Milken-Penn GSE Education Business Plan Competition (EBPC)
The Milken-Penn GSE Education Business Plan Competition is an annual competition for education ventures, run by Penn's Graduate School of Education with the Milken family foundations since 2010. Offered by Catalyst @ Penn GSE; awards $5K – $40K.
Key Facts
- Funder
- Catalyst @ Penn GSE
- Award amount
- $5K – $40K
- Deadline
- Rolling / not specified
- Geography
- Global (finals at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia)
- Status
- Open
About This Grant
The Milken-Penn GSE Education Business Plan Competition is an annual competition for education ventures, run by Penn's Graduate School of Education with the Milken family foundations since 2010. It is open worldwide to for-profit and nonprofit ventures that have raised and earned no more than $2 million each, with no Penn affiliation required. Applications go through the free Catapult virtual accelerator; the 2026 cycle ran January 14 to February 11. The 2026 awards were a $40,000 grand prize,...
Full requirements and application instructions: official listing.