The competition is currently open. Deadline: Tuesday, October 25, 2022 at 5:30 PM

PROGRAM OVERVIEW: The Blackstone LaunchPad Ideas Competition is designed to provide students with early-stage ideas to compete for cash prizes! More importantly, participating students will gain access to the LaunchPad program on their campus, to get the support on their entrepreneurship journey and skill-building. The competition is virtual, hosted on the StartupTree platform.

PARTICIPANTS WILL NEED TO SELECT 1 OF THE FOLLOWING 4 TRACKS:

1. Social and Climate Impact
2. Consumer Products & Services
3. Health & Life Science
4. General

PRIZES The winners of the [Campus Round] will take home $1,000. Furthermore, four (4) finalists from each campus will move forward to the [Network Round] competing for $10,000 in additional prize money to further develop your idea.

ELIGIBILITY The applicant must...

• be a  current student (undergraduate)
• be a founder/co-founder (i.e., the person with the original idea)
• be in the earliest stages - have an idea or have just started building on an idea
• create a profile on Startup Tree and apply as an individual or in teams of 2

IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER

• 9/14/2022: Application for Campus Round Open
• 10/25/2022: Deadline for Campus Round
• 10/25/2022 - 10/28/2022: Campus Round Deliberation Period Applicants will be evaluated and scored
• November 1st - November 16th: Winner from each track across each school invited to finalist network round If you are selected as finalist, you will be invited to the network round
• November 16th: Deadline for network round finalist participation

You must create a profile on Startup Tree to enter. Contact Dr. Maria Schellhase with questions or if you need assistance creating your profile.

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