Applications must be submitted online by 11:59 pm on October 10, 2016 here (insert link).
- Each team must have at least USC Viterbi currently enrolled undergraduate, graduate student, or postdoc as a company founder. Students must be in good standing with the university.
- Teams may not consist of more than five members, but can be as few as one member.
- No student may serve as the qualifying student, as described above, for more than one team.
- There is no entry fee.
- Each team shall not submit more than one business model.
- The subject of the business model must be the original idea of that particular team or a member thereof. If a team is found to have submitted an idea that is not original, it will be disqualified.
- Teams may not have accepted any funding, excluding other USC-related support, grants and competitions, in excess of $50,000 prior to the competition application deadline. Competition directors, may at their discretion, review cases where outside funding exceeds $50,000
- Teams must register online before the application deadline to be considered for this competition.
- If incorporated, ventures must be less than 1 year old as of the application deadline.
- All USC students may participate, but teams must have at least one USC Viterbi student or postdoc in a key role.
- The maximum team size is 5.