"Young Thinkubators" Contest
An exciting and a life changing platform for the youth to showcase their entrepreneurial abilities and innovative skills..!
Contest Details
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Age Criteria: 11 – 18 years
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Team Size: 1-3
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Contest Fee:
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$50 per participant ( See "Ticket Details" section)
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Prize Money
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1st Prize - $1000 USD
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2nd Prize - $600 USD
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3rd Prize - $400 USD
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4th, 5th places - consolation prize
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Ticket Details
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Please purchase contest registration via https://bit.ly/2R7uv7g, select "GTEN - Thinkubators" from the drop down
Contest Timelines
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Registration timeline extended to June 21, Friday
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Submission timeline extended to June 29, Saturday
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Orientation - June 23, 2019, Sunday (Time - TBD)
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Top 10 submission shortlist - June 30, 2019
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Top 10 interviews - July 01, 2019
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Top 5 down select announcement - July 02, 2019
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Top 5 In-person presentation - GTEN Event Day - July 06, 2019
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Top 3 winners announcement - July 06, 2019
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Award ceremony - July 06, 2019
Contest Rules:
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All business ideas must be original or appropriately acknowledged
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All entries to be submitted by the deadline to gtenchicago@gmail.com. Use Subject "Youth Contest - <Your Team Name>". Non-compliant and late entries will not be considered.
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In the abstract and submission power point deck, please add your Team name on the title page (slide 1) AND suffix the file name
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Age verification is required for Top 10 shortlists
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Registration and tickets to be purchased to attend the award day
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Participants can get help from their parents and friends
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Only the participants can attend the interviews (parents/guardians are not allowed)
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Photography and videos will be taken of the participants and published as necessary. GTEN owns it.
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All decisions by the judges and GTEN contest committee is FINAL
Contest Rules, Scoring & Templates
Contest Stages
Registration -> Idea Submission -> Top 10 Shortlist -> Interview -> Winner Announcements -> Award Ceremony
Online Training Reference
View the 3 videos to get guidance about how to prepare for the contest (modeled on "TEF Junior" held in Dallas, 2018). Visit https://bit.ly/2F5DG3x
Contacts
Sree Chandra
425-785-7251
Kavitha Premanand
224-300-9293