$1,000 Student Entrepreneur Pitch Competition
- Organization: Blue Ocean Student Entrepreneurs Corporation
- Type: Competition
- Location: Global
- Deadline: February 21, 2027
- Age: 14 to 18
- Funding: No Funding
The Blue Ocean Student Entrepreneur Competition is a free, fully virtual pitch competition for high school students anywhere in the world, run by Blue Ocean Student Entrepreneurs Corporation, a Maryland nonprofit. You come up with a business idea for a real problem, shape it with blue ocean strategy tools, and submit a three to five minute video pitch. Over 12,700 students from 163 countries took part in 2025. **What you get:** - First place $1,000, second place $750, third place $500 - People's Choice Award of $750, open to Top 100 pitches - $500 for a regional winner in each of North America, Europe, Africa, Asia and Oceania, Latin America and the Middle East - A free Blue Ocean Mini-Course with a certificate of completion - A Certificate of Participation for every submitted pitch, and recognition certificates for those who place **What you'll do:** - Register, then complete the online Blue Ocean Mini-Course - Develop a business idea using the Strategy Canvas, Three Tiers of Noncustomers and the Eliminate-Reduce-Raise-Create Grid - Record a pitch video of three to five minutes in English and upload it to YouTube with #blueoceancompetition - Submit once, alone or as a team of up to five, and move through Top 500, Top 100, Top 30 and Top 10 rounds judged by entrepreneurs **Key dates:** - Registration open now, until the submission deadline - Pitch submission closes 21 February 2027 at midnight in your own time zone - Top 500 and Top 100 announced 5 April 2027 - Top 30 announced 22 April 2027 - Top 10 announced 4 May 2027 - Live online finale and winners announced 13 May 2027 **More information:** - Full rules and judging criteria on the Compete page - Answers on eligibility, teams and submission in the official FAQ at blueoceancompetition.org/faq
