The sixth annual Chancellor’s High School Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition of 2021 is presented by the University of North Carolina Wilmington in partnership with Chancellor Sartarelli and UNCW Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship. This competition is an amazing opportunity for High School thinkers, dreamers, and innovators to explore their inner entrepreneurial spirit. This is a high school “lean” business competition for Southeast North Carolina.
Competition Process
- Preliminary Round: 3-5 minute “rocket pitch” video presentation plus a 3-5 page executive summary utilizing the lean business concept. Judges will pick 3 teams from each track to be invited for the final round.
- Final Round: The three teams in each track invited will present their 5 minute “rocket pitch” in person at the YEPex Youth Summit in Kenan Auditorium. A panel of judges will then score and announce the finalists from each track. There will be three winners selected from each track.
Judging Criteria
Participate
Website: https://uncw.edu/hscompetition/
Managing Organization: University of North Carolina Wilmington
Eligibility:
This program is for 9-12 graders who have any interest in innovation and entrepreneurship in North Carolina [covering 18 counties (Bladen, Brunswick, Carteret, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Duplin, Hoke, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, New Hanover, Onslow, Pamlico, Pender, Robeson, Scotland, and Wayne), and 50 high schools].
This program is for 9-12 graders who have any interest in innovation and entrepreneurship in North Carolina [covering 18 counties (Bladen, Brunswick, Carteret, Columbus, Craven, Cumberland, Duplin, Hoke, Johnston, Jones, Lenoir, New Hanover, Onslow, Pamlico, Pender, Robeson, Scotland, and Wayne), and 50 high schools].
Registration Dates
January 31, 2023
9:01pm PST
Registration Opens
February 28, 2023
9:01pm PST