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- Business pitch competition for high schoolers focused on ideas that make a positive impact on the world
- Global competition – not just for Vermonters
- Open to high schoolers in grades 10-12
- Final five teams will pitch their businesses in-person at UVM
- Grand prize: full tuition scholarship to UVM
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Official Press Release: Announcing the 2025 Vermont Pitch Challenge (PDF)
UVM News Story: Announcing the 2025 Vermont Pitch Challenge
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If you feel the spark of innovation, the call of entrepreneurship, the pull to help humankind–then the Vermont Pitch Challenge is for you. Pitch a business, win a scholarship to the University of Vermont. Learn more and enter.
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The Vermont Pitch Challenge gives high school entrepreneurs from across the globe the chance to pitch innovative businesses that make a difference in their communities. Along the way, participants will learn from top experts during monthly webinars about how to write a business plan, create a compelling pitch, and achieve their goals–all while competing for cash prizes and scholarships to the University of Vermont. Learn more.
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Do you feel the spark of innovation? The call of entrepreneurship? The pull to help humankind?
The Vermont Pitch Challenge gives high school entrepreneurs from across the globe the chance to pitch innovative businesses that make a difference in their communities. Along the way, you’ll learn from top experts about how to write a business plan, create a compelling pitch, and achieve your goals–all while competing for cash prizes and scholarships to the University of Vermont.
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UVM is excited to announce the Vermont Pitch Challenge, a new entrepreneurial-focused competition that gives high school students in grades 10-12 from across the world a chance to pitch innovative and impactful business plans–all while competing for cash prizes and full tuition scholarships to UVM. The new program is free to enter and offers young students a unique opportunity to learn from UVM faculty and alumni as well as top entrepreneurial experts about how to write a business plan, create a compelling pitch, and achieve their ultimate career goals.
Why should students enter the challenge? Not only will it make their college application stand out, but they will also be given the tools to help them build the skills that today's employers are looking for. Our top UVM students and expert entrepreneurs will also give them valuable advice and feedback on their business ideas and teach them how to successfully build their business plan.