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Key Dates & Competition Schedule

Contact

Draper Competition for Collegiate Women Entrepreneurs

146 Elm Street
Smith College
Northampton, MA 01063
Phone: 413-585-3653
Fax: 413-585-3655
Email: draper@smith.edu
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Key Dates

Application Portal Opens December 1, 2019
APPLICATION DEADLINE February 15, 2020
Applicants Notified February 23, 2020
Semi-Finalists Confirm Commitment to Compete*  March 6, 2020
Revised Executive Summaries and
3-Slide Pitch Deck Due		 March 22, 2020
Competition Activities at Smith College April 2-3, 2020
*Any team who withdraws from the Competition after the Confirmation Date risks disqualification of their school from future competitions for up to two years. Notification of late withdrawal will be forwarded to the team's faculty mentor.

Competition Schedule

The Draper Competition culminates in a celebration of all things entrepreneurial—including the annual Festival of Women Entrepreneurs, an entrepreneurs’ career fair, virtual reality stations, an augmented-reality experience, food trucks and a battle of the bands.

View the 2020 Draper Competition schedule & directory.
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The 2019 competition featured virtual reality stations and an augmented-reality experience curated by LinktoVR.