Idea-stage pitch competition providing funding and mentorship to aspiring entrepreneurs validating and launching new ventures. Open to Tulane faculty, staff, and students with an early-stage product, service, software, or research idea not yet in the commercial marketplace. Prizes: $3,000 (1st), $1,500 (2nd), $750 (3rd), $250 (People's Choice).
ORDA Featured Opportunities
Internal
Due:
Open Season Fall 2026 Pitch Competition
Tulane Innovation Institute
Deadline:
- Digital Health and Health Technology
Up to $3,000 (prize)
Internal
Due:
Provost's Proof of Concept Fund (PPOC)
Tulane University Innovation Institute
Deadline:
- Digital Health and Health Technology
- Biostatistics and Health Data Science
Seed grants to advance early-stage Tulane research toward commercial application. Funds prototyping, customer discovery, IP analysis, and market research.
$5,000 - $50,000
Internal
Due:
Tulane WSPH–SOM Collaborative Research Seed Awards
WSPH / Tulane School of Medicine
Deadline:
- Health Equity and Social Determinants of Health
- Chronic Diseases (Noncommunicable Diseases)
- Global Health and Tropical Medicine
- Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Health
- Digital Health and Health Technology
- Community and Population Health
Joint seed awards supporting interdisciplinary research partnerships between WSPH and SOM faculty. Must include at least one PI from each school. Priority areas include cancer, infectious diseases, cardiovascular disease, aging, AI in health, health disparities, housing insecurity, Gulf South health, and disaster response.
Up to $100,000
