Student Innovation Incubator (SII)

Overview

Turning ideas into startups

Whether you're developing your own idea or building a business around a ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏtechnology, the Student Innovation Incubator (SII) gives you the support, tools, and community to bring your startup idea to life.

Located in the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏResearch Park, SII offers structured programming, expert mentorship, collaborative workspace, and access to Tampa’s growing entrepreneurial ecosystem.

Two Pathways
Student Founder Student Innovator
For students with their own business idea, product, or service. For students interested in launching a venture around an existing ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏtechnology
You’ll grow your concept through goal-setting, mentorship, and workshops designed to take you from idea to launch.

You’ll choose from a curated list of early-stage university innovations and explore how to bring them to market by building and validating a business model.

 

What You’ll Get

  • Mentorship from startup veterans and industry professionals
  • Hands-on training in business models, customer discovery, pitching, and validation
  • Access to collaborative workspace and meeting rooms
  • A community of fellow student entrepreneurs
  • Access to Pitch competitions, networking events, and exposure to Tampa’s innovation network

Applications are now closed for the 2025-26 Cohort.

           Check back during the Summer of 2026

Undergraduate and graduate students from any discipline across ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏmay apply.


The ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏStudent Innovation Incubator was developed by ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏCONNECT in partnership with the  and and collaboration with the ºÚÁÏÍø³Ô¹Ï±¬ÁÏNault Center for Entrepreneurship.

Questions: Please contact sii@usf.edu