Pitch events and programs available to Johns Hopkins University students.
HopStart: Hopkins New Venture Challenge
Annual competition hosted by the Center for Leadership Education that challenges Johns Hopkins students to develop a business plan around a novel idea and pitch their plan to industry leaders.
LEARN MOREHopStone Capital
Supports Johns Hopkins founders with grants and post-investment collaboration while providing students with experience in making investment decisions and managing portfolio companies.
LEARN MOREPeabody Institute Launch Grant
Supports creative, innovative projects developed by Peabody Conservatory third-year undergraduate and first-year master’s students.
LEARN MORELife Design Lab
Provides access to resources including life design programs and courses, experiential learning opportunities, career search and development programs and guidance.
LEARN MORECarey Business School Student Venture Showcase
Competition open to all Johns Hopkins students to pitch their startup to a panel of experienced venture capitalists.
LEARN MORECatalyst Award
Non-dilutive funding for undergraduate projects involving the betterment of human health.
LEARN MORETranslational Funding
Early-stage researchers can apply for non-dilutive funding.
LEARN MOREJohns Hopkins Innovation Summit
Faculty and students with life sciences, digital health and AI fields techs can apply to participate in the 2025 summit.
LEARN MOREStudent Organization Competitions
The Pava Center is a proud co-sponsor of student-run programming.
GreenHacks
Annual sustainability innovation challenge in partnership with the Ralph O’Connor Sustainable Energy Institute.
LEARN MOREHopHacks
36-hour annual, student-led hackathon held at Johns Hopkins that encourages engineers, designers, and entrepreneurs to explore new ideas and create new applications.
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