Apply to represent Rice at the World's Largest Student Venture Competition! Applications due Feb. 10!

The clock is ticking . . . are you ready to apply to the Rice Business Plan Competition?

Applications are due Sunday, February 10 by 5:00 PM!

Apply on the RBPC website!

Rice University hosts the world’s largest and richest student startup competition, with 42 teams competing for over $1.5 million in in prizes.

Will your startup be the one to represent Rice University?

At the Rice Business Plan Competition (RBPC), collegiate entrepreneurs get real-world experience in how to pitch their startups to investors, integrate with the entrepreneurial ecosystem, enhance their startup strategy, connect with mentors, and learn what it takes to launch a successful business.

Rice University is guaranteed one berth in this competition. We determine that startup through an internal competition, The Qualifier, in February. This pre-RBPC event has Rice teams pitch their startups to a panel of judges to determine who advances to the RBPC to represent Rice University!

To be eligible, your startup will:

• Have at least one current Rice student founder
• Contain at least two current student founders, one of which must be a graduate-degree seeking student (MA, PhD, MBA, JD, etc)
• Be student-driven, but can be from multiple universities and across degree programs
• Fall into one of the following categories: Energy/CleanTech, Life Sciences, Tech/Digital and Other Innovations (for startups that don't fit neatly in another category)

At the Qualifier and at the RBPC, two team members, both current students, must present your startup.
 

• Applications are due Sunday, February 10, 2019 by 5:00 PM CST. Apply here.
• The Qualifier for the RBPC is Thursday, February 21, 2019, from 5:30 – 8:80 PM in the Jones School.
• The Rice Business Plan Competition takes place April 4-6, 2019 at Rice University.