More than a dozen teams of high school students from the North Country are hard at work preparing for the Vermont Pitch Challenge, a global competition designed to inspire young entrepreneurs to develop innovative business ideas. The challenge offers participants the chance to … [Read more...] about CFES Helps North Country Students Prepare for Entrepreneurial Challenge
Vermont Pitch Challenge
Pitch Challenge Offering Scholarships and Cash Prizes to High School Students
Applications are open for the 2025 Vermont Pitch Challenge, a program offered by the University of Vermont that inspires high school students to invent products or ideas that can be successfully applied to the real world. Now in its second year, the Vermont Pitch Challenge … [Read more...] about Pitch Challenge Offering Scholarships and Cash Prizes to High School Students
CFES Scholar Wins $1,000 Prize in Entrepreneurial Contest
Eliza Strum, a CFES GEAR UP scholar from Ticonderoga, NY, was awarded $1,000 in the inaugural Vermont Pitch Challenge, a new program created by the University of Vermont (UVM) and CFES Brilliant Pathways. The competition empowers high school students with entrepreneurial … [Read more...] about CFES Scholar Wins $1,000 Prize in Entrepreneurial Contest
Rural Student Wins Entrepreneurial Award
Eliza Strum, a senior at Ticonderoga Central School in rural upstate NY, is one of five finalists in the Vermont Pitch Challenge, a new entrepreneurial competition that gives high school students from around the world the opportunity to develop and pitch innovative and impactful … [Read more...] about Rural Student Wins Entrepreneurial Award