Concept Competition - Deadlines & Requirements

DEADLINES

Submissions Due: Friday, October 27, 2023, at 12PM ET (High Noon)
Online Reviewers Scores Due: Wednesday, November 8, 2023 (9AM ET)
Finalists Announced: Wednesday, November 8, 2023
Finalists Videos Due: Sunday, November 12, 2023 by 11:59PM
Competition Date: Week of November 13, 2023
Location and Time of Competition for each Track:
- Consumer/Business-to-Business Track Competition: Thursday, November 16, 2023 at 4:30PM in the iLab Classroom located at the UVA Darden School of Business
- Social Entrepreneurship Track - Thursday, November 16, 2023 from 5:00PM to 7:00PM in the Great Hall inside Garrett Hall at the Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy.
- Engineering and Healthcare Technologies Track - Tuesday, November 14, 2023 from 5:00PM to 7:00PM in the Rice Hall Auditorium.
- UVA Wise Track Competition - TBD

OCTOBER 27TH SUBMISSION REQUIREMENT

Teams and individuals wishing to compete in the Concept Competition must submit an Executive Summary, as outlined below, describing the business concept and team. Your Executive Summary should address the concerns described in the Judging Guidelines for the Concept Stage of the E-Cup.

The Executive Summary has the following guidelines:

No greater than three 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

On a separate page, please list the following Contact information:

Fist and Last Name (i.e., Family and Given names), School, if applicable (e.g., SEAS, Curry), and intended graduation year, if applicable, for a point of contact;
Email and telephone number for point of contact;
Name(s), School(s), and intended Graduation Year of all team members

Once both the executive summary and contact information page are ready, please Upload your submissions to the appropriate track of the concept competition using the following format for labeling your document: VentureName_LastName_Concept.doc.

FINAL COMPETITION REQUIREMENTS

If you are selected as a finalist for the Concept Competition, you will be notified via email on Wednesday, November 8, 2023 by 5PM ET. All finalists will be required to submit a video pitch by 11:59PM EST on Sunday, November 12, 2023. Judges will watch the video pitches prior to the virtual competition during the week of November 13, 2023.

VIDEO EXPECTATIONS:

No greater than 5 minutes in length, answering the judging criteria found here: https://entrepreneurship.virginia.edu/ecup/concept/judging;
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.

CREATING PRESENTATIONS VIDEOS

FINAL COMPETITION FORMAT:

Each student listed on your submission must complete the UVA E-Cup Finalists Payments Form and return to your track lead prior to the start of your Final event;
1 minute elevator pitch followed by Q&A. 8 minutes of Q&A in total per team;
Elevator pitch requirements: 1 minute with no screen sharing or slides;
Time slots will be at random. If you have class and need a specific time, please email your track lead;
An announcement of winners will follow the Q&A.