Hult Prize is coming to UCLA! The Hult Prize@ Program is the quarterfinal round of the annual USD1M Hult Prize. How would you change the world with US$1M?
About the Hult Prize@
The Hult Prize@ Program is the quarterfinal round of the annual USD1M Hult Prize
Challenge, bringing the competition directly to college campuses around the world. The local competition gives the university’s winning team the chance to bypass the general
application round and fast-track into one of the five regional finals: Boston, San Francisco,
London, Shanghai, or Dubai.
Hult Prize@ events allow more students to compete around the world, leading to more
ideas and ultimately more social businesses poised to tackle some of the world’s toughest
challenges. In 2013, a Hult Prize@ winner went on to become the 2014 Hult Prize recipient,
and in 2015, five out of the six regional finalist teams were from Hult Prize@ campuses. The events organized on campus provide teams with unparalleled opportunities and
resources, as well as spread awareness on campus of a pressing global issue. Hult Prize@
is bringing the world’s toughest challenges to schools around the world, and helping
students solve them. About the Hult Prize
The Hult Prize Foundation is a start-up accelerator for budding young social entrepreneurs emerging from the world’s top universities. Named as “one of the top five ideas changing the world” by President Bill Clinton and TIME Magazine, the annual competition for the Hult Prize aims to identify and launch the most compelling social business ideas: start-up
enterprises that tackle grave issues faced by billions of people. Winners receive USD1
million in seed capital, as well as mentorship and advice from the international business
community. Each of the finalists receives pilot funding along with membership to the
Clinton Global Initiative. Called the "Nobel Prize for students" by media outlets world-wide, the Hult Prize is offered
in partnership with former US President Bill Clinton and the Clinton Global Initiative. It is
hosted and supported by Hult International Business School, and generously funded by
Swedish entrepreneur Bertil Hult and his family. The aim of the Hult Prize is to breed the next generation of social entrepreneurs, and launch start-up social enterprises that can radically change the world. Open to university and college students on every continent, the Hult Prize has grown to
become the world’s largest student movement for social good and the planet’s largest
student-centered event. It is also the biggest student competition and crowd-sourcing
platform. Each year thousands of college and university students from 140+ countries
participate, and since its inception, participants have represented nearly 1,000 institutions
of higher education. Competing schools included Stanford, Harvard, INSEAD, Hult
International Business School, NYU, Columbia, American University Beirut, LBS,
Hitotsubashi, St. Petersburg, and Tel-Aviv University. Each year, President Bill Clinton selects a critical social problem impacting billions of the
world’s most vulnerable people, and a challenge is issued. Teams of 3-4 students are
challenged to develop an innovative start-up enterprise to eradicate the problem. Access to
Education. Clean water. Affordable housing. Clean energy. Solar Power. Food insecurity. Healthcare. These are a few of the issues competitors have tackled since the competition’s
inception in 2009. It’s a win-win for the world.
10/03/2018
Interested in being this year's campus director for the Hult Prize? Fill out the application below by October 15th! Please feel free to message us for further details if needed as well.
Hult Prize@ Campus Director Application 2018-2019
We are very excited that you are interested in bringing Hult Prize@ to your campus! Being the face of social change and life-altering impact at your university is a huge responsibility - we couldn't be more thrilled with your decision. Please take a few minutes to complete the form below so we can l...
12/03/2017
And that's a wrap! Thank you all for competing in this year's Hult Prize@UCLA challenge! And congrats to SunScout for 1st place and moving on the regionals! We look forward to seeing you all next year!
11/23/2017
Remember to submit your executive summary to [email protected] by 11:59pm tonight! You need to do this in order to take part in the competition - thanks to everyone who has done so already.
Also, take a look at Musana Carts, a business that presented at the 2016 Hult Prize finals. They do a great job explaining their business model and using visuals to add to their stories. If you'd like a baseline for comparison, check out Musana Carts at this link (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p72fUFYtegg).
Welcome to Hult Prize @ UCLA
"The Hult Prize is one of the biggest opportunities to creatively solve the world's most pressing social problems. I am honored to bring the challenge back to UCLA and work with some of the nation's brightest students to tackle the energy crisis by creating a disruptive solution that will ensure a s...
11/11/2017
Don't know what you're going to do for your Hult Prize pitch deck?
Check out this compilation of 30 famous start-up's pitch decks, which can each give a bit on insight as to what judges may be looking for during this competition.
Building a scalable business is key to success in this competition and for that matter, creating any sort of largely impactful business.
Check out AirBnB's founder, Brian Chesky discuss his time starting his company. Particularly, listen to the portion when he talks about gaining 100 loyal customers.
A great way to build a successful social enterprise is to emulate other successful ventures! Why? You can learn the wisdom that their victories and losses taught them, and apply those teachings to your own ideas.
Learn some of this wisdom through case studies put together by Yale University, located below:
Happy November Changemakers! The competition is less than a month away, but it's not too late to sign up! We have decided to extend our deadline to November 12th at 11:59pm! Register at http://www.hultprizeat.com/uclosangeles
We look forward to seeing your teams!
Welcome to Hult Prize @ UCLA
"The Hult Prize is one of the biggest opportunities to creatively solve the world's most pressing social problems. I am honored to bring the challenge back to UCLA and work with some of the nation's brightest students to tackle the energy crisis by creating a disruptive solution that will ensure a s...
10/21/2017
Hello UCLA! It is with great pleasure to announce that the Hult Prize will be returning to our campus this year! President Clinton and the UN challenged the world to come up with a solution using energy to positively influence the lives of 10 million people. The winner of our campus competition will be secured a spot in the regional finals, bringing them one step closer to winning $1 million to change the world with their social enterprise that harnesses the power of energy.
For those who do not know, The Hult Prize is a start-up accelerator for impact entrepreneurship which brings together the brightest college and university students from around the globe to solve the world’s most pressing issues through pitching ideas and launching companies. It’s the biggest and most prestigious start-up event in the world, named the "Nobel Prize" of business, and awards millions of dollars in investment capital to young budding entrepreneurs, including a grand prize of USD1Million.
UCLA's campus competition will take place on December 1st. You can get ready to compete in a few easy steps:
1. Download and read the case study for this year's challenge http://hultprizesix.com/pdfs/HultPrize2018ChallengeDraft_V5.pdf
2. Form your team of 3-4 UCLA students (undergraduate students, graduate students, etc.) *NO ALUMNI
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