Lily Scholar Opportunity
Qualifying Students:
High school seniors interested in a career in pharmaceutical manufacturing
Apply to be a Lily Scholar
Ivy Tech offers EACH APPLICANT the opportunity to gain scholarship funding. If you want to see how much of your senior's education can be funded, have your student APPLY TODAY. They can elect into the scholarship fund on the application.
Want your potential employer to PAY for your education? Ivy Tech offers that, too! View more information here!
Indiana-specific scholarships are available. View them below!
Trine STORM Tank
It is that time of year to plan again for Trine University’s annual Innovation Challenge, rebranded as “Storm Tank”, brought to you by Trine innovation 1 and Farmers State Bank. If you have been a part of the challenge in the past, we look forward to seeing you again this year.
If you or your school have never been involved, think about the Shark Tank television show. This is a similar concept competition. Here is what you need to know:
For the past ten years, the Innovation Challenge has created a low-risk entry point for regional residents, high school students, and collegiate participants to have their concepts reviewed by an expert panel of judges. This regional opportunity fosters a competitive platform to nurture raw ideas from a wide range of topics (business-to-business, business-to consumer, and conceptual innovations). The competition this year will NOT be divided into separate categories.
The event that takes place is a concept pitch day that is held for the participants to vet their ideas to experts from industry, banking, and academia. The participants will be expected to prepare a 10 slide PowerPoint presentation for the judges, as well as follow some standard guidelines. Watch the attached video for an idea of what to expect on competition day.
Thanks to our sponsors, Farmers State Bank, the competition then awards prize funds to the top submissions. These funds can be used for initial investment to start launching their business on the journey from concept to realization.
Challenge Participant Prizes
High School & Pre-College
1st $ 1,250.00
2nd $ 1,000.00
3rd $ 750.00
Campus & Community
1st $ 2,000.00
2nd $ 1,500.00
3rd $ 1,000.00
We plan to host this year’s high school competition on February 19, 2025, and the campus/community event on March 19, 2025, at Trine's new eSports Arena. We plan on the times for the competition to run from 9-3pm that day.
Our innovation one website is updated and ready for registration to begin. You will find the form to register, the competition guidelines, and some examples for the pitch deck PowerPoint and executive summary page.
