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Register Now for the 2026 ALDAG Competition which offer over $100,000 in cash and other awards, with one $50,000 grand prize. The deadline to register and upload your initial slide deck is March 24th. Your final presentation is due April 3rd, and the next rounds are April 8 & 10. Advice and your pitch is available from the competition, or engineering faculty, undergraduate or graduate students can obtain help with their pitch by contacting Pete Ludovice.

Hardware Park is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that connects early-stage medical device companies with design, engineering, funding, and manufacturing resources to turn great ideas into world-changing MedTech devices. Apply to be a member of their inaugural, 4-person Biodesign Fellowship designed to equip early-career engineers and designers to drive innovation no matter what industry sector they serve. This is a 12 month fellowship in the Birmingham, AL area.

Have a tech or tech-enabled idea, but don't know where to start? If so, the five-week Voltage program was built for you. Apply for the Voltage entrepreneurship program at the Innovation Depot in Birmingham, AL. The deadline to apply is March 22, 2026.