Competition date(s): April 10-12, 2014
Submission deadline: February 21, 2014
Process:
From Rice University
2013 RBPC Applications will open October 1, 2013.
Note: Only for Graduate Students.
Team as the presenting team should include at least two students and not exceed five students. (At least two students must travel to Houston to compete and both must participate in the oral presentation of the business plan). Non-student team members are welcome to travel to Rice with the student team, but are prohibited from participating in the presentations or Q&A sessions. More than five students can travel to Rice with the team, but only five students can serve as presenters. Faculty advisors or other team mentors are encouraged to attend.
Plan Submission Date:
2014 RBPC Important Dates
| 2013 Website Launch/Applications Open | Monday, October 7, 2013 | |
| Applications/Executive Summaries Due | Friday, February 21, 2014, Midnight CST | |
| 2013 RBPC Finalist Teams Announced | Monday, March 10, 2014 | |
| Finalist Teams Commit to Compete Due | Thursday, March 13, 2014, noon CDT | |
| Finalist Teams Business Plans Due | Monday, March 17, 2014, noon CDT | |
| 2013 Rice Business Plan Competition | April 10-12, 2014 |
1st Prize:
NEW $100,000 Department of Energy Clean Energy Prize will encourage students from across the country to develop successful business plans to create a new generation of American clean energy companies.
Website: http://rbpc.rice.edu/
Contact Person: Lea Aden Lueck Competition Director: (713) 348-3190 or rbpc@rice.edu