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Purdue students building real companies.

The Anvil is Purdue's student-led entrepreneurship platform. We run the events, competitions, and community that take students from a first sketch to a first customer, and the whole thing is operated by students, not staff.

Purdue University · West Lafayette, IN

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First all-team meeting

Wed, Sep 16

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Leave us your email and we'll send the application form as soon as it's live, or just show up to a callout below.

Key dates

Fall 2026

  1. Applications openDone

    Fri, Aug 21

  2. Callout #1Done

    Fri, Aug 28 · 7:00 PM · WALC 2051

  3. Callout #2Done

    Wed, Sep 2 · 7:00–8:00 PM · HIVE (BHEE 2nd Floor)

  4. Applications dueDone

    Fri, Sep 4 · 11:59 PM

  5. InterviewsDone

    Mon, Sep 7 – Fri, Sep 11

  6. Decisions outDone

    Sun, Sep 13

  7. First all-team meetingNext

    Wed, Sep 16

Come to either callout; they cover the same ground, so one is enough. Most team members spend 4–8 hours a week, heavier around flagship events.

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The Anvil is an independent, student-led organization at Purdue University. It is not operated by Purdue University, and its programs do not constitute university endorsement.