The Y-Prize Competition is a yearly competition that challenges students to create business plans based on new technologies invented by Penn researchers. The winning team receives $10,000, which they may use towards commercializing the Penn-owned technology on which their proposal is based.
The competition kicks off early in the Fall semester with the announcement of that year’s featured technologies. Students work in teams to develop a novel application for one of the featured technologies, as well as a video pitch and a slide deck. A panel of expert judges selects the finalists, who are invited to give their final pitch at the Grand Finale early in the Spring semester.
The competition promotes cooperation and collaboration among students from different Penn schools and programs. Successful teams possess a diversity of skills in science, technology, and business.
