Pitch competition · Austin, Texas, United States
A pitch competition for University of Texas System graduate students, held in the fall and the spring at UT Austin. Semifinals and finals run on one day, and the winner takes a US$15,000 grand prize.
Open · closes 8 Nov 2026 Run by Brumley Institute for Graduate Entrepreneurship, McCombs School of Business, University of Texas at Austin
Verified 19 October 2026 · From the programme's own pages
Applications (two-page executive summary, three-year financial forecast and a 5-minute pitch video) are due at 11:59 pm on 8 November 2026. Prize money is paid to the presenting students as a grant processed as a scholarship and may affect financial aid.
Fall 2026 TVLIC: applications close 8 November 2026; the programme starts 11 December 2026.
Usual timing: A spring competition is also held; the spring 2026 edition was on 1 May 2026.
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