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Entry Qualifications

All entrants must be currently enrolled Rensselaer undergraduate or graduate students.

All preliminary entries must be submitted electronically by no later than midnight on March 4th, 2010 and must answer/summarize all entry form questions.
 

Postponed Until The Second Semester

Multiple entries will be accepted, but each must be submitted separately. Previous winners of the Change the World Challenge or Class of '51 competitions are permitted and encouraged to enter.

Preliminary screening will determine which entries will be selected for the final/live presentations.

Finalists will be notified of their acceptance into the live competition.

The Judging panel has the final decision in disqualifying any entry that doesn't meet the qualifications or spirit of the competition.
Entry Form
  Name:
   
Individual presentation Team presentation
  Email Id: (Required)
  Phone:
  Pitch: Which Elevator Pitch Competition category are you entering:
   
Business Pitch

A proposal/presentation that would seek support or funding for a new for-profit business idea.
Social Venture Pitch

A proposal/presentation that would seek support or funding for a new not-for-profit venture idea.
Idea/Innovation Pitch

A proposal/presentation that would seek support or funding for the development of a new technology, product, or service that may not yet be ready to be a business or venture.
  Your Pitch:
Words left
(Required) (Max 200 words)  
    Must answer 4 key questions:
    1. What is the problem you are solving?
    2. How are you solving the problem?
    3. Who are you solving it for?
    4. How is your solution different from what is already available?
  Faculty Sponsor: (Required)
  Current stage of your idea: (Required)
  Workshop dates
you will attend:
Pre-entry Workshop I, February 17th, 2010
  if selected as a finalist:
Finalist Workshop I, March 31st, 2010
Finalist Workshop II, April 7th, 2010