The Elting Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship offers a growing set of programs designed to engage students from their first year through graduation and beyond.
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The Elting Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship offers the following marquee programs for Trinity students:
Tyree Innovation Fellowship. A comprehensive program for first- and second-year students who want to expand their skill sets and network, including a range of activities during the school year and guaranteed summer paid internships. LEARN MORE AND APPLY →
Summit Innovation Challenge. The Summit Innovation Challenge gets first-year students learning creative problem-solving, persuasive communication, teamwork, and the innovation mindset. Working with peers, mentors, and the Elting Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship to create their own invention, students work through a solution-oriented design process and their work culminates in a competition where they pitch their ideas to a panel of judges. The First Summit Innovation Challenge Shark Tank-style event was held in March, 2022.
Sponsored Senior Capstone Projects. Alumni and corporate sponsors bring forward real-world problems to senior students, who work with mentors to investigate, design, and present solutions to the sponsors. Students work as members of their sponsor technical teams to learn new skills and experience actual creative and technical development in real-world settings. LEARN MORE→
Sponsored Alumni Startup Projects. Sponsored Alumni Startup Projects Program fields ideas from alumni who know their markets and needs, and who bring their startup ideas to campus to pitch to student teams to pursue. Students gain from the experience and connections of alumni in evaluating potential commercialization of startup ideas — and potentially lay the groundwork for launching a startup post-graduation. LEARN MORE→
