Opportunity for USA High School Students to Participate in a Business Development Competition

Innovator Competition - Pitch It to Win It

Opportunity for USA High School Students to
Participate in a Business Development Competition

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Funding Source:

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University of Iowa, Jacobson Institute for Youth Entrepreneurship

Deadline Date:

11/21/19

Description:

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Opportunity for USA high school students to participate in a competition and receive funds to start or expand a business or to develop a product. The program is intended to encourage and support entrepreneurial thinking in high school students. Applicants compete to win financial support and feedback from successful entrepreneurs.

Students don't need a background or course work in business to compete. They just need motivation, passion and a good idea. Competitors also need the support and assistance of a teacher or adult. Winners are awarded a combined total of $3,000 in seed capital to take their idea, product, or business to the next level.

GrantWatch ID#:

GrantWatch ID#: 163663

Estimated Total Program Funding:

$3,000

Estimated Size of Grant:

1st Place: $1,500
2nd Place: $1,000
3rd Place: $500

Eligibility:

See RFP and/or Grant Guidelines for full eligibility

Additional Eligibility Criteria:

The competition is for any high school student in grades 9-12.

Pre-Application Information:

Timeline:
- Application deadline: Nov 21, 2019
- Finalists notified they are moving on to the next round: early Dec 2019
- Innovator Competition: Week of December 16, 2019

If you're selected as a finalist:
- You will give a 3-minute Elevator Pitch via Zoom video conferencing to a panel of entrepreneur judges
- Pitch is followed by 4 minutes of Q&A with the judges
- No travel required. You'll pitch from school during the school day (which is why you need adult support).

Contact Information:

Before starting your grant application, please review the funding source's website listed below for updates/changes/addendums/conferences/LOIs.

Apply online: https://jacobsoninstitute.org/innovator-competition-application

Jacobson Institute
758 Van Allen Hall
30 North Dubuque Street
Iowa City, IA 52242

319-335-2204
jacobson-institute@uiowa.edu

URL for Full Text (RFP):

See the full text of this grant

Geographic Focus:

USA: Alabama; Alaska; Arizona; Arkansas; California; Colorado; Connecticut; Delaware; Florida; Georgia; Hawaii; Idaho; Illinois; Indiana; Iowa; Kansas; Kentucky; Louisiana; Maine; Maryland; Massachusetts; Michigan; Minnesota; Mississippi; Missouri; Montana; Nebraska; Nevada; New Hampshire; New Jersey; New Mexico; New York City; New York; North Carolina; North Dakota; Ohio; Oklahoma; Oregon; Pennsylvania; Rhode Island; South Carolina; South Dakota; Tennessee; Texas; Utah; Vermont; Virginia; Washington, DC; Washington; West Virginia; Wisconsin; Wyoming

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