Corsair Idea Challenge
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Corsair Idea Challenge
Have an idea for a new product or service?
Show us what you’ve got! Started by the Student Run Business Association in 2014, the Corsair Idea Challenge is designed to promote innovative ideas from across campus, and is open to all UMassD students. Your idea can be for a new product, service or experience. Whatever it is, we want to hear about it!
The top 3 winners receive:
First place: $500
Second place: $300
Third place: $200
Finalists also receive a free 2-month membership to the Co-Creative Center in downtown New Bedford.
Registration is currently closed, but will open again during the Fall 2025 semester.
Congratulations to the winners of the 2024 Corsair Idea Challenge
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Casity Brun was awarded the 1st-place, $500 prize for her product, "The Faucet Spacer," a product that helps plumbers install commercial kitchen sinks.
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Bhanu Prasad Thota was awarded the 2nd-place, $300 prize for his concept company, Resumate, an app that helps job seekers tailor resumes to specific job descriptions.
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Ryan Masoud was awarded the 3rd-place, $200 prize for his concept company, Harmonic Mechanics, which would offer custom mouthpieces for musical instruments tailored to musicians' unique preference and taste.