The Innovator Competition encourages high school students to pitch business ideas or products for a chance to win seed capital and receive feedback from experienced entrepreneurs.
Innovation and Research | STEM
Innovator Competition
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Contact Info
- Phone: 319-335-2204
- Contact: jacobson-institute@uiowa.edu
- Website
- Jacobson Institute, University of Iowa
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About the competition
Comp Info
- Estimated Ann. Participants: 200
- Cost: Free
- Estimated Time Commitment: Significant
- Participant Format: Small Team
- Event Format: Online Synchronous
- Competition Format: Original Submission, Presentation
- Reach: National
- Event Size: Very Small
Participation Information
Submit a one-page Executive Summary, product photos (if applicable), and a team photo. Finalists present a 3-minute Elevator Pitch via Zoom, followed by 4 minutes of Q&A with the judges.
Open to high school students in grades 9-12 in the U.S.
$1,000 for 1st place, $500 for 2nd place, $250 for 3rd; trophies and recognition
Submit a one-page Executive Summary, product photos (if applicable), and a team photo. Finalists present a 3-minute Elevator Pitch via Zoom, followed by 4 minutes of Q&A with the judges.
1. Submit Executive Summary, product/team photos. 2. Finalists pitch via Zoom. 3. Judges select winners based on pitches.
Research materials, presentation materials
Based on creativity, feasibility, competitive advantage, and business model.
