2024 JA Social Innovation Challenge
June 9-13, 2024 | Washington, D.C.
Submission Deadline:
Friday, May 3, 2024
4:00 pm ET
Are you participating in JA Be Entrepreneurial or JA Entrepreneurial Mindset? Join JA teen entrepreneurs and student startups to compete on the national stage!
Highlights
Students will gain many valuable experiences:
Engage with innovation, business, and entrepreneurship experts
Professional development seminars
Entrepreneurship Expo on Capitol Hill
JA Social Innovation Challenge team presentation and interview with judges’ panel
National recognition of finalists and winners
Exposure to a national network of teen entrepreneurs
Awards and Prizes
JA student startups compete for national honors, prizes, and college scholarships.
The top three teams will be recognized and receive awards.
Competition Timeline
April 22-May 3 Submissions Accepted
May 10 Finalists Announced
May 17 Finalists Complete Event Registration
June 9-13 JA National Student Leadership Summit in Washington, D.C.
How It Works
The Summit is Junior Achievement’s opportunity to celebrate the achievements of students from across the United States. This pinnacle event brings the top 15 JA Company Program teams and the top 10 JA Social Innovation Challenge teams to Washington, D.C. for three days of high impact JA experiences. Students will demonstrate their business acumen, creativity and entrepreneurial thinking in a competitive environment—showcasing their companies to Members of Congress and business leaders. In addition to the competition, students will have the opportunity to participate in workshops led by national experts in innovation, entrepreneurship, and business.
JA student companies appear before a panel of independent judges who measure the company’s performance against competition criteria and each other.
Eligibility and Submission Process
All submissions must be received no later than Friday, May 3, 2024
Competitors must have participated in JA Be Entrepreneurial or JA Entrepreneurial Mindset or JA Company Program during the 2023-2024 school year.
Only JA Area staff may register student companies for consideration. JA Companies wishing to be considered must provide their local JA Area with their JA Social Innovation Challenge deck and commercial/video.
If selected as a finalist, a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 4 students are allowed to represent their team at the JA National Student Leadership Summit.
For complete competition requirements and criteria, view the 2024 Competition Guidelines and Criteria: JA Social Innovation Challenge.
