Opportunities
NSF I-Corps
Application Deadline: 05/22/2026Do you have a STEM technology innovation based startup or startup idea? Berkeley NSF I-Corps offers a free, remote 10 day customer discovery course taught by a seasoned entrepreneur, where you’ll conduct at least 20 customer discovery interviews to validate who your customer is and why, and accelerate finding product market fit. Both June courses have 3 sessions on Zoom on June 15, 18, & 25 from 5-8pm PST. You need to have a team of at least 2 teammates in order to participate, and it’s ~30-35 hour time commitment over the course.
DEBUT Bioengineering Challenge
Application Deadline: 06/05/2026With $190,000 in prizes, the DEBUT Challenge is open to undergraduate student teams working on innovative solutions for unmet health and clinical problems. The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) and VentureWell have come together to support the Design by Biomedical Undergraduate Teams (DEBUT) Challenge, a competition that recognizes undergraduate excellence in biomedical design and innovation. Contact: Jianming, hello@venturewell.org.

