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Prizes

 Elevator Pitch Competition

In 2008-2009, we gave away $2000 in prizes at the Elevator Pitch Competition.  This year, we'll be giving away over $5000 in cash and prizes!

Prizes will be awarded to the following

  • Overall Elevator Pitch - Judges Choice: $750, Audience Choice: $250

Winners of the Functional Tracks - Judges Choice: $150 + Quickbooks Pro ($200 value), Audience Choice: $100 + Quickbooks Pro ($200 value)

  • Healthcare & Life Sciences
  • Information Technology & Media
  • Energy & Environment
  • Social Enterprise
  • Products and Services
Winners of the Special Interest Tracks - Judges Choice: $150 + Quickbooks Pro ($200 value), Audience Choice: $100 + Quickbooks Pro ($200 value)
  • Undergraduate-led
  • Women-led
You can participate in one Functional Track and up to two Special Interest Tracks  (if eligible).

 Finals

We'll be giving away over $45,000 of cash and prizes in the Semi-Finals and Finals rounds!  The following prizes will be awarded:

  • Grand Prize Winner
    • $25,000
    • Office space in the prestigious DUhatch Student Business Incubator
    • Start-up legal package worth $5,000
    • Paid MBA intern by the Fuqua Career Management Center
  • Runner Up
    • $5,000
  • Track Winners & Runner's Up - $1,000 winner, $250 runner-up per track x 7 tracks
    • Healthcare & Life Science - $1,000, 
    • Information Technology & Media - $1,000
    • Energy & Environment - $1,000
    • Social Enterprise
      • $1,000
      • + One month full-time membership to Bull City Forward, a social innovation campus located in Durham
    • Products and Services - $1,000
    • Undergraduate - $1,000
    • Women - $1,000
  • Audience Choice (during the Grand Finale) - $250
  • Speaker's Choice (during the Grand Finale) - $500

Executive Summary Competition

Each of the 35 semi-finalists will win $100 in cash, a copy of "Pitching Hacks: How to Pitch Investors", and other in-kind prizes.