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About the I³ Harvard College Innovation Challenge

The I³ Harvard College Innovation Challenge develops, showcases and rewards innovative student ventures in two areas:

• Commercial Startups and HSA
• Social Startups and HSA

Each track requires the completion of a common online application that includes an executive summary and a detailed project proposal.

Applications must be completed by February 14 at 11PM.

Applications will be reviewed and scored from February 15-24.
Semi-finalist short video presentations are due on March 5.
Semi-finalists will present their proposals and be interviewed by a panel on March 10-11.
The finalist showcase and public awards ceremony will be held the evening of March 31.

I³ Organizers

Technology and Entrepreneurship Center at Harvard (TECH)

TECH's mission is to advance the understanding and practice of innovation and entrepreneurship. It researches, designs and delivers project-based experiential innovation education and provides both a real and virtual space for students, faculty, alumni, and industry leaders to learn together, collaborate, and innovate. TECH operates from within the Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences - an interdisciplinary science and technology institution that draws from its close connection to Harvard's undergraduate liberal arts tradition and its graduate schools - and is supported by the Lumry Family endowment for technology and entrepreneurship.

Harvard Student Agencies, Inc. (HSA)

HSA is the largest student-run corporation in the world. The organization was founded in 1957 to help defray rising tuition costs while providing practical business experience and supplying valuable, necessary services to the Harvard community. It carries out its mission by presenting myriad diverse opportunities with one objective in common: to provide the highest quality jobs available to Harvard students. HSA is currently comprised of eight agencies: Harvard Distribution Services, Harvard Student Resources, HSA Cleaners, HSA Publications, HSA Dorm Store, Let's Go Publications, Cronin Center for Enterprise, and The Harvard Shop.

Harvard College Entrepreneurship Forum (HCEF)

The Harvard College Entrepreneurship Forum (HCEF) is an independent student-run organization supported by TECH that works to help students channel their creativity toward launching a successful enterprise. HCEF hosts regular events to provide entrepreneurially minded students with resources, including speaker dinners, technology workshops, networking events, etc. to generate the ideal environment for creative success.