Pitch Your Idea and Win up to $2000 - Opportunity Discovery Competition
Have an idea, project, or business venture you want to develop?
Old Dominion University’s Strome College of Business, in collaboration with the Strome Entrepreneurial Center, invites all current undergraduate and graduate students (from any major) to participate in the 2026 Opportunity Discovery Competition. Finalists will pitch to a panel of judges for a chance to receive up to $2,000 in funding to advance a product, program, business, or nonprofit concept.
Students must submit a one-page opportunity description by noon on Feb. 2, 2026.
Submissions must be emailed to StromeCEI@odu.edu and formatted as a PDF (10-point minimum font, 0.5-inch margins, one page max) labeled: YourTeamName_OpportunityDescription2025.pdf
Stop into the Strome Entrepreneurial Center with questions or email: StromeCEI@odu.edu!
