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Please share the following opportunity with college students in your network who may be working on an idea in the climate tech, cleantech, ocean health, or other environmental spaces.
Deadline is Feb 12 and there is a
virtual info session coming up on Wednesday, January 31!
Note the Alaska Airlines Environmental Innovation Challenge is open to all students attending an accredited college/university in
WA, OR, ID, AK and British Columbia.
Attached are a few images for social media and/or email; more digital resources can be found in this shared google folder: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1_mF5cNMJVb1bpeGMgQVk0h65y7dRuQQ0?usp=drive_link
Thank you!
Lauren
Lauren Brohawn | Associate Director
She/Her/Hers
Alaska Airlines Environmental Innovation Challenge
University of Washington | Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship
brohal@uw.edu | startup.uw.edu
Apply now for the
Alaska
Airlines Environmental Innovation Challenge (EIC) hosted by the University of Washington’s Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship
Open to all undergraduate and graduate students at colleges and universities in WA, OR, ID, AK and British Columbia
Be Part of the Solution!
Apply to the
Alaska
Airlines Environmental Innovation Challenge
by February 12
Bring your skills or innovative ideas to create change in the environmental space!
Open to all students attending an accredited college/university in WA, OR, ID, AK and British Columbia
The
Alaska Airlines Environmental Innovation Challenge (EIC) is UW’s annual student-led environmental startup competition hosted by the Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship. This exciting, hands-on experience for both undergraduate and graduate students is the
place to bring your idea to life (think cleantech,
circular economy, climate tech,
clean energy, ocean health,
SDGs, regenerative ag and more!) with the help of local entrepreneurs and industry experts. Students who enter will receive judges’ feedback on their ideas, networking opportunities,
and the potential to win prize money. Enter the EIC with any product, process, non-profit, or service idea that addresses an environmental problem.
Learn more. Full details on the
EIC website
Apply! Submit
your application by February 12 @ 12 noon PT
Virtual Info Session January 31, 12 noon PT,
register here
Questions? E-mail EIC manager Lauren Brohawn at
brohal@uw.edu.
Open to all students attending an accredited college/university in WA, OR, ID, AK and British Columbia
Did you say prizes?!
In addition to the chance of winning 3rd, 2nd, or the $15,000 grand prize, finalist teams could win one of these:
Big Picture Prize ($5,000)
Clean Energy Prize sponsored by the
UW Clean Energy Institute
Rewards student innovations that can reduce carbon emissions through solar energy production, electrical energy storage, conversion and distribution, and energy efficiency. This can include software and/or hardware.
Best Idea Prizes ($2,500)
Climate Impact Prize sponsored by Eric Carlson, Board Member of
E8 Angels
Recognizes a team that has thoughtfully incorporated and quantified carbon footprint into the development and communication of their innovation.
Leo Cup Innovation in Oceanography Prize sponsored by the
Leo Maddox Family and UW’s School of Oceanography
Recognizes students for creating innovative solutions to address issues of ocean health, with a preference for addressing marine pollution, including ocean plastics or other pollutants.
Lauren Brohawn | Associate Director
She/Her/Hers
Alaska Airlines Environmental Innovation Challenge
University of Washington | Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship
brohal@uw.edu | startup.uw.edu