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<font color="#000000" face="tahoma, geneva, sans-serif">The University of Chicago is developing a dynamic entrepreneurship ecosystem that provides various learning opportunities for undergraduates. Numerous programs integrate with the academic and social sphere, training students to become well-rounded innovative thinkers who can utilize their knowledge and skill sets to tackle real-world issues. </font>
<span style="font-size:large;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif;">Extra-curricular Clubs</span></span>
<span style="font-size:medium;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif;">Edge</span></span>
<span style="font-size:small;">Uncommon Ventures is a student-run venture firm on the UChicago Campus that provides seed funding for early-stage student startups. With a total fund size of $500,000, they exist to provide capital to college entrepreneurs and to help undergraduates start and grow their amazing business.</span>
<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: large;">Programs and Competitions </span>
<font color="#000000" face="tahoma, geneva, sans-serif" size="3">The Uncommon Fund</font>
<span style="font-size:small;">The Uncommon Fund is a pool of money allocated by Student Government towards interesting and creative student projects and initiatives on campus. These projects and initiatives range from one day events to large scale initiatives or projects. The goal of the Uncommon Fund is to encourage students to take action on campus in creative and unique ways. The fund is also unique in that all other sources of SG funding require Registered Student Organization status. Additionally, one Uncommon Fund board member and ORCSA staff member are assigned to each project to help ensure it’s success. For more information, [http://uncommonfund.uchicago.edu/ check out the Uncommon Fund website].</span>
<font color="#000000" face="tahoma, geneva, sans-serif" size="3">UChicago App Challenge</font>
<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="color: rgb(20, 24, 35); font-family: Helvetica, Arial, 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">The Mobile Apps Challenge is a joint effort between IT Services, The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship, and UChicagoTech to cultivate, evaluate and develop ideas for mobile apps from anywhere in the University.</span></span>
<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: medium;">College New Venture Challenge</span>
<span style="font-size:small;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Building off the success of the University of Chicago's Social Innovation Competition, the Career Advancement and the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation launched the College New Venture Challenge (CNVC) in 2012 to create a supportive and highly rewarding environment for all undergraduate students interested in entrepreneurship. </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">CNVC was designed exclusively for University of Chicago undergraduate students. Through the program, students create a viable plan for a for-profit or nonprofit enterprise with an innovative component. </span></span>
<span style="font-size:small;">[http://research.chicagobooth.edu/nvc/collegenvc/ [1]]</span>
== <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif; line-height: inherit;">Entreprenerial Experimentation</span> ==