10,000 Pitches
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GOT A BOLD IDEA?
Pitch it in 60 seconds or less.
This is your opportunity to practice pitching and get feedback on your ideas, or—if you’re a student— you could win cash prizes! Weekly raffles and large awards at the end of the competition. Submit a pitch to receive updates.
📅 Submit: August 25–September 29, 2025
🏆 Finalist Announced: October 6, 2025
HOW TO ENTER
In 60 seconds or less, answer the following:
- Introduce yourself: Share your name, whether you’re a student, alum, or staff, and which U-M school you represent.
- Describe the problem: What challenge are you addressing, and who is it for?
- Pitch your solution: Explain why it’s impactful or innovative.
SUBMIT YOUR VIDEO AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE.
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ELIGIBILITY
This competition is open to all University of Michigan campuses. Students, faculty, staff, and alumni are all encouraged to submit.
- Submit using a @umich.edu email at the submit link below
- Teams are welcome (one submission per team)
- Enter as many unique ideas as you want
AWARDS + RECOGNITION
Student awards
- 2 x $100 prizes raffled off each week among the submissions for that week
- Check in with the weekly raffle award announcements on Tuesdays 1pm over zoom here!
- Check out the Week 1 winners!
ENTER YOUR SUBMISSION BEFORE 9/1 TO BE IN THE RAFFLE FOR THE FIRST WEEK
- $1,000 for the top voted student submission (sponsored by the Central Student Government)
- $500–$1,000 prizes for top pitches in each category
- $1,000 for pitches related to an artistic enterprise (sponsored by EXCEL) - check the "Artistic Enterprise" label
- $500 for the highest voted submission from a current MPowered member.
- $1,000 for highest voted Consumer IT related pitch (sponsored by Fuel Consumer IT)
- $500 for Social Impact pitches (use the Social Impact label) (sponsored by optiMize) - check the "Social Impact" label
- Fan Favorite selected by student vote
- Invitations to CFE and ZLI mentorship programs
- Swag and micro-prizes for clubs, teams, and groups with high participation
Staff, Faculty, Alumni awards
- Special swag items
- Up to $2,000 for Consumer IT related pitches (sponsored by Fuel Consumer IT)
VOTING
Visit the gallery to watch all submitted pitches, then vote for the ones you think should win!
Your idea. One minute. Total game-changer.
Questions? Reach out to us at 10K.pitches@umich.edu
