WEEKLY UPDATE | Innovation @ Georgia Tech
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This week it's all about making an impact. You can find out ways to do just that by taking part in various activities including virtual hackathons, workshops, projects, and art. You have the knowledge and skill to make a difference in our world and we want to give you the opportunity to do just that.
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We invite you to join your fellow entrepreneurship educators to learn about some dos and don’ts of teaching virtually in today’s evolving environment. Hear from educators and students from universities across Georgia so you can apply a “best practice” (or two) as early as next week!
Open to everyone!
Date:
Wednesday, Apr. 22
Time:
9 am - 11:15 am EDT
Location:
Virtual
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Join our workshop on Making An Impact With Your Startup hosted by Sue Harnett, Tech Entrepreneur and Founder of Rewriting the Code. Learn to build companies with a purpose that impacts communities from an entrepreneur with accolades in this space.
Open to everyone!
Date:
Wednesday, Apr. 22
Time:
4 pm - 5 pm EDT
Location:
Virtual
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Georgia Smart is a competitive one year program that supports local governments of any size within the State of Georgia by providing grant funding and access to technical assistance, expert advice, and a network of peers. Teams must partner with a Georgia Tech researcher who will assist and advise the team and conduct research in support of the community’s needs and goals.
- Grant funding has been increased to up to $100,000.
- Georgia Tech researcher funding has also been increased to up to $50,000.
Open to everyone!
Date:
Friday, Apr. 24
Time:
4 pm - 5 pm EDT
Location:
Virtual
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This hackathon encourages teams comprised of Georgia Tech and/or Emory students to develop solutions for multiple COVID-19-related problems. Three winning teams will each receive a
$10,000 cash prize
, the opportunity to take their solution to market through Georgia Tech’s CREATE-X Startup Launch accelerator, and other potential investment opportunities.
Open to Georgia Tech and Emory undergraduate and graduate students!
Application deadline:
Thursday,
Apr. 30 (early registration) | Thursday, May 7 (regular registration)
Hackathon Submission Window:
May 8 - 10
Location:
Virtual
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Join
Bärí Williams
for a discussion on how to select a lawyer that is in your corner helping you with critical steps from incorporating your business to dividing co-founder equity.
Date:
Tuesday, Apr. 28
Time:
8 pm EDT
Location:
Virtual
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Resources & Funding Opportunities
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This tool has been created to help college students affected by COVID-19 final resources. While it is located in Georgia, it has nationally-available resources. Resources are available for food, healthcare, connectivity, etc.
Deadline:
Ongoing
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The Spanx by Sara Blakely Foundation has donated $5 million and has teamed up with GlobalGiving to support female entrepreneurs during the COVID-19 pandemic. MasterClass has also provided an annual access to all classes.
Deadline:
Monday, May 4
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To be eligible the startup "
must be in the Early Stage, Seed, or Seed+ funding stage; at least one female or minority founder/cofounder, pre or post revenue and more.
" The business that places first receives an angel investment of $50,000 and the opportunity to present at TiECON Atlanta 2020.
Deadline:
Friday, May 15
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Making the Virtual World Fun
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Over the next few weeks we will be sharing various opportunities that now exist to make the virtual world fun. We invite you participate in the event/activity/opportunity listed below.
This week we feature the world of art!
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Submit your idea & we will partner one-on-one with you to move YOUR idea forward!
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Want to expand your team or join a team that already has an idea?
Join a team or expand your team by clicking below!
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Don't Miss These Future Events
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Date: Wed., April 29
One of the world's largest technology conferences has now gone virtual and free.
App date: Fri., May 1
Members of GT can submit completed, innovative, trans-disciplinary projects at the intersection of science, engineering, art, design, and technology for consideration in the showcase.
Reg. ends: Fri., May 15
RE:Imagine Summer this year by taking classes online from the comfort of your own home! With many courses being offered as asynchronous lectures this summer, it’s now easier than ever to fit in all of the classes you need into one semester.
App date: Mon., May 18
Inviting women-led early stage startups, based in the US, to apply for this innovation competition. Top 10 finalists compete for a total of $100K in cash.
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Office of Undergraduate Education| Clough Commons 205
studentinnovation@gatech.edu | http://innovation.gatech.edu
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