The Hult Prize Foundation is the world’s largest engine for the creation and launch of market- based, SDG-aligned, sustainable, and impact-centered startups emerging from university, offering a grand prize of 1,000,000 US Dollar. The Hult Prize truly emphasizes a practical approach to learning how to become an impact entrepreneur. Students build a team, brainstorm ideas, start a business, and pitch to impressive audiences. Hult Prize has helped launch social enterprises that serve the least fortunate, tackle humanity’s greatest challenges, and pursue large, untapped markets. Every year, the Hult Prize has crafted challenges and helped launch startups that actively solve UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This year’s challenge is to “To develop an idea to provide 10,000 meaningful jobs for young people within the next decade”
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DhakaBenefits
- Join the world’s largest movement for social impact
- Take the first step to change the world by representing Jahangirnagar University on the Global Stage!
- Get a chance to win $1,000,000 in start-up funding to build your sustainable social enterprise!
- Incubation and Internship for every top idea from the competition
- The biggest opportunity to pitch the idea of your dream startup.
- A trip to Hult Castle in England for a two months long nurturing period from the world’s best mentors.
- An opportunity to visit and participate in any of the 25 Regional Round hosting cities.
- Certificates for every participating team
- Crests and Certificates of Achievement for the winning teams of every segment
- Opportunity to present and discuss ideas with members of the Hult Foundation and respected guests.
Eligibilities
- All the team members must be a student (Honors to PhD) of Jahangirnagar University.
- Students of any department or any batch can make a team to participate in this competition.
- Each team requires at least 3 members and no more than 4 and must be comprised of current students.
- No alumni member can be a member of a team.
Application Process
- Apply online through the given link.
- There is no registration fee in the competition.
- Give a short description of your team’s social enterprise idea to solve HULT PRIZE CHALLENGE 2018 in 300 words in the “About Your Team” section in the registration form.
Application Deadline: November 10, 2018
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