The SCTE helps student teams perfect their business plans, models, and presentations for entry into local, regional, and national business plan funding competitions. Rensselaer undergraduate and graduate students from all schools across campus have participated and won funding in a variety of entrepreneurial business competitions.
Competitions
Eship.1: Problem Pitch Competition
Problem Pitch Competition
Identifying problems is the first step towards being a change-maker. Before you can fix something, you need to understand the issue. With a chance to win one of several $500 prizes, this competition will allow you to choose an "unsolvable" problem and explain why it has not been solved yet.
Eship.2: Change the World Challenge
Change the World Challenge
A bi-annual contest to develop innovative ideas with the potential of changing the world. Open to all current Rensselaer students. Up to $10,000 in prizes are distributed each semester.
Rensselaer Business Model Competition
Rensselaer Business Model Competition
The goal for the Rensselaer Business Model Competition is not only to provide teams with prizes of cash and in-kind services, but also to provide student entrepreneurs with the opportunity to improve their business through workshops, customer interviews, coaching, feedback, and live practice sessions in preparation for the myriad of competition opportunities held annually each spring across the nation and globally.
Class of '51 Entrepreneurship Fund
Class of '51 Entrepreneurship Fund
One of Rensselaer’s most active, generous, and supportive alumni groups – the Class of ’51 sponsors an annual competition for undergraduate and graduate students to encourage the early development of entrepreneurial ideas.
Early development grants are awarded to the first ($2,500), second ($1,500), and third ($1,000) place individuals or teams, which are determined by the judges to best meet the award criteria.
New York State Business Plan Competition
New York State Business Plan Competition
State-wide competition with multiple tracks covering several industries. Open to college students across NYS. Occurs each year in April.
RPI has been a Team Finalist every year since 2012.
Nuvalence Builder Funds
Nuvalence Builder Funds
Founded by Rensselaer alumni, Sinclair Schuller ’04 and Abe Sultan ’04, along with Rakesh Malhotra, Nuvalence empowers its clients with the skills, knowledge, and expertise needed to realize their digital platform and product ambitions.
High School Business Plan Competition
High School Business Plan Competition
The competition provides an opportunity for teams of high school students to win prizes and exchange ideas in an intellectually vibrant environment.