
Innovator Competition
Ages:High School
Types:Submission, Presentation
Categories:Business, Entrepreneurship
Scope:National
Registration
Entry Fee: $
Contact
To encourage the entrepreneurial mindset in youth, the Jacobson Institute sponsors the Innovator Competition each fall and spring. This investment in the future of entrepreneurship provides high school innovators with financial support and feedback from successful entrepreneurs.
HOW TO COMPETE What you'll need for the application*:
- A one-page Executive Summary
- Photos of student/team
- Photo(s) of product (if applicable)
- Give a 3-minute Elevator Pitch via Zoom video conferencing to our 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).
Innovator Competition Award
Winners are awarded a combined total of $3,000 in seed capital to take their idea, product or business to the next level.
- 1st Place: $1,500
- 2nd Place: $1,000
- 3rd Place: $500
Website: https://jacobsoninstitute.org/innovator-competition
Managing Organization: Jacobson Institute
Contact:
jacobson-institute@uiowa.edu
Eligibility:
The competition is for ANY high school student in grades 9-12. Students don't need a background or course work in business to compete. They just need motivation, passion and a good idea!
Can students compete more than once?
Yes, within the following guidelines: During an academic year, students who receive first, second or third place in the fall cannot compete again in the spring. If students receive an honorable mention award in the fall, they are eligible to compete again in the spring. The competition starts over each school year, meaning that all students are eligible to compete regardless of whether they previously received a prize.
Registration Opens: January 1, 1970
Registration Closes: November 15, 2021
Overview
To encourage the entrepreneurial mindset in youth, the Jacobson Institute sponsors the Innovator Competition each fall and spring. This investment in the future of entrepreneurship provides high school innovators with financial support and feedback from successful entrepreneurs.
Process
- A one-page Executive Summary
- Photos of student/team
- Photo(s) of product (if applicable)
- Give a 3-minute Elevator Pitch via Zoom video conferencing to our 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).
Criteria
Awards
Innovator Competition Award
Winners are awarded a combined total of $3,000 in seed capital to take their idea, product or business to the next level.
- 1st Place: $1,500
- 2nd Place: $1,000
- 3rd Place: $500
Participate
Website: https://jacobsoninstitute.org/innovator-competition
Managing Organization: Jacobson Institute
Contact:
jacobson-institute@uiowa.edu
Entry Fee:
Eligibility:
The competition is for ANY high school student in grades 9-12. Students don't need a background or course work in business to compete. They just need motivation, passion and a good idea!
Can students compete more than once?
Yes, within the following guidelines: During an academic year, students who receive first, second or third place in the fall cannot compete again in the spring. If students receive an honorable mention award in the fall, they are eligible to compete again in the spring. The competition starts over each school year, meaning that all students are eligible to compete regardless of whether they previously received a prize.
Deadlines
Registration Opens: January 1, 1970
Registration Closes: November 15, 2021