Call for Applications: The Milken-Penn GSE Education Business Plan Competition

The Milken-Penn GSE Education Business Plan Competition (EBPC) is open to applicants worldwide advancing teaching and learning through innovation. Finalists get targeted venture development support from a strategic advisor, opportunities for in-person networking with investors and potential customers.

How to apply

• 1. Prepare your materialsReview the Application components section below, and get a head start assembling the elements of a successful application.
• 2. Register for CatapultTake 5 minutes to complete our simple registration for a free Catapult account.
• 3. Complete your applicationOnce registered, you’ll fill out and submit your application through Catapult’s online platform.

Who should apply

We welcome education ventures with innovative solutions to educational inequity from around the world, especially those ventures founded by and serving individuals from marginalized and historically underrepresented communities. We encourage applicants working in every conceivable educational setting–from early childhood through corporate and adult training. We also welcome both nonprofit and for-profit submissions. Since 2010, areas of focus have included (but are not limited to):

• • Urban Education
  • Connecting Research to Practice
  • Teaching & Learning
  • Technology in Grades K through 12
  • Special Education & At-Risk Students
• • Open & Collaborative Solutions: The Education Ecosystem
  • Online & Distance Learning in Higher Education
  • Global/Borderless Education Solutions
  • Early Childhood Education
  • Workforce Learning

Application components

EBPC applicants should describe an issue in education that their venture addresses, offer their venture’s solution, and discuss scaling possibilities to demonstrate the equitable outcomes their proposed innovation can bring to the field of education and additional settings. Important elements of business plan applications include (but are not limited to):

• Product or serviceDescribe the innovative product(s) or service(s) that your venture offers, including the persistent or emerging issue(s) in education that your solution addresses. Feel free to include your venture’s vision and / or mission statement and any key partnering organizations connected to your venture.
• PeopleDiscuss your organization’s leadership team, including the backgrounds and expertise of all key personnel. Describe why your team is best suited to lead your venture and to address the specific needs of the communities you serve.
• MarketDefine your target market(s). Who are your target customers? Discuss any customer discovery that you have done and explain your marketing strategy to successfully reach customers in your target market(s).*
• CompetitionWho are your competitors? How do you differentiate? Discuss your competitive advantage. Discuss any barriers to entry or intellectual property you’ve built to sustain your long term competitive advantage?
• FinancesUpload a financial model of actual and projected revenue earned and discuss the assumptions used to substantiate your financial model. Preferred file format: .pdf.*
• EquityDescribe how your product or service addresses systemic barriers in education to support underserved communities and demonstrate your venture’s potential impact on equitable outcomes in teaching, learning, and/or education.
• MaterialsSubmissions also include a digital slide deck presentation (PowerPoint or similar format; required; 15 slides maximum) and a 60-Second Video Pitch (optional, but highly recommended). Feel free to provide any other promotional or demo (screencast) video to showcase your product(s) or service(s). Maximum video length: 2 minutes.

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