Calling all student entrepreneurs, changemakers, and big thinkers: nominations are now open for the inaugural Student Entrepreneur Awards recognizing entrepreneurial excellence, resilience, and innovation.

The Entrepreneurship Practice and Innovation Centre (EPICentre) invites nominations of deserving student entrepreneurs for one of three awards, each accompanied by a trophy and a $500 cash prize:

• Entrepreneurial Trailblazer, recognizing visionary leadership and significant entrepreneurial success;
• Innovation Award, celebrating remarkable innovation, creativity, and positive impact potential;
• Best Bounce Back Award, honouring resilience in overcoming challenges to achieve entrepreneurial goals.

Current University of Windsor students and those who graduated in the academic year 2023 are eligible. Nominees do not have to be members of EPICentre.

Nominations close at 2 p.m. Nov. 6, with winners announced at EPICentre’s 10th Anniversary Celebration on Jan. 19. Get all the details on the awards website.