Clarkson Ignite
Your Next Big Idea
Our doors are always open to curious and versatile minds. Take a look at what we have to offer. You never know what might spark your next big idea.
The Dorf Makerspace
Ready to fuel your passion for creation and design at Clarkson? Ignite offers cutting-edge resources and state-of-the-art facilities for bringing your ideas to life and achieving personal expression.
Student Entrepreneurship
From game-changing business incubation to essential funding
opportunities, Ignite is Clarkson’s hub for student entrepreneurship.
Dive in, unleash your creativity, and turn your ideas into reality!
Ignite Project Expo
Curious about Clarkson’s hands-on innovation? Check out the Ignite
Project Expo, a dynamic showcase of groundbreaking student and
faculty projects from across the entire Clarkson community.
Scholarships with Ignite
Discover our Ignite Presidential Fellows and Young Innovators &
Entrepreneurs, two exceptional groups of talented students awarded
full-tuition scholarships as they shape the future of Clarkson.
President’s Challenge
Every year, Clarkson's president chooses a real-world issue or opportunity and challenges the Clarkson community to create something to address it. This commences what we refer to as the President’s Challenge, which spans the fall semester and is open to all students. Students are encouraged to form cross-disciplinary teams with their peers to complete the challenge. Big prizes are awarded to the top-place teams!
Past challenges included utilizing the Internet of Things to improve the community, identifying a solution targeted toward improving public health and creating a giant Rube Goldberg Machine to help the president shoot a hockey puck on ice and score a winning goal!
In each case, students develop a prototype or compelling conceptual design to demonstrate their idea and how it could be applied to address the issue at hand.
Contact Us
Want to learn more about Ignite? Reach out to us via email, ignite@clarkson.edu or call 315-268-3860.
Ignite Office
Schuler Educational Resources Center (ERC) Suite 1101
ignite@clarkson.edu
315-268-3860
Ashley Sweeney
Director
ERC 1101D
asweeney@clarkson.edu
315-268-3995
Demetrius Boone
Program Coordinator
ERC 1101E
dboone@clarkson.edu
315-268-3978