An MVP or “Minimum Viable Product” is a tool to show customers and key stakeholders how your innovative idea could work, capture feedback, and bring your concept one step closer to reality. Each year, the MVP Challenge awards up to 25 grants from $100 to $3,000 in three divisions: Social, Physical, and Digital. This program is available to University of Minnesota students, faculty, and staff.
Applications due October 17, 2025.
Founders Day presentations are May 13, 2026.
Visit z.umn.edu/mvp2026 for more information!