Science 3K Pitch Competition
The Science 3K Pitch Competition is an opportunity for students in the Faculty of Science to pitch their innovative ideas to researchers and industry experts and compete for $3,000.
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Competition details
The Science 3K Pitch Competition recognises and inspires innovation and entrepreneurship in science. The competition is open to any undergraduate student, graduate student, or postdoctoral fellow in the Faculty of Science (or any team with up to 5 members) who has an idea, innovation, invention, or technology to pitch and who has undertaken entrepreneurial or commercialisation activities or plans to do so in the future.
Past competitions
2026 Science 3K Pitch Competition presented by IDEA Start
On April 10, 2026, 9 student teams pitched their innovation ideas and competed for a $3,000 cash prize!
Congratulations to the winning teams, and many thanks to those who joined us.
2026 winners
- First place: Jonah Leppelman, Carson Kroeker
- Second place: Juan Sebastian Sanchez Correa, Hubert Gamarra Lopez
- Third place: Rudra Patel
- Audience Choice Award: Peter Vu, Michelle Okolie, James Park, James Ha, Ray Nguyen
2026 sponsors
- IDEA Start
- Red River College Polytechnic (RRC Polytech)
- UM Partnerships, Knowledge Mobilization, and Innovation (UM PKMI)
- Bioscience Association Manitoba (BAM)
2025 Science 3K Pitch Competition presented by Bioscience Association Manitoba (BAM)
On April 4, 2025, 8 student teams pitched their innovative ideas and competed for a $3,000 cash prize!
Congratulations to the winning teams and thank you to everyone who joined us.
2025 winners
- First place: Rana Ahmed, Ghosoun Alomari, Paula Pineda Sanchez
- Second place: Tobi Olanipekun, Samuel Ogunsola
- Third place: Elaine Schultz
2025 sponsors
- Bioscience Association Manitoba (BAM)
- University of Manitoba, Partnerships, Knowledge Mobilization, and Innovation
- Tech Manitoba
2024 Science Spark Pitch Competition presented by Bioscience Association Manitoba (BAM)
On April , 2024, 9 student teams shared their big ideas in front of students, faculty and industry experts as they competed for a $3,000 cash prize. Thank you to our incredible teams for all their hard work!
Congratulations to the winning team of Randi Roy and Harman Gill, and the team of Jessica Marinelli, Anotidaishe Chimutsa, Rudra Patel, Oyinksansola Oyateru and Kevin Lim, winners of the audience choice award.
2024 sponsors
- Bioscience Association Manitoba (BAM)
- University of Manitoba Partnerships, Knowledge Mobilization, and Innovation Office
- Stu Clark Centre for Entrepreneurship – Asper School of Business
- Tech Manitoba
2023 Science Spark Pitch Competition presented by Thompson Dorfman Sweatman, TDS Law
On April 27, 2023, 11 students pitched their innovative ideas and technologies as they competed for a $3,000 cash prize. Thank you to all our amazing presenters!
Congratulations to our winner, Daniel Heschuk, and the team of Laura Los, Ian Kruk, and Shayna Giesbrecht, our audience choice winners.
2023 sponsors
- University of Manitoba Partnerships and Innovation Office
- Stu Clark Centre for Entrepreneurship - Asper School of Business
- EMILI – Enterprise Machine Intelligence and Learning Initiative