VentureU

All applicants must meet the following eligibility requirements:

• You are available Tuesday to Saturday, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm, the week of February 20, 2024, for in-person activities during University Reading Week.
• You are a current student at the University of Windsor in any faculty.

This program requires full-time commitment (five consecutive days, February 20-24). This program is not suited for those who have other full-time commitments.

Students do not need a team or have a business idea to be eligible to apply.

The VentureU Skills-bootcamp is a 5-day, action packed week designed to help students learn how to apply their problem-solving skills to real-world problems. This is done through a mix of workshops and hands-on clinics that mesh core ideation and start-up principals with the opportunity to create the foundations of a real business – No business experience needed!

Throughout the 5-day bootcamp, participants will learn key skills, competencies, and know-how on topics such as:

• In-depth problem-centric ideation and problem-solution fit training
• Market and competitive environment scanning
• Seeking and analyzing feedback
• Intellectual property fundamentals
• Pitching, presenting, and sales
• Lean start-up methodology and the Business Model Canvas

Participants in this program will work on a specific and pre-determined problem that will be announced on the first day of the bootcamp. They will then learn and practice start-up skills that will help them with their own ideas in the future!

Selected students will be put into teams and then work together through the week to ideate and create an innovative solution to a selected automobility problem.

Students completing the bootcamp will receive:

• $200 participation award added to their UwinCARD
• Opportunity to work in teams and meet like-minded people
• Work 1:1 with dynamic mentors and coaches
• Full lunch each day
• Digital badge

Participants also have the chance to win one of two $500 prizes during the final pitch competition.

Applications for VentureU are now closed, thank you for your interest

Applications open: Monday, January 15, 2024

Applications close: Friday, February 9, 2024, at 3:00 pm

Successful applicants will be notified by the end of day, Wednesday, February 14, 2024

Program start: Tuesday, February 20, 2024, at 9:00 am

Program end and final pitches: Saturday, February 24, 2024

Information Session

• Tuesday, January 23, 2024 – 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm.

Register using this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_VgtNYobNTFmB9BwMO91HKg

If you’re unable to attend the LIVE information session, we still encourage you to register. A recording of the webinar will be sent post-event.

Please note, all applicants need to be available Tuesday to Saturday, 9:00 am – 4:00 pm, the week of February 20, 2024, for in-person activities during University Reading Week.