🌄PROGRAM OVERVIEW
The Blackstone LaunchPad Ideas Competition is designed to provide students with early-stage ideas the chance to compete for cash prizes!
More importantly, participating students will gain access to the LaunchPad program on their campus, to get the support on their entrepreneurship journey and skill-building.
This signature program supports LaunchPad’s goal in de-risking entrepreneurship, broadening accessibility, and diversifying engagement with a focus on recruiting underrepresented and under-resourced students to participate. 
The competition is virtual, hosted on the StartupTree platform.
đźšťCHOOSE YOUR TRACK
Participants will need to select 1 of the following 4 tracks.
🏆PRIZES
The 4 winners of the University at Buffalo Ideas Competition will take home $1,000. Furthermore, four (4) finalists from each campus will move forward to the Blackstone LaunchPad Network Round competing for $10,000 in additional prize money to further develop your idea.
Everyone who submits their idea will also be entered into a raffle to win either a Nintendo Switch, the Apple AirPods Max Wireless Over-Ear Headphones, or $100 of Campus Cash!
👤ELIGIBILITY
The applicant must...
📆IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER
Use the "Enter Now" button on the top of this page to submit your application. Please email support@startuptree.co if you have any questions.