Hult Prize at University of Alberta

11/22/2015

Congratulations to the winning team of the Hult Prize@ qualifier! All the teams had innovative social entrepreneurship ideas - thanks for being part of the first annual Hult Prize and making the day a success!

Teams: if you would like to pursue your idea and have a chance at regionals, the online Hult Prize Application is open until December 18. Last year's winning team lost their Hult Prize@ qualifier, but submitted online afterwards and won the final round in New York!

https://hultprizefoundation.wufoo.com/forms/2016-hult-prize-application/

Let the committee know if you have any questions or concerns.

11/16/2015

We are ecstatic that Hult Prize is this Saturday! Watch the final round as students from a range of disciplines tackle the challenge of Crowded Urban Spaces and present their innovative social entrepreneurship solutions to a distinguished jury from business, academic and government. The winning team will advance to regionals in San Francisco!

When: Saturday, November 21 at 1:30 pm
Where: CCIS L2-200

RSVP: https://www.picatic.com/hultprize2016finalround

11/02/2015

If you missed the deadline to sign-up, please note that registration has not yet closed. Please register your team as soon as possible if you would like to participate. Registration will be consistently reviewed and could be restricted at any time. Please don't hesitate to contact us if you have any questions.

11/02/2015

To all our teams,

Need help developing your idea to address the Hult Challenge? Listen to this great 20 minute episode by HBR IdeaCast on "What Makes Social Entrepreneurs Successful" during your commute to school tomorrow!

It defines social entrepreneurs and outlines 4 stages of change: Understanding the world, envisioning a new future, building a model for change; and scaling the solution.

Download past episodes or subscribe to future episodes of HBR IdeaCast by Harvard Business Review for free.

10/28/2015

We have heard from lots of people about their interest in participating in Hult Prize. Please remember that the registration deadline is this Friday (October 30, 2015).

It'll take you 5 minutes - all you need are the names of your team members!

10/25/2015

Reminder, sign-up deadline is THIS Friday. Please sign-up!

10/22/2015

Net Impact and eHub are partnering to bring you Hult Prize! Registration is now open!

10/15/2015

Net Impact Presents: Social Entrepreneurship Pitch Night

When: Wednesday October 21, 5 - ­6:30 pm
Where: Jean de LaBruyère Lounge (BUS 4­-06)

Learn more about THE HULT PRIZE, this year's challenge of Crowded Urban Spaces, and how to effectively present your social entrepreneurship idea to tackle this global challenge. Students will have the opportunity to network, form teams, and pitch their early­ stage ideas for feedback from the HULT committee.

If you are looking for a team, already have a team, or are just interested in Hult Prize and making a real impact in the world through social enterprise, this event is for you!

Register below:

Students from across campus will come and pitch their social entrepreneurship ideas. The hope of the event is to generate ideas and teams for the Hult Prize competition.

10/08/2015

As a global community, we all want to end poverty. Mia Birdsong suggests a great place to start: Let's honor the skills, drive and initiative that poor people bring to the struggle every day. She asks us to look again at people in poverty: They may be broke — but they're not broken.

10/06/2015

Watch to learn about the vision for this year's challenge! Full case to come soon

Applications for the 2016 Hult Prize Open October 7th!

09/30/2015

Learn more about Hult Prize from an interview with our committee! Follow us to twitter for event updates and to help share the world about Hult Prize at U of A!

“How will you change the world with $1 million dollars? Read an interview with the committee http://t.co/aW6U1NVrEu ”

09/29/2015

Interested in Real Estate and the impacts of Crowded Urban Spaces??? Hult Prize 2016 is your opportunity to share your idea with the world. http://www.hultprize.org/

Join us on Thursday night for more information and a chance to network with other interested students at our pizza kick-off party!! (5-6pm in BUS 1-5)

Please RSVP at: https://www.picatic.com/event14431121182594276