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UT Dallas by the Numbers
31,000+
Students
100+
Countries
Represented
22%
International
Students
4,000+
First
Generation
45%
BIPOC
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS
Founded in 1961, The University of Texas at Dallas is a public research university in Richardson, Texas. It is one of the largest public universities in the Dallas area and the northernmost institution of the University of Texas system. It was initially founded as a private research arm of Texas Instruments.
Founded in 1961, The University of Texas at Dallas is a public research university in Richardson, Texas. It is one of the largest public universities in the Dallas area and the northernmost institution of the University of Texas system. It was initially founded as a private research arm of Texas Instruments.
Founded in 1961, The University of Texas at Dallas is a public research university in Richardson, Texas. It is one of the largest public universities in the Dallas area and the northernmost institution of the University of Texas system. It was initially founded as a private research arm of Texas Instruments.
Founded in 1961, The University of Texas at Dallas is a public research university in Richardson, Texas. It is one of the largest public universities in the Dallas area and the northernmost institution of the University of Texas system. It was initially founded as a private research arm of Texas Instruments.
UT Dallas by the Numbers
31,000+
Students
100+
Countries Represented
22%
International Student
4,000+
First Generation
45%
BIPOC
UT Dallas by the Numbers
31,000+
Students
100+
Countries Represented
22%
International Students
4,000+
First Generation
45%
BIPOC
UT Dallas by the Numbers
31,000+
Students
100+
Countries
Represented
22%
International
Students
4,000+
First Generation
45%
BIPOC
The LaunchPad at UT Dallas
© 2023 The Texas LaunchPad Network
© 2023 The Texas LaunchPad Network
The LaunchPad at UT Dalls
The LaunchPad at UT Dallas
Event Showcase
The LaunchPad at UT Dallas
By the Numbers
10,000+
Students
Engaged Annually
$173,000
Funds
Given Annually
813
Annual Program
Participants
Event Showcase
Event Showcase
Student Testimonials
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"Just having the Blackstone LaunchPad Bridge Venture Fellowship on your resume makes for a great talking point and has definitely given me access to a lot of professional opportunities. It also shows potential future employers that I’m motivated and driven, so it gives me a professional edge. I’m also better able to network more effectively and strategically, a skill a learned as a Fellow. I still have plans to immerse myself in the world of VC and startups after I graduate in a few months, but the fellowship is already proving valuable to me in other ways."
Duyen Nguyen
"
"I was hesitant applying to GalXc Accelerator through the UTD Blackstone LaunchPad because I really wanted to learn more about entrepreneurship, but I didn’t have a business or clear idea. I am so glad I joined the program because it really changed the trajectory of the rest of my time at UTD. It made me pull together a business concept and pitch deck, which I had never done before and also pitch for the first time. I ended up winning 3rd place in the GalXc pitch competition. It wasn’t even about the money so much as feeling like I can actually do this and move it forward because someone liked it and believed in it. IDA is now in the middle of our pilot/beta stage. We are working on increasing users for a later launch and building out the rest of the features. I am so grateful that I got to be part of the 1st cohort because it changed everything!"
Varika Pinnam
Big Idea Competition (BIC)
Big Idea Competition (BIC)
Big Idea Competition (BIC)
The University of Texas at Dallas’ Big Idea Competition (BIC) is one of the most celebrated events of entrepreneurship in North Texas. Hosted annually by the Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship the BIC brings the best undergraduate and graduate students together from all disciplines, alongside top research faculty and alumni to pitch the most innovative startups and ideas in front of their peers and a panel of esteemed judges for cash and scholarship awards.
The University of Texas at Dallas’ Big Idea Competition (BIC) is one of the most celebrated events of entrepreneurship in North Texas. Hosted annually by the Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship the BIC brings the best undergraduate and graduate students together from all disciplines, alongside top research faculty and alumni to pitch the most innovative startups and ideas in front of their peers and a panel of esteemed judges for cash and scholarship awards.
By the Numbers
10,000+
Students Engaged
Annually
$173,000
Funds Given Annually
813
Annual Program Participants
By the Numbers
10,000+
Students Engaged
Annually
$173,000
Funds Given
Annually
813
Annual Program Participants
By the Numbers
10,000+
Students Engaged
Annually
$173,000
Funds Given
Annually
813
Annual Program
Participants
Student Testimonials
Student Testimonials
"
"Just having the Blackstone LaunchPad Bridge Venture Fellowship on your resume makes for a great talking point and has definitely given me access to a lot of professional opportunities. It also shows potential future employers that I’m motivated and driven, so it gives me a professional edge. I’m also better able to network more effectively and strategically, a skill a learned as a Fellow. I still have plans to immerse myself in the world of VC and startups after I graduate in a few months, but the fellowship is already proving valuable to me in other ways."
Duyen Nguyen
"
"I was hesitant applying to GalXc Accelerator through the UTD Blackstone LaunchPad because I really wanted to learn more about entrepreneurship, but I didn’t have a business or clear idea. I am so glad I joined the program because it really changed the trajectory of the rest of my time at UTD. It made me pull together a business concept and pitch deck, which I had never done before and also pitch for the first time. I ended up winning 3rd place in the GalXc pitch competition. It wasn’t even about the money so much as feeling like I can actually do this and move it forward because someone liked it and believed in it. IDA is now in the middle of our pilot/beta stage. We are working on increasing users for a later launch and building out the rest of the features. I am so grateful that I got to be part of the 1st cohort because it changed everything!"
Erica Loustaunau
"
"Just having the Blackstone LaunchPad Bridge Venture Fellowship on your resume makes for a great talking point and has definitely given me access to a lot of professional opportunities. It also shows potential future employers that I’m motivated and driven, so it gives me a professional edge. I’m also better able to network more effectively and strategically, a skill a learned as a Fellow. I still have plans to immerse myself in the world of VC and startups after I graduate in a few months, but the fellowship is already proving valuable to me in other ways."
Duyen Nguyen
"
"I was hesitant applying to GalXc Accelerator through the UTD Blackstone LaunchPad because I really wanted to learn more about entrepreneurship, but I didn’t have a business or clear idea. I am so glad I joined the program because it really changed the trajectory of the rest of my time at UTD. It made me pull together a business concept and pitch deck, which I had never done before and also pitch for the first time. I ended up winning 3rd place in the GalXc pitch competition. It wasn’t even about the money so much as feeling like I can actually do this and move it forward because someone liked it and believed in it. IDA is now in the middle of our pilot/beta stage. We are working on increasing users for a later launch and building out the rest of the features. I am so grateful that I got to be part of the 1st cohort because it changed everything!"
Erica Loustaunau
"
"Just having the Blackstone LaunchPad Bridge Venture Fellowship on your resume makes for a great talking point and has definitely given me access to a lot of professional opportunities. It also shows potential future employers that I’m motivated and driven, so it gives me a professional edge. I’m also better able to network more effectively and strategically, a skill a learned as a Fellow. I still have plans to immerse myself in the world of VC and startups after I graduate in a few months, but the fellowship is already proving valuable to me in other ways."
Duyen Nguyen
"
"I was hesitant applying to GalXc Accelerator through the UTD Blackstone LaunchPad because I really wanted to learn more about entrepreneurship, but I didn’t have a business or clear idea. I am so glad I joined the program because it really changed the trajectory of the rest of my time at UTD. It made me pull together a business concept and pitch deck, which I had never done before and also pitch for the first time. I ended up winning 3rd place in the GalXc pitch competition. It wasn’t even about the money so much as feeling like I can actually do this and move it forward because someone liked it and believed in it. IDA is now in the middle of our pilot/beta stage. We are working on increasing users for a later launch and building out the rest of the features. I am so grateful that I got to be part of the 1st cohort because it changed everything!"
Varika Pinnam