Are you a University of Oregon student with a new business idea?

The Provost's Innovation Challenge is a cross-campus business idea competition open to University of Oregon students of all majors. Pitch your business idea for a chance to win part of a $22,500 cash pool available in seed funding.

Applicants will be assigned one of two tracks based on their idea. Winners will be selected from each track and will receive the following seed funding to advance their venture further:

• First place: $10,000
• Second place: $7,500
• Third place: $5,000

All participants who complete the mentoring program and present their idea during the main event will receive a $500 Spark Grant. Additionally, teams with the best physical product idea can win $500 from Invent Oregon to develop their product further and possibly represent the university during the statewide Invent Oregon competition in June.

Applications are due Sunday, February 27.