The UC San Diego Entrepreneur Challenge has set the deadline for submissions in one of its most lucrative contests for students. The organization announced the 2015 $100,000 Business Plan Competition, and set Monday, May 18 as the deadline for registering to compete in this year's competition. The semi-finals are scheduled to begin at 5pm on Friday, May 22.
In previous competitions, the Entrepreneur Challenge has awarded more than $800,000 in cash awards and pro-bono professional services to winners of Business Plan competitions, and the winners have chalked up a strong record of funding and other awards following success in the UC San Diego challenge. Two startups -- Cognionics (the 2010 winner) and DevaCell (2014) -- went on to win prestigious innovation awards from the San Diego Business Journal, and other past winners including Nasseo and Biological Dynamics followed up their wins with significant rounds of private funding. Any team can compete in the $100,000 Business Plan Competition as long as they have at least one full-time UCSD student, postdoctoral researcher or recent graduate (as long as it has been less than a year since graduation).
Learn more about the Entrepreneur Challenge programs, including the Business Plan Competition, at UC San Diego.
Register a team to compete in the $100,000 Business Plan Compeition; deadline is May 18!