09/22/2021
By Holly Lalos

If your students have an idea they would like to pursue, or see a problem they would like to solve, please encourage them to apply to a college-based competition today. If they don’t have an idea, and would like to get involved, they can join a team! Please contact DifferenceMaker@uml.edu.

DifferenceMaker College-based Competitions:

Manning School of Business/Digital Federal Credit Union Innovation Contest

  • Apply by Oct. 22: https://www.uml.edu/collegecompetitions
  • Open to all UMass Lowell students
  • Banking or finance ideas
  • Sponsored by Jim Regan ’88, Manning School of Business, President and CEO, Digital Federal Credit Union
  • Thousands of dollars in CASH prizes

Francis College of Engineering Prototyping Competition

  • Apply by Oct. 22: https://www.uml.edu/collegecompetitions
  • Open to all students – 1 engineering major required per team
  • Any idea is welcomed! However, you must build your idea into a mock-up or prototype (reimbursements are available for materials up to $100)
  • Sponsored by the Francis College of Engineering
  • $7,000 in funding

Fine Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences Creative Community Competition *NEW*

  • Apply by Oct. 22: https://www.uml.edu/collegecompetitions
  • Open to all students – 1 FAHSS major required per team
  • Community-based ideas
  • Sponsored by Glenn Morgan, ’86, FAHSS, Chief Operating Officer, Fuseideas
  • $5,000 in funding

For more information and to apply, please visit: www.uml.edu/collegecompetitions