Discovery Competition - Deadlines & Requirements
DEADLINES
- Submissions Due: Friday, February 2, 2024, at 12PM ET (High Noon)
- Online Reviewers Scores Due: Tuesday, February 13, 2024 (9AM ET)
- Finalists Announced: Tuesday, February 13, 2024
- Finalists Videos Due: Sunday, February 18, 2024 by 11:59PM
- Competition Date: Wednesday, February 21, 2024 at 4:30PM in the iLab Classroom located at the UVA Darden School of Business
REQUIREMENTS FOR FEB 2ND SUBMISSIONS:
Your submission has two key components: the Project Narrative and your Contact Information. See the Judging Criteria for information on what to cover in your submission. Please Upload your submissions using the following format for labeling your document: VentureName_LastName_Discovery.doc.
The Project Narrative has the following guidelines:
- No greater than five pages in length;
- Using a font no smaller than 10-points;
- With no smaller than one-inch margins; and
- No greater than three additional pages of appendix materials
- Submissions may follow this template.
Contact Information:
- Name of point of contact and team members
- Address
- Telephone Number
- Email Address
Note: 10 Finalists will be selected to pitch their ventures via a pre-recorded five-minute visual and story-oriented presentation (e.g., 10-15 slides) due by 11:59PM on Sunday, February 18th. The live competition will take place Wednesday, February 21st with the format of a 1 minute pitch and 8 minutes of live Q&A with judges.
FINALISTS VIDEO EXPECTATIONS:
- No greater than 5 minutes in length, answering the Judging Criteria
- You are welcome to use slides (e.g., Powerpoint, Keynote, etc.) and voiceover that presentation;
- We understand your team may not be together in person when recording, so you can piece together different teammates presenting into one 5 minute video or record a virtual meeting (e.g. over Zoom, Meet, Teams, etc.);
- Not everyone on your team is required to be a part of the video presentation;
- Only current UVA students are able to participate in the video;
- An email will be sent to all finalists requesting they send their video as a URL link;
- Your video will be posted publicly on the UVA Entrepreneurship Cup webpage prior to the competition but will be removed after the competition. The link will be shared with people who sign up to “attend” the competition virtually.