Are you a UCLA faculty member, staff member or undergraduate or graduate student with an early-stage software idea that you believe could propel a successful start-up company? If so, a new campus-wide computer science competition might be your ticket to entrepreneurship.

The first-place winner of the competition will receive $75,000 in investments to support commercialization activities. Similarly, the second-place winner will receive $50,000 in investments to support commercialization activities.  

Applications must be received by March 2. Finalists will be announced March 30 and pitch presentations will be held May 17. The competition is sponsored by the UCLA Innovation Fund in partnership with Bow Capital and Osage University Partners.