Silicon Valley Entrepreneurship Workshop

Silicon Valley Entrepreneurship Workshop

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The Silicon Valley Entrepreneurship Workshop will be January 12 - January 18, 2025. To be considered for the workshop, you must submit your application by September 29. At the beginning of October, all applicants will be notified about the status of their application and select applicants will be invited to participate in an interview. Once all interviews are completed, final cohort decisions will be announced.  Approximately 25 students will be selected to participate. 

Experience technology innovation first-hand. At the Silicon Valley Entrepreneurship Workshop (SVEW), you'll interact with corporate leaders, venture capitalists, and entrepreneurial alumni in various stages of a startup life cycle that share lessons learned about entrepreneurship, innovation, and leadership. 

This trip is only available to residential, degree-seeking University of Illinois Urbana Champaign students. A residential, degree-seeking student is a student that lives on campus and is enrolled in an in-person graduate or undergraduate campus-based degree program at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign. Students pursuing one of the University of Illinois' online degree programs are not eligible for this workshop. Unfortunately, no exceptions can be made at this time. 

This trip will cost students about $200 (subject to change); financial support is available to those who may need it. The workshop is primarily funded by The Grainger College of Engineering and generous donors. Lodging, most meals, and airfare are arranged by TEC. We strongly encourage all interested students to apply for the Silicon Valley Entrepreneurship Workshop regardless of whether cost is an issue.