Rice Business Plan Competition
Rice University (Rice Alliance and Jones Graduate School of Business)
Over $1 million in cash, investment and prizes; every competing team wins at least one cash prize
Graduate-level student startup competition in Houston. The 2026 edition offered over $1.5 million in prizes, a minimum cash prize of $950 for every one of the 42 teams, and a $150,000 investment for the grand prize winner.
- Eligibility
- Student-driven for-profit startups with at least two current students, at least one of them in a graduate degree program, from any university in the world. For 2026: no more than $250,000 of equity raised and no more than $100,000 of revenue in any 12 months before July 1, 2025.
- Available in
- 🌍 Global · Texas only
- Details
- Tiers, how to apply, what to watch out for and sources are free with an account.
