Milken-Penn GSE Education Business Plan Competition 2024 for entrepreneurs worldwide.

Application Deadline:  February 19, 2024

Applications are now open for the 2024 Milken-Penn GSE Education Business Plan Competition. The Milken-Penn GSE Education Business Plan Competition (EBPC) is open to applicants worldwide addressing educational inequities through innovation.

Finalists get targeted venture development support from a strategic advisor, opportunities for in-person networking with investors and potential customers.

Requirements

• Milken-Penn GSE Education Business Plan Competition welcome education ventures with innovative solutions to educational inequity from around the world, especially those ventures founded by and serving individuals from marginalized and historically underrepresented communities.
• Milken-Penn GSE Education Business Plan Competition encourage applicants working in every conceivable educational setting–from early childhood through corporate and adult training. We also welcome both nonprofit and for-profit submissions. Since 2010, areas of focus have included (but are not limited to):

• • Urban Education
  • Connecting Research to Practice
  • Teaching & Learning
  • Technology in Grades K through 12
  • Special Education & At-Risk Students
• • Open & Collaborative Solutions: The Education Ecosystem
  • Online & Distance Learning in Higher Education
  • Global/Borderless Education Solutions
  • Early Childhood Education
  • Workforce Learning

How to apply

• 1. Prepare your materials: Review the Application components section below, and get a head start assembling the elements of a successful application.
• 2. Register for Catapult: Take 5 minutes to complete our simple registration for a free Catapult account.
• 3. Complete your application: Once registered, you’ll fill out and submit your application through Catapult’s online platform by 
February 19, 2024.

Timeline:

• Jan 22: Application Opens
• Feb 19: Applications Due
• May: Semifinalists Announced
• Aug: Finalists Announced
• Fall: Live Competition

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Milken-Penn GSE Education Business Plan Competition