Sep 16, 2025
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Applications Open: November 3, 2025
2026 RBPC: April 9–11, 2026 | Houston, Texas
The Rice Business Plan Competition is the world’s largest and richest student startup competition, showcasing the very best early-stage, graduate student-led ventures from universities across the U.S. and around the world. If you are a graduate student and would like to apply, go to this link.
You can also hear from their 2025 Grand Prize winners, Intero Biosystems, in a recent episode of the Owl Have You Know podcast, where they reflect on their journey and what came next.
Participating student entrepreneurs gain unparalleled experience: pitching their startups to investors, receiving feedback from industry leaders and learning what it takes to launch and grow a successful business. Over the years, Rice Business Plan Competition alumni have gone on to raise more than $6.9 billion in funding — proof of the competition’s impact.