Students to Startups
is a summer (May – August) based internship program in which University of Alaska students are paired with an Alaska startup company.
Collaborative opportunities: Connecting entrepreneurial startups with innovative students. Want to know more?
Are you a student looking for a summer opportunity to work with an Alaskan Startup company? Do you want to gain valuable experience in the world of startups and innovation? Are you an Alaskan startup company that is looking for innovative students to work with you and your team? If so, then the Students to Startups program is for you.
Students learn about design thinking, startup funding, intellectual property, customer discovery, path to market strategies, and pitching. Students transition this knowledge into their startup’s work project while growing their own capacity and capabilities for their future opportunities. Through guest lectures, students get to meet other Alaskan entrepreneurs and program leads that assist them growing their network.
For students or startups interested in joining the program, reach out to us at centerice@alaska.edu. This program is supported by a grant from the Office of Naval Research.
Please let us know if you are interested below and reach out to Prof. Peter Webley, pwwebley@alaska.edu, and Michael Martins, mwmartins@alaska.edu, with questions.
Student to Startups: 2026 Program
Now taking applications from Students interested in participating in the Student to Startups 2026 program.
Student to Startups Companies: 2026 Program
Closed for 2026
COMPANIES for 2026
Students2Startups - Examples from previous years
Previous cohorts
Students 2025
- Jacob Schirmer working with Kartorium
- Lara Imperial working with beadedstream
- Merajur Rahman Mollah working with AirVitalize
- Stefano Fochesatto working with Designori
- Jessica Killeen working with Sea Quester Farms
- Shelby Thompson working with Pacific Kelp Company
- Audrey Lonheim working with Sea Quester Farms
Students 2024
- Jasmine Singh working with Fluitec International
- Daniel Schliesing working with Vecflow AI
- Jacob Schirmer working with Kartorium
- Ashton Wagner working with Artixan Systems
- Youji Seto working with Designori
- Adam Bishop working with Vecflow AI
- Virginia Crapo working with Blue Ocean Gear
- Joshua Hoggan working with Radiant Industries
- Clint Scholtisek with Designori
- Lara Imperial working with Kartorium
- Felicia Tapp working with Gabriel AI and Keepers US Inc
- Kadin Dayton working with AirVitalize Innovations
- Anastasia Chen working with AirVitalize Innovations
- Tatum Hartlieb working with Sea Quester Farms
- Elise Wood working with Switched Source
- Mohammad Shakhawat Hossain working with Fluitec International
- Adrian Kelly Antonio working with Ramper Innovations
Students 2023
- Lindy Guernsey - Working with Mighty Pipeline
- Anthony van Weel – Working with Kartorium
- Andrew Hong - Working with Mighty Pipeline
- Kevin Huo - Working with Remora
Students 2022
- Alora Greer - Worked with Kartorium
- Anthony van Weel – Worked with Kartorium
- Nicole Mah- Worked with Telesomm
- Paul James Natcher - Worked with Airhounds
- Rachel Heimke - Worked with Noble Ocean Farms
- Thomas Huntington - Worked with The Roaming Root Cellar and Elevated Oats
Students 2021
- Oscar Hernandez - Worked with The Launch Company
- Jessica Huezo – Worked with Karta Solutions
- Keng Lor - Worked with Karta Solutions
- Joshua MacEachern - Worked with Aquagga
- Zachary Barnes - Worked with The Launch Company
- Phillip Drennan - Worked with Karta Solutions
- Corey Giddings - Worked with Remora and Elevated Oats
- Trisha Jimmie - Worked with Pallet9
- Sarah Olson - Worked with Remora and Elevated Oats
Students 2020
- Solomon Himelbloom - Worked with 907 Financial
- Sarah Walker - Worked with 907 Financial
- Heather Jensen - Worked with AK Seeds of Change
- Gabrielle Camp - Worked with AK Seeds of Change
- Theng Yang - Worked with Barati Medical
- Daniel Luna-Sanchez - Worked with Barati Medical
- Malvika Shriwas - Worked with Culture Story
- Alanna Greenwell - Worked with Culture Story
- DeAnna Lowden - Worked with BeCool Pharma
- Brianna Gilmore - Worked with Coupi
- Meg Waite - Worked with Integrated Mushroom Solutions
- Angie Mendbayer - Worked with Integrated Mushroom Solutions
- Nolan Earnest - Worked with Oranji App
- Kernell Snow - Worked with Learn Grant Writing
Students 2019
- Dain Harmon - Worked with BhaisaPi Tech
- Gerald Montuya - Worked with Barati Medical
- Erin Tolman - Worked with Coupi
- Tristan Craddick - Worked with Coupi
- Angie Mendbayer - Worked with Box Power
- Lars O'Hara - Worked with BeCool Pharma
- Brianna Gilmore - Worked with Coupi
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
A summer (May – August) based internship program in which University of Alaska students are paired with an Alaska startup company and together they develop an entrepreneurial project to support the startup’s growth while the student learns about skills for innovation and entrepreneurialism.
Center ICE will start promotion of the program early each year and setup a mixer event between interested students and startups. They will all meet and work on developing potential internship plans to submit to Center ICE. Interns will then be interviewed based on their plans and evaluated as potential candidates for the internship. To find out more on the process contact us at centerice@alaska.edu
Any student within the University of Alaska System. For more information and to talk with a S2S program member then contact centerice@alaska.edu
Any startup company based in Alaska. For more information and to talk with a S2S program member then contact centerice@alaska.edu