The BUILD Accelerator allows students to spend their summer building the key elements of their venture, and validating assumptions around their market or customers.

The following people/teams are eligible to apply:

• Full and part-time students of the University of Chicago
• UChicago Alumni within 5 years of graduation
• For-profit or non-profit ventures

Eligible companies plan to focus on:

• Customer and market validation
• The creation or advancement of a pilot or minimal viable product
• Early stage venture creation education

Apply if:

• You have an idea and want to validate it
• You are still building your pilot or MVP, or still need to build these
• You plan to apply to one of the New Venture Challenge tracks the following academic year (optional)
• You are not yet in the market, or are minimally in the market

The application deadline for the Polsky Center BUILD Accelerator is on April 4, 2022 at midnight.