The Hult Prize is a start-up accelerator for impact entrepreneurship which brings together the brightest college and university students from around the globe to solve the world’s most pressing issues through pitching ideas and launching companies. It’s the biggest and most prestigious start-up event in the world, and awards millions of dollars in investment capital to young budding entrepreneurs, including a grand prize of 1 Million USD.
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An international competition centered on UN SDGs for entrepreneurs to present a business idea and launch a startup based on their solution.
The Rollins campus competition occurs every fall, with winners advancing to a national competition.
Ultimate prize: 8-week business accelerator program and $1,000,000 to the team with the best solution.
Rollins joined Hult Prize in 2014, and has since sent a team to participate at the Regional competitions every year. As part of the preparation, Rollins host their internal competition during Fall Semester and work with the winning team to help prepare them for the Regionals that is held in Spring Semester.
http://www.hultprizeat.com/rollins
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The Challenge: Each year, a pressing social challenge is selected by President Clinton and becomes the theme for the respective cycle. The “President’s UN Challenge” provides a specific and measurable objective that each participating team is intended to solve through the creation of a sustainable enterprise. In March, selected participants are invited to pitch their start-ups that specifically address the challenges identified in that year’s challenge. A clearly defined framework is also provided to ensure your idea contains the necessary qualities and mandates to be an innovation breakthrough.
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2018:
https://360.rollins.edu/college-news/power-play
http://www.hult.edu/blog/recap-2018-hult-prize-regional-competition/
https://twitter.com/hultprize/status/972692632462921728
https://issuu.com/thesandspur/docs/merged__28_
2016:
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/lauren-cooper/plot-twist-global-poverty_1_b_6763924.html