Student Experience
Elevate Your College Experience
Horn Entrepreneurship’s Enrichment programs elevate the college experience by welcoming students into a like-minded community and supporting their acquisition of valuable skills, experiences and connections outside of the classroom.
Delaware Innovation Fellows (DIF)
DIF is a 4-year experience and community for passionate leaders, innovators, makers and entrepreneurs from any major who seek to turn their ideas into a reality.
Siegfried Entrepreneurial Leadership Fellows
The Siegfried Entrepreneurial Leadership Fellows (SELF) program is a highly selective, unique experience designed to expand and deepen understanding of leadership and oneself as a leader, connect and learn with others, and inspire initiative for positive impact.
"DIF opened up a whole new realm of opportunities that wouldn't typically be available to a mechanical engineering student."
Opportunities for all students
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A student-run organization for creatives
Entrepreneurship Club
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A Weekly Speaker Series Featuring Experienced Entrepreneurs
Free Lunch Friday
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Home to UD's entrepreneurs
Venture Development Center
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Competitions each semester for students to win funding
Pitch Parties
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Recognition of Entrepreneurial Undergraduate Students
Awards and Scholarships
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*denotes exclusive opportunities for entrepreneurship majors
**denotes exclusive opportunity for Delaware Innovation Fellows
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Startup tackling spiked drinks wins over Hen Hatch judges
December 12, 2025 | Written by Horn EntrepreneurshipThe final round of Hen Hatch featured four teams with widely divergent concepts: straws that change color to discreetly reveal spiked drinks, an app for women to manage chronic health conditions, a clothing line that supports animal shelters and autonomous robots that look for leaks in water lines. -
Alumna’s ‘Shark Tank’ win mirrors Horn’s national rise
November 21, 2025 | Written by Jen HendricksonWhen University of Delaware alumna Maya Nazareth secured a $300,000 investment on Shark Tank this year for her company Alchemize Fightwear, she became the latest example of a Blue Hen turning an idea into national impact. Her rapid growth in the combat-sports apparel market reflects the entrepreneurial mindset fostered at UD and arrives as Horn Entrepreneurship earns new national recognition. -
Fall Pitch Party: Big Wins & Grand Slams for UD’s Student Innovators
October 27, 2025 | Written by Horn EntrepreneurshipSixteen students stepped up to the plate to deliver fast-paced, 90-second pitches before a packed crowd and a panel of alumni judges. From creative new products to purpose-driven ventures, the lineup showcased the breadth of talent across campus and reminded everyone that innovation at UD is alive and well.
Leadership… it’s getting in touch with your dreams and those things in your life that really inspired yourself. You can’t be strong and great for other people unless you are strong and great for yourself.
CEO & Founder, The Siegfried Group