June 1

Applications Deadline: Global Student Innovation Challenge powered by PDMA

Chicago, IL, USA

It's time to showcase your brilliance and make a mark on the global stage! PDMA's Global Student Innovation Challenge 2025 submission portal is open and ready to receive your innovation ideas. We encourage students to submit projects created through academic work, including capstone projects or theses. You can review the rules and guidelines of the challenge as well as videos of the winning teams from previous years below. Please thoroughly review the rubric to ensure you are meeting all the criteria. For general questions, please review the FAQs on the website. Submissions accepted now through June 1st.

June 11, 3pm - 5pm

Entrepreneurship Open Office Hours

Second floor of the Library in the Leir Data Observatory Room (drop in and innovate)

Open to all NJIT students

June 18, 3pm - 5pm

Entrepreneurship Open Office Hours: Fireside Chat with Ginger Dhaliwal

Second floor of the Library in the Leir Data Observatory Room

Join the Center for Student Entrepreneurship for an engaging fireside chat with Ginger Dhaliwal! Ginger is a serial entrepreneur and product strategist who has built and scaled companies across Asia and North America, raising over $100M in funding and leading ventures from ideation to exit. She’s currently the Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer at Upflex, a global hybrid workplace platform. Ginger is also an angel investor, advisor, TechStar Mentor and member of the Forbes Technology Council, passionate about supporting diverse founders building the future of work. Open to all NJIT students. No registration required.

June 18

Applications Deadline 6/18: Debut Challenge

Virtual

The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) and VentureWell have come together to support and expand the Design by Biomedical Undergraduate Teams (DEBUT) Challenge, a competition that recognizes undergraduate excellence in biomedical design and innovation. DEBUT challenges teams of students in undergraduate biomedical education to solve real-world problems in healthcare. Prizes of up to $20,000 will be awarded! Application deadline is June 18th. DEBUT is open to undergraduate students only.

June 24

National Academy of Inventors - Student Showcase

Atlanta, Georgia

NAI’s Student Showcase identifies and celebrates exceptional student inventors and serves as the premier arena to cultivate partnerships among the brightest minds in academic innovation, from across the nation and around the world. Held at our Annual Conference, the Student Showcase is designed to give students the chance to exhibit their innovation and connect with experts in their fields. The deadline to submit collegiate applications for the Genspiration Prize and Dr. Barry B. Bercu Biomedical University Inventor Prize has been extended to Tuesday, February 18th.

June 25, 3pm - 5pm

Entrepreneurship Open Office Hours

Second floor of the Library in the Leir Data Observatory Room (drop in and innovate)

Open to all NJIT students