Texas Sustainability Innovation Challenge & LIFT Consulting

Texas Sustainability Innovation Challenge – Live Pitches

Cheer on our Longhorn impact entrepreneurs as they pitch for seed funding from a pool of $10,000! The Texas Sustainability Innovation Challenge is a five-month program that teaches UT Austin students from across campus how to identify a sustainability problem and create a business solution for it. TSIC Innovators attend workshops and complete deliverables along the way. Finalists from the program will pitch for seed funding in Crum Auditorium from 6-8 p.m.. Attendees will vote in an “Audience Choice” award and be entered into a drawing to win prizes during the event! Heavy appetizers will be served with networking before the pitches from 5:15- 6 p.m. RSVP here - https://bit.ly/TSICFinals22

Longhorn Impact Fellowship at Texas (LIFT) Info Session & Applications

The Longhorn Impact Fellowship at Texas, or LIFT, pairs student consultants with corporations, social enterprises, and nonprofits to help solve a sustainability-related challenge. Project topics are based in sustainable finance, corporate sustainability, impact innovation, and sustainability communications. Past projects created solutions for a wide range of issues, such as:

• Understanding ESG and reporting trends in specific industries,
• Conducting market research for impact-focused businesses,
• Identifying sustainable revenue streams for nonprofits,
• And many more!

Interdisciplinary teams of up to 5 students, both undergraduate and graduate, work with the clients an average of 5 hours a week for 12 weeks. Throughout this time, consultants are given support through online materials, a faculty advisor, and workshops from GSLI staff and industry experts. LIFT is selective and is open only to UT-Austin juniors, seniors, and graduate students. Clients have access to student applications and have an active role in selecting their consultants.

LIFT consultant applications for Fall 2022 will open on April 29th, 2022 and will be due on July 15th. Register to attend an April 20th information session at 5:30 p.m. here – https://bit.ly/LIFTFall22Info