Startup Yale

The Creative Entrepreneurship Prize awards a cash prize of $25,000 to a student-led project that advances innovation and entrepreneurship within creative fields.

The Manolo Sanchez Prize offers $25,000 to a for-profit or nonprofit startup that aims to improve the financial health of underserved communities (underbanked, underfunded, or underinsured).

The Miller Prize awards a $25,000 cash prize to a student-led venture working on innovative tech or tech-enabled solutions that has a definable go-to-market strategy.

The New Haven Civic Innovation Prize awards up to $25,000 to the best student- or community-led venture or project focused on benefiting the City of New Haven.

The Planetary Solutions Prize, previously known as the Sustainable Venture Prize, awards a total of $50,000 to two promising student-led for-profit ventures dedicated to advancing environmental sustainability. The prize allocates $35,000 for first place and $15,000 for second place.

The Rothberg Catalyzer Prize awards a $25,000 cash prize to a student-led venture working on a novel healthcare solution (e.g., digital health and AI, diagnostics, medical technology). 

The Thorne Prize for Social Innovation in Health or Education is a $25,000 cash prize awarded to the best student-led venture focused on social innovation in health or education for underserved communities in the United States or low-resource countries.

The Yale Innovators Prize is a $25,000 cash prize awarded to the for-profit or non-profit venture/project that has the potential to produce the most creative or impactful solution to real-world problems that doesn’t qualify for any other Startup Yale prize.