NEWS ARCHIVE

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.

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.

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.

Have a startup or a BIG Idea ready for the next level?

Join gener8tor—one of the nation’s top venture capital firms and accelerator networks—for an exclusive evening connecting The University of Alabama’s entrepreneurial community with leaders, funding, and scaling Alabama-based startups. REGISTER HERE for this event on Tuesday, March 3rd from 5-7pm in The Cube, in the lobby of H.M. Comer Hall

David Holt Esq. will help educate our University of Alabama Student Entrepreneurship Community on intellectual property and contractual issues from 4:30-5:30pm on Thursday February 26th, in Honors Hall Room 176. David received his B.S. and M.S. in Chemical Engineering, and his Juris Doctorate from the University of Alabama. This event is sponsored by the Big Ideas Program of the Kennemer Center of the UA Honors College. Please REGISTER HERE so we can insure we have enough space at the workshop.

The College of Engineering at the University of Alabama now offers a short course on writing an effective SBIR/STTR grant available to the University of Alabama community.

Mechanical Engineering major, Jesse Park, was selected to represent engineering students at the recent dedication of the Styslinger College of Engineering. Jesse specifically mentioned his successful experience in the Engineering Entrepreneurship Program at the University of Alabama.