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Start something while you’re still on Grounds.

Any school, any major, no application. Walk into the Foundry on The Corner, describe your idea once, and get routed to everything else.

Start here

The Foundry

Where any UVA student walks in with an idea. No application.

9 Elliewood Ave, on The Corner

1,850students engaged
Go to The Foundry

Ways to engage

$100K · 3 stages
E-Cup

The University-wide competition that seeds student ideas.

2,000+ a year
Galant Center

The shared entry point for undergraduate entrepreneurship.

22 teams · 5 schools
Batten i.Lab

Darden’s 10-week summer incubator, open to all of UVA.

~45 teams a year
VentureForward

Small, fast grants that get Engineering teams started.

$37M since 2012
Galant Challenge

McIntire’s annual investor showcase for UVA ventures.

E-ship Clinic · IP CenterStrong
Law

Real legal counsel for real startups across UVA and Charlottesville.

$1.5M since 2020
Batten Grants & Fellows

Grants and fellowships that keep founders founding.

Galant CenterStrong
McIntire

The University-wide front door for undergraduate entrepreneurship.

Social E-ship MinorStrong
Batten Leadership

Home of the pan-University Minor in Social Entrepreneurship.

Who to call

Start with one conversation.

Brian Breslin

Director, The Foundry · Director, Student Entrepreneurship

The Foundry