The Social Enterprise Track provides an opportunity for eligible graduate students across Harvard University to explore social entrepreneurship and test ideas for social innovation in a rigorous and supportive environment. Social Enterprise Track entries may include nonprofit, for-profit, and hybrid model business plans.
How to Apply
- Review Information for Participating Teams. Review eligibility requirements and download the Details for Participating Teams document.
- Build Your Team. Whether you have an idea or have skills to bring to an idea, visit the teams section of our website to connect with others.
- Enter the Competition. Apply through the Reviewr platform. Before you register with Reviewr, a third party website, please read the Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy.
- November 18, 2020 at 12:00 noon: Early registration deadline.
- February 3, 2021 at 12:00 noon: Final entry deadline and executive summaries due.
- Develop Your Idea. Over the course of the Competition, students have the opportunity to develop their own skills as well as strengthen their venture through workshops, feedback from expert judges on written work and presentations, and multi-disciplinary collaboration. See the SE Tools section for online resources and information and the Calendar for upcoming events.
- Attend the Finale. Celebrate the journey and hear the winning pitches. Network with students, alumni, and judges at the Finale celebration.
Tough Tech Prize
The Rock Center in collaboration with the HBS Digital, Health Care, and Business and Environment Initiatives, offers the Tough Technology Prize for HBS New Venture Competition. Through our collective efforts, we want to recognize (co)founders where the venture has challenging proof-points of development typical of tough technology ventures.
Tough Tech ventures are those working on transformative technology that solves the world's most important challenges through the convergence of breakthrough science, engineering, and leadership. It can also be thought of as being a breakthrough idea in which founders and investors are not likely to realize an early profit.
If you believe that your venture is eligible to be considered for the Tough Tech Prize, then you can apply for it while registering for NVC. You will find an option to self-select your venture for this prize in the registration form.