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Startup funding programs for students in the United States (November 2026)
Open programs based in the United States, or open to founders there, that name students in their rules. Each one is checked against its official page; read its own requirements before you apply.
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Programs that name students in their rules (88)
- The Fast Pitch Competition at Startup Fest '26Drexel University's LeBow College of BusinessOpenCompetitionDeadline: Under 7 days
- Polsky BridgePolsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, University of ChicagoOpenProgramDeadline: Under 7 days
- McCloskey New Venture CompetitionIDEA Center, University of Notre DameOpenCompetitionDeadline: Under 7 days
- 2027 SDSU Social Venture ChallengeSan Diego State University (ZIP Launchpad)OpenCompetitionDeadline: Under 7 days
- SXSW Pitch 2027SXSWOpenCompetitionDeadline: Under 14 days
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- How many open US funding programs name students in their rules?
- 88 open programs name students in their rules right now.
- Which of these closes next?
- The Fast Pitch Competition at Startup Fest '26 closes on November 5, 2026.
- How many of them close in the next 30 days?
- 9 of them close in the next 30 days.