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    • ENtern Internship Opportunities
    • Penn State LionLink Connect
  • Organizations and Clubs
    • Enactus
      • Enactus - University Park
      • Penn State Altoona Enactus
    • HackPSU
    • Happy Valley Communications
    • Happy Valley Venture Capital
    • Nittany AI Student Society at University Park
    • Nittany Entrepreneur Society
    • Penn State Behrend Entrepreneurship Club
  • Student Startup Support
    • Challenges and Pitch Competitions
      • Ag Springboard
      • Arts Business Idea Competition
      • Happy Valley Venture Capital
      • IdeaMakers
      • IncU
      • Nittany AI Challenge
    • Erickson Discovery Grants
    • Innovation Hub and LaunchBox Accelerator
    • Invent Penn State
    • Summer Founders Program
  • Bootcamps and Fellows Programs
    • Graham Fellows at York
    • Sheetz Fellows at Altoona
    • STEM Graduate Student Bootcamp, University Park
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Student Startup Support

Penn State provides many opportunities, programs, and resources for students who are entrepreneurs or who want to explore opportunities that can support their ideas. Here are some of the resources available to support entrepreneurial students.


Challenges and Pitch Competitions

  • Ag Springboard

  • Arts Business Idea Competition

  • Happy Valley Venture Capital

  • IdeaMakers

  • IncU

  • Nittany AI Challenge

Erickson Discovery Grants

Innovation Hub and LaunchBox Accelerator

Invent Penn State

Summer Founders Program

Penn State

Contact the Center for Penn State Student Entrepreneurship

Jamey Darnell | 209H Barron Innovation Hub, 123 S. Burrowes Street, State College, PA  16801
814-865-7084 | jad961@psu.edu

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