NYU's Urban Future Lab Rewards Innovation: New ideas flourish in environmental sustainability competition
- The New York Community Trust December 30th, 2017
- Source: http://www.nycommunitytrust.org/AboutTheTrust/GrantsatWork/ViewStories/tabid/1011/ArticleId/355/NYUs-Urban-Future-Lab-Rewards-Innovation-New-ideas-flourish-in-environmental-sustainability-competit.aspx
… A nationwide competition is helping us find a path to sustainability. Tech startups submit innovative technologies as they compete for $50,000 prizes plus space in a business incubator and guidance from experts. For these fledgling enterprises, winning could be the difference between struggling to be noticed and having a real impact. Called the Urban Future Competition and housed at NYU’s Tandon School of Engineering, it started last year with two $25,000 prizes. This year, thanks in part to $100,000 from The Trust, NYU will expand the effort, doubling the prize purse and awarding three.
