RICE Business Plan Competition 2021 for Graduate Students: Are you a graduate student with an innovative business plan looking to start-up a business venture? Then the RICE Business Plan Competition 2021 for Graduate Students is for you. The competition is the world’s richest and largest graduate-level student start-up competition to help support student-based business ideas.
The goal of the RICE Business Plan Competition is to provide the best overall educational and entrepreneurial experience of any business plan/new venture competition. The competition has grown from nine teams competing for more than $10,000 in prize money to 42 teams from around the world competing for more than $1.5 million in cash and prizes.
Award Sponsor(s): RICE
Award to be taken: Worldwide
Award Slot: Not specified
Award Worth: up to $1.5 million in cash and prizes.
Subject Eligibility: Energy, Cleantech and Sustainability; Digital Enterprise; Consumer Products & Services; Life Sciences and Healthcare; Hardtech.
Country Eligibility: Applicants across the globe
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RICE Business Plan Competition 2021 for Graduate Students | ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA
To be eligible for the RICE Business Plan Competition 2021 for Graduate Students, start-up must:
- Be student-driven, student-created and/or student-managed.
- Have at least two current student founders or management team members, and at least one of those students is a current graduate degree-seeking student
- Not have raised more than $250,000 in equity capital prior to July 1, 2020
- Be seeking funding or capital (or will be in the next 12 months)
- Be a potentially viable investment opportunity.
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Application Procedures
How-to-Apply: Applicants for the RICE Business Plan Competition 2021 for Graduate Students are to apply online by completing the application form provided. Applicants will have to submit required documents and media for competition.
Application Deadline: February 8th 2021