea, you will be entered into a raffle for a pair of Apple AirPods Max Wireless Over-Ear Headphones, a Nintendo Switch, and $100 of Campus Cash!
Have questions about the application or not sure how to submit? Struggling to put your idea into words? We’re happy to help! Stop by our office in 220 Student Union to chat.
