DEADLINE: November 25, 2025
Wharton’s African-American MBA Association will be hosting the 43rd Annual Whitney M. Young, Jr. Memorial Conference and invites you to participate in its annual start-up pitch competition. Undergraduate and graduate students with at least one underrepresented minority founder are encouraged to apply. Submissions will be accepted until 11:59 EST on Friday November 25, 2016. The final round of the pitch competition will be held on December 3, 2025 at the University of Pennsylvania and the winning team will receive $1,500.
Please read the following here prior to completing your application (The link to the application is contained within this guide).
All questions regarding the application can be sent to [email protected]. Teams will be notified by 11/27/2016 on their participation in the final rounds of judging. Those participants will be allowed to make edits to their final pitch deck prior to the competition (deadline will be provided to teams via e-mail).
Thank you for your consideration and we look forward to learning more about your businesses.