- DifferenceMaker co-sponsors and supports college competitions that emerge from the program each year.
DifferenceMaker Information
- North Campus – Stop by our location next to Starbucks in the Lydon Library
- South Campus - Wednesdays: 10 a.m. - Noon in O'Leary Library Lobby
DifferenceMaker Fall Competitions
Francis College of Engineering Prototyping Competition
This competition is open to all UMass Lowell students, however, each team needs to have at least one student on it from the Francis College of Engineering.
- DifferenceMaker and the Francis College of Engineering hosts a Differencemaker Prototyping Competition each fall semester.
- The Prototyping Competition seeks ideas that can be turned into real products. This competition assists students in thinking about an idea and actually building it into a reality.
- In the Fall 2023 competition, 15 teams participated in the competition and the First Place Award of $2,500 was awarded to team ZipperBuddy- A device to help individuals with upper mobility issues fasten their jackets, shirts, and other garments.
Event Locations Details
- Saab Center, Perry Atrium, North Campus- 40 University Ave., Lowell, MA
- University Crossing , Moloney Hall - 220 Pawtucket St., Lowell, MA