Celebrate innovative and entrepreneurial thinking in this day-long conference
- Program details When: Friday, April 10, 2026
Who: Middle and High School Students
Location: Richardson Design Center, CSU Fort Collins
Time: 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Love innovation? Love entrepreneurship? Love seeing new ideas come to life? If so, you don’t want to miss this unique high energy event that will SPARK your inner-creative to solve real-world problems and take your ideas to new heights.
This one-day student conference is part hackathon, part design-thinking workshop, and part entrepreneurship bootcamp. You’ll take part in engaging, hands-on activities led by experienced entrepreneurs and CSU student coaches who will show you how to turn your passions into a real business. By the end of the day, you’ll have the tools and knowledge to pitch for funding to launch a startup or school club focused on entrepreneurship.
Register for SPARK 2026
You will:
- Learn how to center your ideas around real customer needs
- Hack a problem and turn it into a working prototype
- Design and fabricate your own T-shirt
- Learn to interview, pitch, and get the tools to take your ideas to the next level!
- Create a video pitch for seed funding to start your own business venture!
Students may attend individually, as a club, or as part of a class. School groups are welcome and typically capped at 10 students. For larger groups, please email us to check space availability and request a group discount code.
A limited number of individual scholarships are available. Groups of five or more may qualify for a 25% discount. Contact us at csuentrepreneurship@colostate.edu for more information.