Posted: January 10, 2019
Ag Springboard experience helps students stand apart from the crowd. Win $7,500 to make your big dream happen.
What's the Ag Springboard experience all about?
Ag Springboard is a student pitch competition in the agricultural sciences with a $7,500 grand prize and $2,500 second prize.
Pitch an idea for a new business or non-profit venture. You can lead a team, or sign up to help on a team.
Either way: Register by February 15. Click the REGISTER button on the E&I home page. OR: Email Dr. Mark Gagnon.
Watch finalists from 2017 describe their Ag Springboard experience:
What You Get
- Coaching and team support to pitch an idea.
- A chance to stand out and help you land the right internship or job.
- Build your resume and have a compelling story for employers about your experience.
- Learn how to pitch your ideas -- a valuable skill for any future career.
- $7,500 to fund your venture.
How it Works
• Lead a team or join a team.
• Venture ideas must be in food, agriculture, bio-renewables, community or sustainability.
• All Penn State students are eligible. Teams of 2-5 students must include a student in the College of Agricultural Sciences.
• REGISTER YOUR TEAM BY FEB. 15!
• Submit a short video pitch by March 15.
• Finalist teams will pitch their concept to Ag Springboard judges on April 3. Winners will be announced during an awards banquet that evening -- with a really cool keynote speaker like Videon CEO Todd Erdley, who spoke at the Ag Springboard banquet in 2017.
Highlights from the most recent Ag Springboard
About Cricket Pasta -- the Winners of Ag Springboard 2017
Where are they now? Bold Foods Founder Weslie Khoo Finding Adventurous Eaters
Several past winners have started non-profits and businesses!
Questions about Ag Springboard or entrepreneurship? Email Dr. Mark Gagnon.
We Believe in Your Big Ideas. Explore Entrepreneurship. Make It Happen.
Venture forth in 2019, we are here to help!
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