This is the 11th year for the competition. In that time, it has grown from nine teams competing for $10,000 in prize money in 2001, to 42 teams from around the world competing for more than $1 million in cash and prizes in following categories:

• Clean Tech
• Energy
• Life Science/Biotech/Medical Devices
• Sustainability
• Information Technology
• Space Technologies
• Social Entrepreneurship
• Consumer Goods

How to apply

In order to apply, students need to prepare an executive summary for the first round. The Application and Executive Summary must be completed no later than Noon CST Friday, February 18, 2011. Please submit the file in Adobe Acrobat PDF. No other format will be accepted. Files should be named according to the following format: ES_CompanyName_UniversityName.pdf. 

Eligibility

A team of students enrolled in a degree program with at least one graduate student as a member of the venture’s startup management team.

Key Dates:

February 18, 2011 - Application/Executive Summary Due
March 14, 2011 - Qualifying Teams Announced
March 18, 2011 - Qualifying Teams Confirm Participation
March 21, 2011 - Business Plans Due from Qualifying Teams

For complete rules & regulations please download the 2011 RBPC Official Rules & Regulations.

You can find all the information regarding how to apply here.