Events
Explore our series of entrepreneurial events, featuring workshops and pitch competitions. Perfect for nurturing innovation and expanding networks within and beyond the academic environment.
September 2026
September 1, 3pm - 4pm
Peer Mentor Hour
Leir Data Observatory (2nd Floor of the Library)
Looking for guidance on your startup idea or entrepreneurial journey?
Drop by the Center for Student Entrepreneurship to connect one-on-one with our Peer Entrepreneurs in Residence!
Refine your business concept, prepare for presentations or pitch competitions, and explore our ecosystem of resources.
Open to all students—whether you’re just starting or ready to take your venture to the next level.
September 2, 3pm - 5pm
Entrepreneurship Open Office Hours
Leir Data Observatory (2nd Floor of the Library)
Second floor of the Library in the Leir Data Observatory Room (drop in and innovate)
Open to all NJIT students.
September 2, 3pm - 4pm (Virtual)
VentureWell E-Team Program Info Session (Applications now open, Deadline: Sept 29)
The E-Team Program, part of VentureWell’s accelerator programming, supports student ventures as you embark down the path you’re likely to take as an innovator and entrepreneur. We help you advance your invention through a powerful mix of up to $25,000 in grant funding, entrepreneurship training, mentorship by dedicated staff, national recognition, and networking with peers and industry experts.
Do you have an idea that can change the world? Every year, we award over $800,000 in non-dilutive E-Team Program grants to early-stage innovator teams that develop scalable innovations which aim to solve a large social, health, or environmental challenge.
If you are interested in applying, please reach out to entrepreneurship@njit.edu or stop in during our Entrepreneurship Open Office Hours every Wednesday from 3pm - 5pm at the Leir Data Observatory (2nd Fl of the Library).
Students have one final opportunity to join us for a virtual info session on Wednesday, September 2, 3:00-4:00 p.m. ET.
Virtual Info Session Registration Link
September 3, 1pm - 2pm
Peer Mentor Hour
Leir Data Observatory (2nd Floor of the Library)
Looking for guidance on your startup idea or entrepreneurial journey?
Drop by the Center for Student Entrepreneurship to connect one-on-one with our Peer Entrepreneurs in Residence!
Refine your business concept, prepare for presentations or pitch competitions, and explore our ecosystem of resources.
Open to all students—whether you’re just starting or ready to take your venture to the next level.
September 8, 3pm - 4pm
Peer Mentor Hour
Leir Data Observatory (2nd Floor of the Library)
Looking for guidance on your startup idea or entrepreneurial journey?
Drop by the Center for Student Entrepreneurship to connect one-on-one with our Peer Entrepreneurs in Residence!
Refine your business concept, prepare for presentations or pitch competitions, and explore our ecosystem of resources.
Open to all students—whether you’re just starting or ready to take your venture to the next level.
September 8, 4pm - 5:30pm
Propelus I-Corps Info Session
Martin Tuchman School of Management - Innovation Lab Room CAB 2020
Transform your tech discoveries through entrepreneurship training and funding from the National Science Foundation's Innovation-Corps program.
September 9, 3pm - 5pm
Special Entrepreneurship Open Office Hours - The GEIR Journey: From Vision to Venture
Leir Data Observatory (2nd Floor of the Library)
Join the Center for Student Entrepreneurship for an engaging fireside chat featuring NJIT’s Global Entrepreneurs-in-Residence (GEIRs). Hear firsthand about their entrepreneurial journeys. Come hear their stories, ask questions, and gain insights you can apply to your own entrepreneurial journey.
Open to all NJIT students.
September 10, 1pm - 2pm
Peer Mentor Hour
Leir Data Observatory (2nd Floor of the Library)
Looking for guidance on your startup idea or entrepreneurial journey?
Drop by the Center for Student Entrepreneurship to connect one-on-one with our Peer Entrepreneurs in Residence!
Refine your business concept, prepare for presentations or pitch competitions, and explore our ecosystem of resources.
Open to all students—whether you’re just starting or ready to take your venture to the next level.
September 15, 3pm - 4pm
Peer Mentor Hour
Leir Data Observatory (2nd Floor of the Library)
Looking for guidance on your startup idea or entrepreneurial journey?
Drop by the Center for Student Entrepreneurship to connect one-on-one with our Peer Entrepreneurs in Residence!
Refine your business concept, prepare for presentations or pitch competitions, and explore our ecosystem of resources.
Open to all students—whether you’re just starting or ready to take your venture to the next level.
September 16, 3pm - 5pm
Special Entrepreneurship Open Office Hours - Think Like an Entrepreneur Workshop
Leir Data Observatory (2nd Floor of the Library)
The "Think Like an Entrepreneur" workshop is an interactive, skill-building session designed to introduce students to the entrepreneurial mindset. Hosted by the Center for Student Entrepreneurship (CSE), this workshop empowers students across all disciplines to think creatively, solve problems, and identify opportunities.
Open to all NJIT students.
September 17, 1pm - 2pm
Peer Mentor Hour
Leir Data Observatory (2nd Floor of the Library)
Looking for guidance on your startup idea or entrepreneurial journey?
Drop by the Center for Student Entrepreneurship to connect one-on-one with our Peer Entrepreneurs in Residence!
Refine your business concept, prepare for presentations or pitch competitions, and explore our ecosystem of resources.
Open to all students—whether you’re just starting or ready to take your venture to the next level.
September 17
Propelus I-Corps Virtual Program (Applications Deadline: Sept 17)
Event Description
Session dates:
- Mandatory Expectation Session: September 24, 4:00pm-5:30pm (Virtual)
- October 15, 3:00pm-6:00pm (Virtual)
- October 22, 3:00pm-6:00pm (Virtual)
- November 5, 3:00pm-6:00pm (Virtual)
- November 12, 3:00pm-6:00pm (Virtual)
Our four-session Propelus program helps researchers explore the customer perspective to inform how a discovery or innovation can become the basis of a successful startup or venture.
Through the program, we provide training and grants to support team-based customer research aimed at investigating the viability and societal impact of scientific and technological discoveries.
To apply to attend the Propelus program, researchers must form a team of at least two people involved with the scientific or technological discovery. The team must include:
- An Entrepreneurial Lead (often a postdoctoral researcher, graduate student or undergraduate) and
- A Technical Lead (usually a faculty member)
- Please note: Non-university teams are also eligible if they have a tech- enabled innovation.
- (Optional) Industry Mentor (someone from outside the university with close ties to industry or has successfully commercialized a similar technology)
Benefits
- Training: Four sessions introducing the Lean LaunchPad methodology, which focuses on customer discovery research to evaluate the potential of your idea to solve problems and provide value. View a sample course agenda.
- Funding: Payments of up to $1,500 are provided to each selected team and can be used to fund expenses related to customer discovery research, including conferences and marketing tools.
- Resources: Selected teams will receive mentorship from seasoned entrepreneurs and innovators. Teams may also utilize many other programs offered by the Hub-affiliated institutions.
Follow-on opportunities: Upon completion, academic teams are eligible for the national NSF I-Corps Teams program which provides an intensive 7-week training course and a $50,000 grant.
September 22, 3pm - 4pm
Peer Mentor Hour
Leir Data Observatory (2nd Floor of the Library)
Looking for guidance on your startup idea or entrepreneurial journey?
Drop by the Center for Student Entrepreneurship to connect one-on-one with our Peer Entrepreneurs in Residence!
Refine your business concept, prepare for presentations or pitch competitions, and explore our ecosystem of resources.
Open to all students—whether you’re just starting or ready to take your venture to the next level.
September 23, 3pm - 5pm
Entrepreneurship Open Office Hours
Leir Data Observatory (2nd Floor of the Library)
Second floor of the Library in the Leir Data Observatory Room (drop in and innovate)
Open to all NJIT students.
September 24, 1pm - 2pm
Peer Mentor Hour
Leir Data Observatory (2nd Floor of the Library)
Looking for guidance on your startup idea or entrepreneurial journey?
Drop by the Center for Student Entrepreneurship to connect one-on-one with our Peer Entrepreneurs in Residence!
Refine your business concept, prepare for presentations or pitch competitions, and explore our ecosystem of resources.
Open to all students—whether you’re just starting or ready to take your venture to the next level.
September 29, 3pm - 4pm
Peer Mentor Hour
Leir Data Observatory (2nd Floor of the Library)
Looking for guidance on your startup idea or entrepreneurial journey?
Drop by the Center for Student Entrepreneurship to connect one-on-one with our Peer Entrepreneurs in Residence!
Refine your business concept, prepare for presentations or pitch competitions, and explore our ecosystem of resources.
Open to all students—whether you’re just starting or ready to take your venture to the next level.
September 29
VentureWell E-Team Program (Applications Deadline: Sept 29 at 11:59PM EST)
The E-Team Program, part of VentureWell’s accelerator programming, supports student ventures as you embark down the path you’re likely to take as an innovator and entrepreneur. We help you advance your invention through a powerful mix of up to $25,000 in grant funding, entrepreneurship training, mentorship by dedicated staff, national recognition, and networking with peers and industry experts.
Do you have an idea that can change the world? Every year, we award over $800,000 in non-dilutive E-Team Program grants to early-stage innovator teams that develop scalable innovations which aim to solve a large social, health, or environmental challenge.
If you are interested in applying, please reach out to entrepreneurship@njit.edu or stop in during our Entrepreneurship Open Office Hours every Wednesday from 3pm - 5pm at the Leir Data Observatory (2nd Fl of the Library).
September 30, 3pm - 5pm
Special Entrepreneurship Open Office Hours - Startup Smarter: Leveraging AI
Leir Data Observatory (2nd Floor of the Library)
Discover how to make AI work for your startup! Hear from real startup founders through our Global Entrepreneurs in Residence. Through this workshop, you will explore how AI can help you move from startup idea to execution faster and Learn practical ways to use AI for brainstorming, research, marketing, customer discovery, and more!
No registration required, open to all NJIT students.
October 2026
October 13, 5pm - 7pm
Newark Tech Week : CSE Pub Talks
NJIT Highlander Pub, Campus Center, 150 Bleeker St, Newark, NJ 07103
Join the NJIT Center for Student Entrepreneurship for a night out at the pub! Grab a drink and learn more about how to launch successful tech focused ventures from NJIT’s Professor, Michael Ehrlich talking about "Business Plans vs Business Models: How Startups are Different From Companies" and NJIT resources available to businesses. And meet student founder, Azeez Shaik and get the inside scoop on Contextral, an NJIT startup focused on protecting data. Wrapping up the program, we will have networking games to help build your network and grow your entrepreneurial mindset. Open to all!
November 2026
November 23
NJIT Pitch
Ready to turn your idea into the next big venture? The NJIT Pitch Competition gives student entrepreneurs the opportunity to pitch their innovative ideas, showcase their ventures, and compete for prizes while gaining valuable feedback from experienced judges.
Stay tuned for more information, including competition details, eligibility, and registration!
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