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September 25\u201326 | Alabama<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This one-night, two-day experiential trip is fully funded by scholarships and is open to Clemson students, faculty, and staff. <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Participants will visit historic sites and museums, hear from African American entrepreneurs, and support local restaurants. Class excuse letters will be available for students participating on Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apply for the Study Tour<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Questions: mnavis@clemson.edu<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

September 25\u201326 | Alabama This one-night, two-day experiential trip is fully funded by scholarships and is open to Clemson students, faculty, and staff. Participants will visit historic sites and museums, hear from African American entrepreneurs, and support local restaurants. Class excuse letters will be available for students participating on Friday. Apply for the Study Tour […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4188,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[211],"tags":[],"coauthors":[46798],"class_list":["post-818","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-entrepreneurship"],"fimg_url":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/818","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4188"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=818"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/818\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":819,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/818\/revisions\/819"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=818"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=818"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=818"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=818"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":816,"date":"2026-08-27T16:09:26","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T20:09:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/?p=816"},"modified":"2026-08-27T16:09:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T20:09:26","slug":"wid-pc-stem-scholarship-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wid-pc-stem-scholarship-program\/","title":{"rendered":"WID-PC STEM Scholarship Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Women in Defense\u2013Palmetto Chapter (WID-PC) STEM Scholarship Program<\/strong> has extended its STEM Scholarship application deadline to September 30, 2026<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The program will award two $2,500 scholarships<\/strong> for Fall 2026:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7       One for an Active-Duty Military, Reservist, National Guard member, ROTC participant, or Veteran<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u00b7       One for a non-military student<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Application link:<\/strong> STEM Scholarship Application<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Funding Applied To:<\/strong> Fall 2026 academic term<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Award Notification:<\/strong> On or before October 15, 2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Additional Benefit:<\/strong> Recipients are invited to attend a WID-PC event<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We seek students excelling academically, committed to STEM, and active in their communities. If you have questions, contact scholarships@widpalmettochapter.com<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Women in Defense\u2013Palmetto Chapter (WID-PC) STEM Scholarship Program has extended its STEM Scholarship application deadline to September 30, 2026. The program will award two $2,500 scholarships for Fall 2026: \u00b7       One for an Active-Duty Military, Reservist, National Guard member, ROTC participant, or Veteran \u00b7       One for a non-military student Application link: STEM Scholarship Application Funding […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4188,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[5636],"tags":[],"coauthors":[46798],"class_list":["post-816","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-scholarships"],"fimg_url":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/816","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4188"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=816"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/816\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":817,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/816\/revisions\/817"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=816"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=816"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=816"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=816"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":808,"date":"2026-08-24T10:32:50","date_gmt":"2026-08-24T14:32:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/?p=808"},"modified":"2026-08-24T10:32:51","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T14:32:51","slug":"hello-world-hackathon-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/hello-world-hackathon-this-weekend\/","title":{"rendered":"Hello World Hackathon this Weekend!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The 2026 Hello World Hackathon will take place on Saturday, August 29 starting at 9am! <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Hello World is open to ANYONE who has never participated in a hackathon before! It\u2019s a great opportunity for students to learn more about hackathons, meet other students, and get involved with CUhackit for the first time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

REGISTRATION IS OPEN<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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>>CODE. CREATE. COLLABORATE. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

>>YOUR JOURNEY STARTS HERE.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The 2026 Hello World Hackathon will take place on Saturday, August 29 starting at 9am! Hello World is open to ANYONE who has never participated in a hackathon before! It\u2019s a great opportunity for students to learn more about hackathons, meet other students, and get involved with CUhackit for the first time. REGISTRATION IS OPEN […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4188,"featured_media":809,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14845,481,45725],"tags":[],"coauthors":[46798],"class_list":["post-808","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-competition","category-conference","category-skills-building"],"fimg_url":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/files\/2026\/08\/Hello-World-2026-Flyer-150x150.jpeg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/808","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4188"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=808"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/808\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":810,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/808\/revisions\/810"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/809"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=808"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=808"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=808"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=808"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":805,"date":"2026-08-11T13:35:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T17:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/?p=805"},"modified":"2026-08-11T13:35:01","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T17:35:01","slug":"campfire-conversations-with-scout-motors-engineering-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/campfire-conversations-with-scout-motors-engineering-leaders\/","title":{"rendered":"Campfire Conversations with Scout Motors Engineering Leaders"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Pull up a seat by the virtual campfire and connect with Scout Motors engineering leaders!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Explore the teams, technologies, and opportunities driving the next era of trucks and rugged SUV\u2019s while learning how your experience could help shape the future of Scout Motors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You’ll learn about: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

-Opportunities to grow your career at Scout Motors <\/p>\n\n\n\n

-The vision, culture, and mission behind our work <\/p>\n\n\n\n

-Insights from leaders building the next generation of Scout\u00ae vehicles<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LEARN MORE HERE<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Pull up a seat by the virtual campfire and connect with Scout Motors engineering leaders! Explore the teams, technologies, and opportunities driving the next era of trucks and rugged SUV\u2019s while learning how your experience could help shape the future of Scout Motors. You’ll learn about: -Opportunities to grow your career at Scout Motors -The […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4188,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[159,472],"tags":[],"coauthors":[46798],"class_list":["post-805","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-business","category-career"],"fimg_url":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/805","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4188"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=805"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/805\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":806,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/805\/revisions\/806"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=805"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=805"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=805"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=805"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":800,"date":"2026-08-11T13:27:38","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T17:27:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/?p=800"},"modified":"2026-08-11T13:30:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T17:30:26","slug":"the-brook-t-smith-launchpad-presents-greg-smith-84-weekly-seminar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/the-brook-t-smith-launchpad-presents-greg-smith-84-weekly-seminar\/","title":{"rendered":"The Brook T. Smith Launchpad Presents: The Art and Science of the Startup by Greg Smith (’84) – Weekly Seminar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This weekly seminar is a Creative Inquiry Class and runs from August 24th to November 30th. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

LAST DAY TO ADD : August 25th<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Look for the “Art and Science of the Startup – INNO-1990 Section: 020”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meets weekly on Mondays from 5:30-6:45 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LEARN MORE HERE<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

This weekly seminar is a Creative Inquiry Class and runs from August 24th to November 30th. LAST DAY TO ADD : August 25th Look for the “Art and Science of the Startup – INNO-1990 Section: 020” Meets weekly on Mondays from 5:30-6:45 p.m. LEARN MORE HERE<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4188,"featured_media":801,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14904,211],"tags":[],"coauthors":[46798],"class_list":["post-800","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-classes","category-entrepreneurship"],"fimg_url":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/files\/2026\/08\/Greg-Smith-Weekly-Seminar-Fall-2026-150x150.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/800","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4188"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=800"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/800\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":804,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/800\/revisions\/804"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/801"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=800"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=800"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=800"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=800"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":797,"date":"2026-08-11T13:14:51","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T17:14:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/?p=797"},"modified":"2026-08-11T13:22:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T17:22:41","slug":"venture-concept-testing-entr-4010-seats-available","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/venture-concept-testing-entr-4010-seats-available\/","title":{"rendered":"Venture Concept Testing – ENTR 4010 – Seats Available"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

What if your idea could become something REAL!?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Enroll in ENTR 4010 “Venture Concept Testing” Opportunity Studio!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is a hands-on, real-world innovation course with unique value to STEM students. Collaborate with business students. Build and test a real venture concept!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Why this course is a great fit: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Apply your science in new ways<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Work with Business students<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Build high-value skills<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn by doing<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

LEARN MORE HERE<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What if your idea could become something REAL!? Enroll in ENTR 4010 “Venture Concept Testing” Opportunity Studio! This is a hands-on, real-world innovation course with unique value to STEM students. Collaborate with business students. Build and test a real venture concept! Why this course is a great fit: Apply your science in new ways Work […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4188,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14904],"tags":[],"coauthors":[46798],"class_list":["post-797","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-classes"],"fimg_url":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/797","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4188"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=797"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/797\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":799,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/797\/revisions\/799"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=797"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=797"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=797"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=797"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":794,"date":"2026-08-10T10:08:44","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T14:08:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/?p=794"},"modified":"2026-08-10T10:08:45","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T14:08:45","slug":"the-blake-family-military-veterans-pitch-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/the-blake-family-military-veterans-pitch-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"The Blake Family Military & Veterans Pitch Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

After an exciting inaugural year featuring impressive pitches from military-affiliated entrepreneurs across the country, we\u2019re excited to announce the 2nd Annual Blake Family Military & Veterans Pitch Competition!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hosted by Clemson University\u2019s Brook T. Smith Launchpad on November 6th, this national competition is open to teams with at least one founder who is active duty, active ROTC, reserve, National Guard, a veteran, or a military spouse. Teams will have the opportunity to pitch innovative business ideas and compete for a share of $25,000 in total prize funding. \u00a0A panel of venture capitalists and angel investors will serve as judges, providing valuable feedback and opportunities to connect with potential early-stage funders. In addition to competing for cash prizes, teams will gain exposure to investors, access to mentorship opportunities, and the chance to build meaningful connections with peers, funders, and other supporters. \u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Applications are open now <\/strong>and close on October 16th.<\/strong> Up to 10 finalist teams will be invited to Clemson University to compete in the live finals on Friday, November 6th<\/strong>. \u00a0 We are proud to host this event as part of Clemson\u2019s commitment to serving military-affiliated entrepreneurs and their families and empowering them to create meaningful impact through leadership and innovation. \u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information or to apply, visit Application for the Blake Family Military and Veterans Pitch<\/strong><\/a> \u00a0 Get a feel for the experience! Watch highlights and meet past finalists and winners from last year\u2019s competition by visiting our <\/strong><\/a>Military & Veterans Competition<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong><\/a>page on our website. \u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For questions contact us at launchpadcompetition@clemson.edu<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

After an exciting inaugural year featuring impressive pitches from military-affiliated entrepreneurs across the country, we\u2019re excited to announce the 2nd Annual Blake Family Military & Veterans Pitch Competition! Hosted by Clemson University\u2019s Brook T. Smith Launchpad on November 6th, this national competition is open to teams with at least one founder who is active duty, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4188,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14845],"tags":[],"coauthors":[46798],"class_list":["post-794","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-competition"],"fimg_url":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/794","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4188"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=794"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/794\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":796,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/794\/revisions\/796"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=794"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=794"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=794"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=794"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":792,"date":"2026-05-05T10:00:29","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T14:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/?p=792"},"modified":"2026-05-05T10:00:29","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T14:00:29","slug":"lightera-searching-for-recent-clemson-graduates-for-new-roles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/lightera-searching-for-recent-clemson-graduates-for-new-roles\/","title":{"rendered":"Lightera Searching for Recent Clemson Graduates for new Roles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Lightera <\/a>(formerly Bell Labs) is searching for recent Clemson graduates to fill multiple roles, notably in Norcross, GA. While an optical fiber manufacturer, Lightera has a wide interest ranging from robotics to controls systems to materials, etc. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lightera also has a new rotational program called EDGE-Engineering Development & Growth Experience that is highly immersive. Lightera will give students an 18-month rotation around the company and accelerated\u00a0placement into critical engineering and leadership roles in the organization. Lighera is hiring 6-8 new graduates to start towards the end of June<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn more about the EDGE Program<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lightera (formerly Bell Labs) is searching for recent Clemson graduates to fill multiple roles, notably in Norcross, GA. While an optical fiber manufacturer, Lightera has a wide interest ranging from robotics to controls systems to materials, etc. Lightera also has a new rotational program called EDGE-Engineering Development & Growth Experience that is highly immersive. Lightera […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4188,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[472],"tags":[],"coauthors":[46798],"class_list":["post-792","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-career"],"fimg_url":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/792","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4188"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=792"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/792\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=792"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=792"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=792"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=792"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":790,"date":"2026-05-05T08:50:30","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T12:50:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/?p=790"},"modified":"2026-05-05T09:29:43","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T13:29:43","slug":"seeking-recent-graduates-in-chemical-engineering-for-employment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/seeking-recent-graduates-in-chemical-engineering-for-employment\/","title":{"rendered":"Seeking Recent Graduates in Chemical Engineering for Employment!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Parker Hannifin is seeking recent Clemson Chemical Engineering graduates to join their Electronic Materials Global Technology Team in the Parker LORD APS Division. This Scientist I – Electronic Materials role just posted. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Find Details and Apply<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scientist I – Electronic Materials<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Group: Eng Materials Group N. America
Division: Assembly & Protections Solutions (APS)
Location: USA Bldg B Cary NC LORD
Job Family : Engineering
Job Type : Regular
Posted : May 4, 2026
Job ID: 64920<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Parker Hannifin is seeking recent Clemson Chemical Engineering graduates to join their Electronic Materials Global Technology Team in the Parker LORD APS Division. This Scientist I – Electronic Materials role just posted. Find Details and Apply Scientist I – Electronic Materials Group: Eng Materials Group N. AmericaDivision: Assembly & Protections Solutions (APS)Location: USA Bldg B […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4188,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[472],"tags":[],"coauthors":[46798],"class_list":["post-790","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-career"],"fimg_url":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/790","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4188"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=790"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/790\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=790"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=790"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=790"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=790"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":787,"date":"2026-04-27T10:39:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T14:39:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/?p=787"},"modified":"2026-04-27T11:17:32","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T15:17:32","slug":"nsf-grfp-info-sessions-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/nsf-grfp-info-sessions-this-week\/","title":{"rendered":"NSF GRFP Info Sessions This Week!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Office of Major Fellowships is hosting two virtual early bird info sessions on April 29th and May 1st where we\u2019ll share more about the program and the resources the OMF provides so that you can set yourself up for success in your application. You can register here: https:\/\/cucourse.app.clemson.edu\/major-fellowships\/student-index.php<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The info sessions will be recorded and available on the NSF GRFP Canvas course once that becomes available later in May. If you are not able to attend a session but are interested in more information, please send an email to ccrifas@clemson.edu<\/a> and we will give you access to the Canvas course when it launches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Office of Major Fellowships is hosting two virtual early bird info sessions on April 29th and May 1st where we\u2019ll share more about the program and the resources the OMF provides so that you can set yourself up for success in your application. You can register here: https:\/\/cucourse.app.clemson.edu\/major-fellowships\/student-index.php. The info sessions will be recorded and available […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4188,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[46799,1],"tags":[],"coauthors":[46798],"class_list":["post-787","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-awards","category-uncategorized"],"fimg_url":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/787","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4188"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=787"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/787\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=787"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=787"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=787"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/studentopportunities\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=787"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}]