You are cordially invited to Hult Prize @FIU On Campus Competition! The Hult Prize is a social entrepreneurship student competition focused on creating social entreprises to address our world's most pressing issues. The grand prize of the 2019 Hult Prize is $1 Million USD for seed funding!

For a third consecutive year, we will host our On Campus Competition, where student teams will pitch their solutions to the 2019 Hult Prize- United Nations Challenge: Youth Unemployment. The winning team selected will represent Florida International University at the Boston Regional Finals in March 2019.

What is the 2019 Hult Prize Challenge?

This year's Hult Challenge asks student to ideate solutions that can tackle youth unemployment world wide. The challenge is aimed to encourage students to come up for an idea that will solve the generation's very own problem. You can find the full 2018 Hult Challenge here,

What is the Hult Prize?

The Hult Prize is the world’s largest student competition for social good. Undergraduate and graduate students from the best universities are invited to propose the best solution for a large global problem affected the disadvantaged. This annual competition aims to create and launch the most compelling social business ideas - start-up enterprises that tackle grave issues faced by millions of people. Winning team will receive $1 Million in seed capital, as well as mentorship and advice, form the international business community.

Every year, the Hult Foundation releases a challenge to be tackled by teams of 3-4 students in order to create sustainable and scalable social enterprises that can reach those in need.

About StartUP FIU

StartUP FIU is a university-wide initiative to foster and develop innovation and entrepreneurship that pursues opportunities in The Fourth Industrial Revolution. These opportunities include the development of breakthrough technologies, the pursuit of enterprises that close social or environmental gaps and the creation of companies that can create meaningful jobs of the future. StartUP FIU offers different ways to get involved!

Contact

If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact Luisana Zambrano luzambra@fiu.edu or Bella Collado bcollado@fiu.edu