Conrad Challenge

Ages:High School

Types:Submission, Presentation

Categories:Business, Global Affairs, STEM

Scope:National

This competition has not yet posted any deadlines.

The Conrad Challenge is an innovation and entrepreneurship competition bringing together a dynamic community driving a collaborative movement to develop extraordinary andviable solutions to benefit our world  in one of four topic areas: Aerospace & Aviation, Cyber Technology & Security, Energy & Environment, and Health & Nutrition. Students design their own solutions to challenges in these categories and pitch them for judges to review.

Students design their own solutions to challenges in the  four categories and pitch them for judges to review. Investor Pitch (entry phase) and Business Plan (semi-final phase) rounds of the competition are conducted completely online. First, student teams will register and submit their Investor Pitch on the Conrad website (ConradChallenge.org). From there, semi-finalist teams in each category will be announced and invited to the next phase of the competition. At this time, semi-finalist teams will be asked to create their profile on the Conrad Challenge Edmodo platform to join our online community and submit their business plans for judging. For the finalist round held at the Innovation Summit, the top five teams in each category will be given the opportunity to present their innovations in-person to a panel of expert judges. The Conrad Challenge recruits volunteer judges from among the best in industry, government, research and academia. The Innovation Summit will be held at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida, hosted  in April each year.

Student pitches are evaluated similar to how entrepreneurs are evaluated for potential investment. See the challenge website for additional details.
This competition has not yet listed it's awards.

Website: www.conradchallenge.org

Managing Organization: Conrad Foundation

Contact:

Info@ConradAwards.org

Entry Fee: $95

This competition is open to students in High School.

This competition has not yet posted any deadlines.

Overview

The Conrad Challenge is an innovation and entrepreneurship competition bringing together a dynamic community driving a collaborative movement to develop extraordinary andviable solutions to benefit our world  in one of four topic areas: Aerospace & Aviation, Cyber Technology & Security, Energy & Environment, and Health & Nutrition. Students design their own solutions to challenges in these categories and pitch them for judges to review.

Process

Students design their own solutions to challenges in the  four categories and pitch them for judges to review. Investor Pitch (entry phase) and Business Plan (semi-final phase) rounds of the competition are conducted completely online. First, student teams will register and submit their Investor Pitch on the Conrad website (ConradChallenge.org). From there, semi-finalist teams in each category will be announced and invited to the next phase of the competition. At this time, semi-finalist teams will be asked to create their profile on the Conrad Challenge Edmodo platform to join our online community and submit their business plans for judging. For the finalist round held at the Innovation Summit, the top five teams in each category will be given the opportunity to present their innovations in-person to a panel of expert judges. The Conrad Challenge recruits volunteer judges from among the best in industry, government, research and academia. The Innovation Summit will be held at the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex in Florida, hosted  in April each year.

Criteria

Student pitches are evaluated similar to how entrepreneurs are evaluated for potential investment. See the challenge website for additional details.

Awards

This competition has not yet listed it's awards.

Participate

Website: www.conradchallenge.org

Managing Organization: Conrad Foundation

Contact:

Info@ConradAwards.org

Entry Fee: $95

This competition is open to students in High School.

Deadlines

This competition has not yet posted any deadlines.