March 2025 News
Brandeis SparkTank 2025: Celebrating Innovation and Impact
This year’s SparkTank 2025 competition at Brandeis University was a resounding success, showcasing the ingenuity, passion, and entrepreneurial spirit of our students. Held in the sun-drenched Zinner Forum at the Heller School for Social Policy, the event brought together visionary student teams, esteemed judges, and an engaged audience to celebrate innovation and the power of startup thinking.
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The Asper Student Startup & Innovation Prizes
The Asper Student Startup & Innovation Prizes celebrate student innovation across four categories: General Entrepreneurship, Apps, Software & Computer Science, Product Design & Prototyping, and Social Impact & Brandesian Values. Open to undergraduates, graduates, and post-docs, applicants submit a short online form each spring. Three finalists per category present their ideas at the end-of-year event, where winners receive $1,000.
It’s a great chance to discover exciting projects, learn from peers, and celebrate Brandeis innovation. Proposals are judged on innovation, impact, feasibility, and team readiness.
If you have a bold idea, apply and take the stage!
Ready to apply? Find details and the application here
Ain Family Start-Up Award
Have a big idea you want to work on this summer? The Ain Family Start-Up Awards offer up to $5,000 to support Brandeis students building a startup, social enterprise, or creative project. Open to students returning in the fall, the program helps turn your vision into action. To apply, submit a resume, a 500-word personal statement, and a business plan or pitch deck outlining your idea, market research, team (if any), and budget. Proposals are judged on impact, innovation, feasibility, and your team’s readiness.
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Upcoming Student Startup Events Around Boston
The 2024-25 TiE U Boston Season, a program designed to fast-track collegiate entrepreneurs’ innovative ideas into Market-ready ventures.
Part of the TiE U 2025 global accelerator program, it is designed to inspire and support future innovators by offering mentorship, education, investment readiness, and opportunities that connect academia and industries.
Come to Brandeis International Business School on April 4 at 2pm for a fireside chat with Katy Nelson, author and go-to-market partner at Andreessen Horowitz VC firm.
Meet other entrepreneurial students at the Cross-University Student Innovators Mixer! Hosted at MIT Innovation Headquarters on April 11, this is a great opportunity to build meaningful connections ith innovative and entrepreneurial students from local universities. The event is open to all backgrounds and interests — tech, arts, social impact, and more. Learn more and RSVP here [markitai.com]!
Innovate@BU is hosting their largest party of the year on April 16. It’s a free celebration of student innovation that’s open to all.