Rice Business Plan Competition
Best for student founders
Students only
Amount
$200,000
Deadline
Rolling
Bootstrap Score
10/10
Complexity
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About This Opportunity
The Rice Business Plan Competition, hosted by Rice University in Houston, awarded more than $1.4M in cash and investment prizes in 2026, with a $200,000 grand prize. It is open to graduate-student-led startups from universities worldwide (not just Rice), making it one of the highest-value student venture competitions in the U.S.
Geographic Coverage
TX
Links & Resources
Source Pagehttps://rbpc.rice.edu/prizes
Funder Websitehttps://rbpc.rice.edu/
Source & freshness
Last verified: 8/12/2026
Primary source: Official source page
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