Engineering Pitch Competition Information Session (Virtual)
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Graduate and undergraduate students at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln are invited to participate in the 2026 Engineering Pitch Competition. The competition is hosted by the College of Engineering and NUtech Ventures.
The Pitch Competition will take place on Tuesday, March 24th, 2026 from 4:30-7:30pm at the College of Engineering's Kiewit Hall, Room A235 on the Lincoln City Campus.
Guidelines:
Teams can have 1-5 participants, with at least one participant from the UNL College of Engineering. Interdisciplinary teams are strongly encouraged.
The team must be focused on solving an engineering problem.
Individuals may only register once for this competition and may not compete on more than one team.
Judging Criteria and Awards:
The competition is judged based on participants' ability to identify an important problem, formulate a value proposition related to solving that problem, estimate market size and describe their business model. Technical details will only be discussed at a very high level.
The competition features prizes for the top three finalists. All prize money must be used to further develop the business idea (travel, materials for prototypes, etc.).
Info Sessions:
In Person - Tuesday March 3rd - Kiewit Hall, A510 - 2:00-3:30PM. Donuts and coffee will be provided.
Virtual - Wednesday March 4th - https://go.unl.edu/engineering_pitch_info - 2:00-3:30PM
Additional Resources:
Pitch Deck: Once you have registered, you will receive a pitch deck template. The pitch deck contains several links to help guide you in your planning, as well as an overall template that every team needs to follow when scripting their presentations.
Office Hours: Each team is encouraged to complete at least one office hour/coaching session with an Event Organizer. Please contact one of the Organizers via email to set up a time to meet via Zoom for your coaching session (their contact information is below). More than one office hour/coaching session is allowed and encouraged!
