Pitch Fest Competition – Winter 2025 (Win $250 Scholarship)

Deadline: January 31, 2026

Calling all high school Entrepreneurs: If you’re a high schooler in the United States with an idea of something you want to build or something you’ve already been working on, apply for the Pitch Fest 2025 competition for a chance to win a startup Scholarship!

Pitch Fest is a free, virtual competition where high school students across the U.S. present business ideas that make a real impact. Compete for cash prizes, build your startup experience, and join a network of young innovators.

Benefits

• Prizes
  • 1st Place
    • $250 Scholarship
    • Discord Community Winner Role
  • 2nd Place
    • $150 Scholarship
    • Discord Community Winner Role
  • 3rd Place
    • $100 Scholarship
    • Discord Community Winner Role
• All participants will receive a certificate of participation. ​
• Get mentorship and feedback from real entrepreneurs.
• Strengthen your college and career portfolio.
• Learn how to turn ideas into startups

Eligibility

• Open to U.S. based high school students aged 14–18.
• Solo or team participation (up to 4 members).
• Must submit an original business idea.

Competition Rules

• Video submissions must be uploaded on YouTube with the hashtag “#PitchLabs” in the title and the description of the video.
• The video length must not exceed 5 minutes and cannot be shorter than 1 minute.
• Videos must be filmed and submitted in landscape format in at least 720p (a standard phone camera will work).
• The business idea must be a product, service, or a concept of a start-up company.
• All concepts must be legal within local and state laws, and be ethical.
• An infomercial to support your business is optional.
• The only use of artificial intelligence that will be allowed is “TRADITIONAL”. The use of generative artificial intelligence WILL NOT be supported.
  • Traditional AI: Used for decision making, research, and data analysis.
  • Generative AI: This includes Images, videos, visual effects, and anything that weren’t manually created by a human.

Application

Click here to apply

For more information, visit Pitch Fest Winter.