Sandbox at
Boise State University
Sandbox is one intense year spent creating a venture-scale, tech startup, surrounded by the hungriest young builders on campus.
Sandbox integrates with your college degree, so you can go all in and not drop out.
Launch a startup, earn course credit
During a Sandbox, students work on small, interdisciplinary teams to launch real tech companies while receiving up to 18 credits inside their major—typically Computer Science, Business, and Design majors.
Real companies, not side hustles
Over a dozen Sandbox companies have been venture backed at a combined valuation of $262M.
6 Sandbox companies have been accepted to Y Combinator.
Sandbox alumni are among the most in-demand hires at today’s fastest growing companies.
Become a technologist
Sandbox is not an entrepreneurship program. Sandbox is a massively intense experience that will shape you into a technologist — someone who can design, develop, and implement technological solutions to bridge the gap between theoretical concepts and practical applications.
This skillset is why Sandbox founders are among the most in demand hires on the market when their startups don't work out.
Find your cofounder
Sandbox is the best place to find a co-founder that shares your intensity level and balances your skills.
Learn from
industry best
Gather twice per week for instruction from industry experts and have on-demand access to mentors and investors.
Space & time to build
Spend the majority of your time actively building your startup within the supportive Sandbox community.
Keep 100% of Your Equity
Keep 100% of
your equity
Sandbox doesn’t take any equity in your company. You’ll have a clean cap table when you go out to raise your first round.
Demo Day
Sandbox Demo Day is the program finale where founders pitch their startups to investors and alumni.
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Details
Tuition
- Included in your university tuition.
- Some universities charge a small course fee for Sandbox.
Important Dates
- Applications open: Now
- Application deadline: February 2026
- Next cohort start: Fall Semester, 2026 (with optional summer programming beforehand)
Frequently Asked Questions
Stop asking permission.
Start building.
Ready to stop checking boxes and start building something real? Apply to Sandbox today.
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