Trying to get your edtech idea off the ground might get easier after taking home some cash to get it all started. And the Milken-Penn GSE annual business plan competition, which just opened up its application process, is one way to get there.
This year, the competition — a joint effort between the University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education and the Milken Family Foundation — is looking to pick companies working on these verticals:
- 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
Curious abt #MilkenPennGSEalum startups & wanna learn more? You're in luck: we keep a list of past wins/fins: https://t.co/nG2XMKTb0v
— Catalyst @ Penn GSE (@CatalystPennGSE) January 5, 2017
A sweetener of the deal is an invitation to join the Education Design Studio Inc. (EDSi), Penn’s edtech incubator.
Back in May, edtech startup Tassl landed itself $60,000 in prizes, out of a pretty decent pool of $140,000.
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