The FLoW $5,000 Transformational Idea Award
Win a Full Scholarship to Draper University
Not ready to start a business? Have great pre-commercial research
that needs exploring? Then apply to win the Transformational Idea Award.
Surbhi Sarna
CEO and Founder of nVision Medical
UC Berkeley Alum
Draper University Alum & Change
What it covers: pre-commercial, applied research with large potential impact but in the conceptual phase of defining how it might make a business.
The Scholarship: A full scholarship for the winning team to attend Draper University's eight week entrepreneurial program.
Draper University:
Founded by venture capitalist Tim Draper, Draper University is an unconventional boarding school for young entrepreneurs from around the world. A cross between a school and a live-in accelerator, the program is designed to inspire creativity, innovation, leadership and teamwork.
The 8-week program culminates with students pitching their companies created under the guidance of mentors recruited for the university to Silicon Valley venture capitalists.
For more information: ABC News Story; Draper University.
Apply: online at /apply.
Transformational idea teams are not required to prepare business plans.
Need Help? Consult our pool of 90+ mentoring experts offering advice in technology and business development, raising capital, and marketing identification. Students fill out a Mentor Request form on the FLoW website /need-a-mentor and FLoW will match teams with advisors after submissions close on February 10, 2013.
The Process
- Set up an account at the iStart website; answer only the Transformational Idea Award Questions.
- February 10, 2013: Submission Date
- January 28 - February 4: Round 1 Judging
- February 11-15, 2013: Mentors assigned
- February 15 - March 27: Prepare ten-slide presentation
- March 28 (SoCal), April 5 (NorCal): Present to TIA Judging Panels
- May 7, 2013: Finals presentation and exhibition at Regional Awards, USC
For more information please contact us.