Pitch competition · Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
A national competition for undergraduate founders. Teams submit a pitch deck and video online; the top 25 travel to Minneapolis to compete for US$250,000, including US$50,000 for first place in the Schulze Entrepreneurship Challenge.
Opens 11 Nov 2026 Run by Schulze School of Entrepreneurship, University of St. Thomas
Verified 19 October 2026 · From the programme's own pages
Submissions close at 11:59 pm Pacific on 31 January 2027. Finalists are announced on 2 March 2027 and e-Fest runs 22-24 April 2027.
e-Fest 2027: applications open 11 November 2026 and close 31 January 2027; the programme starts 22 April 2027.
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