Student ideas wanted! The SVIC is OPEN and accepting submissions!

The NH Social Venture Innovation Challenge (SVIC) is up and running and accepting submissions from students. The SVIC invites students (as individuals or in teams of up to 5 members) from across the state to identify pressing social, environmental or economic issues at the state, national or global level, and develop innovative, sustainable, business-oriented ideas to solve them.

This is an IDEA competition and an excellent applied learning project for your students; no detailed business plans or financials needed. Entrants write a 2-page paper and create a 3-minute video explaining the solution to the problem identified. Please share with your students - it's a great way for them to apply what they're learning in your classrooms to test out their problem-solving skills.

Competition details and deadlines can be found here: https://www.unh.edu/sustainability/changemaker-collaborative/programs/nh-social-venture-innovation-challenge

The SVIC is organized by the Changemaker Collaborative, a partnership of Paul College, Carsey and the Sustainability Institute.