Tech Park Talent Incubator
Connect with UConn Talent
The UConn Talent Incubator gives industry partners an early opportunity to identify and engage promising UConn students through real-world research challenges. Designed for first-year UConn students, the program creates meaningful connections between industry needs and emerging talent.
How it works
Bring the Challenge
Industry partners identify research questions or challenges aligned with their business needs.
Identify the Talent
Students go through competitive vetting and selection, with industry participating in the evaluation.
Industry partners rank and match qualified students to their challenges based on research needs and interests.
Get to Work
Student teams spend the summer exploring their challenge and present findings at the conclusion of the program.
Why Participate
Identify Talent Early
Engage promising students at the beginning of their UConn careers.
Gain New Perspectives
Bring emerging talent to questions and challenges that matter to your organization.
Build Your Pipeline
Develop relationships that can grow through internships, research, mentorship, and future careers.
“The Talent Incubator has been a great way to bridge the gap between newer UConn students and our internship programs, which are designed for students nearing graduation. For Synchrony, the benefits are clear: we’re building our talent pipeline earlier while giving students the opportunity to help solve real business challenges with our teams.”
Dan Murphy ’06 (ENG)
Senior Vice President for Engineering, Synchrony
Connect Industry with Emerging Talent
The Talent Incubator connects Connecticut industries with emerging researchers while giving students early exposure to the state’s innovation ecosystem.
As the program expands, Tech Park is seeking additional industry partners to bring new challenges, perspectives, and opportunities to the next generation of UConn talent.
Growing the Industry Network
The Talent Incubator launched in 2026 with its first group of industry partners, connecting companies with promising first-year UConn students around real-world challenges. Building on the success of the pilot, Tech Park is expanding the program and welcoming additional industry partners. Read more
2026 Industry Partners
“Student research and application is a major part of the UConn undergraduate experience, and we are excited that this program is set to offer first year students the chances to make important connections with the companies and industries that proliferate in Connecticut.”
Emmanouil Anagnostou
Executive Director, UConn Tech Park
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Business Development Manager
UConn Tech Park
"Nowhere else can first-year students connect with nearly a dozen major employers in a setting that’s welcoming, personal, and built around conversation. At the same time, our industry partners get a chance to meet exceptional students early and begin building relationships that can grow over the next four years."
Mike DiDonato
Tech Park Business Development Manager