2023 Texas High School Ideas Challenge

1700 Research Parkway,College Station TX 77845

02 May, 2023

Description

The McFerrin Center for Entrepreneurship invites you to join us for our 2023 Texas High School Ideas Challenge! The Texas High School Ideas Challenge is a State-wide idea competition that motivates high school students to explore entrepreneurship and discover the benefit of an entrepreneurial mindset. To compete, students only need an idea! There is no business plan or product development required for the Texas High School Ideas Challenge. Students must prepare and submit a compelling application that illustrates the creative, careful, and methodical planning that has gone into their idea. On competition day, a select group of student finalists are invited to present their idea to a panel of judges and compete for close to $15,000 in prize money. Each student finalist is given 5 minutes to present and then given an additional 5 minutes to field questions from the judging panel. Please review the following options before registering: JudgesBusiness professionals are invited to judge the Texas High School Ideas Challenge. We actively recruit judges from a variety of backgrounds and industries because we believe a diverse background makes for a superior judging experience. Please note, all judging will be conducted in-person during the competition on Tuesday, May 2 from 10AM-4PM. Judges are welcome to attend the Awards Reception that evening from 4:45-7PM though it is not required in order to participate as a Judge. Guests | Reception Only~Open to the Public~ All guests are encouraged to attend the Awards Reception from 4:45-7PM. Guests will be able to participate in the People's Choice Award as well as cheer on our winners when they are announced!