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The StartUp Scramble™ DC University Challenge will bring entrepreneurial-minded college students from DC universities together in a weekend-long event to build and launch sustainable ventures that address social issues affecting local communities.
Ashoka’s Youth Venture and Young Impact, in partnership with a consortium of sponsors, announce the StartUp Scramble DC University Challenge taking place January 29-31st, 2010!
From Friday to Sunday evening—54 hours—teams of students organize to pitch, plan, and work tirelessly to launch socially-conscious businesses and organizations. Participants deep-dive into an accelerated process of venture development over the course of an intense, two-day facilitated start-up experience. High-profile guest mentors, speakers, and panel members visit throughout the weekend, giving participating students the opportunity to network with potential investors, service providers, and employers.
Youth Venture and Young Impact are inviting aspiring social entrepreneurs from over seven leading universities across the DC-Maryland-Virginia area to participate in the StartUp Scramble™:
- American University
- Catholic University
- George Mason University
- Georgetown University
- Howard University
- The George Washington University
- University of the DC
- University of Maryland
Students will return to their campuses equipped with the platform, tools, knowledge, network, and motivation to sustain the momentum around advocacy and action that they began in the weekend Scramble.
The StartUp Scramble™ DC University Challenge concludes Sunday evening with teams pitching their ventures to a panel of expert judges. Winning teams will receive mentorship, up to $1,000 in seed funding, entry into a global network of Ashoka “changemakers,” and the possibility of one year of incubation services from Ashoka and its partners. Youth Venture will continue to work with the winning young social entrepreneurs intensively in the coming year to support their ventures, connecting the venture teams to StartUp Scramble™ sponsors for additional mentoring and engagement.
Official Event Rules
- Attendees must be full-time students enrolled in undergraduate programs of participating universities.
- Please bring a State/Government issued identification to event registration.
- Participants under 18 must sign a release form (that will be posted shortly).
- To receive seed funding, StartUp Scramble™ teams must demonstrate the ability to to recruit additional team members before funding can be granted.
- At least one team member must be 21 or younger.
- The proposed/launched venture is a new organization, club, project, company, or a major new initiative within an existing organization.
- Ashoka’s Youth Venture seeks to promote and support a wide range of social entrepreneurial ventures, some religious- or political-based ventures may not fall within the scope of the organization’s funding criteria. Please send all questions regarding this matter to spotter[@]youthventure.org for further clarification.
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