Registration

Check back in January 2024 for registration information.

Who is eligible to participate? All undergraduate and graduate students are eligible to compete for the award regardless of college, department, or major. Students must be enrolled full-time at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign during the academic year in which they are competing. All teams must include at least one full-time student in order to compete. Forming a team is not required; students may participate on their own.

What else should I know?

For full details of the official rules, guidelines, and judging criteria, see Cozad New Venture Challenge Rules.
You may wish to customize your startup idea to be eligible for certain category-specific prizes. For a details about prizes that were offered in Spring 2022, go to the Sponsors & Prizes tab and scroll down. Prizes may differ from year to year.