Hunter Hub Awards

This award celebrates students who embody ingenuity and entrepreneurial thinking in their academic and personal pursuits. Recipients demonstrate creativity, innovation, and a drive to make meaningful impact—whether through research, new approaches to complex problems, launching ventures, or building community through entrepreneurial initiatives.

Graduate applications close May 13.

Undergraduate applications close May 31.

The transition from student to founder is one of the most exciting — and uncertain — moments in an entrepreneurial journey. The Legacy in Action Innovation Prize exists to support founders at exactly that moment. 

Through milestone-based funding, this prize backs graduating student founders who are ready to move from idea or prototype toward a market-facing company. This prize exists to support university-born ideas as they become ventures with a genuine chance to grow and endure, recognizing the strength of the venture as well as the commitment and vision of the people building it.

Applications are currently closed.

The Hunter Hub Entrepreneurial Resiliency Award recognizes one Hunter Hub-affiliated student who has demonstrated exceptional tenacity, adaptability, and determination in their entrepreneurial journey, despite setbacks. Each year, one recipient is selected through a competitive nomination process and awarded a $1,000 prize.

Nominations must be submitted by May 24. 2026. Personal Statements must be submitted by May 31, 2026.