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I³ Harvard College Innovation Challenge Tracks

Applicants to the I³ competition can submit plans for one of two tracks:

• Commercial Startups and HSA (e.g., Facebook©, SparkNotes©, Rover, HSA Market Day)
• Social Startups and HSA (e.g., Teach for America©)

Top awards in the Commercial Startups and Social Startups tracks will be at least $10,000. Top awards are reserved for teams led by first-years, sophomores and juniors. An award of $2,500 is reserved for senior-led winning teams. All winning teams will be invited to spend the summer in the new Innovation Space in Harvard Square.

Commercial Startup Track

• For-profit business ventures, in any industry.
• First-place teams will receive at least a $10K cash grant

Social Startup Track

• Not-for-profit ventures whose goal is to effect social impact.
• First-place teams will receive at least a $10K cash grant

HSA: Harvard Student Agencies

• HSA will award a total of $5k to one winner or a lesser amount to multiple winners. HSA will also provide the winner(s) with access to HSA office space, IT, e-commerce, accounting, and back-office support.
• HSA is looking for
  • For-profit businesses created to operate on the Harvard campus
  • Technology-based ideas such as mobile applications, web-based businesses, etc., and
  • Opportunities to invest in new ventures that may not fall into the above categories.