ANNOUNCING THE PROJECT JUMPSTART
INNOVATION COMPETITION
January 30, 2016

Initial Letter of Interest deadline: December 18
Open to any student enrolled in the Jacobs School of Music

Present Your Own, One-of-a-Kind Entrepreneurial Project

Monetary prize for the top two winners!
Mentoring offered to all finalists!

To spark innovation in the Jacobs School, we're holding the third annual Project Jumpstart Innovation Competition! If you're interested in developing an innovative project, or if your student group or ensemble would like to present an idea, follow these simple steps:

1. DEVELOP AN INNOVATIVE & ENTREPRENEURIAL IDEA
This can be anything: a performance project, an app, a service, a festival, a residency. Not sure about your idea? Send Jumpstart an email and we can talk it over.

2. JOIN US AT OUR CALL-OUT MEETING
Saturday, December 12th | 10am -12pm | MU011
> STUDENTS: Sign Up via the Career Portal

Meet us over bagels and coffee to discuss your ideas and ask any questions you may have about the competition or your idea.

3. LETTER OF INTEREST
Deadline: Friday, December 18th
Write a brief (200 word max) description of what you plan to do and send it to jumpstar@indiana.edu.

4. SUBMIT A COMPLETE PROPOSAL
Deadline: Monday, January 18th
Email your proposal (5 pages maximum) with any accompanying media (links to media work as well) to jumpstar@indiana.edu.

5. PRESENT YOUR PROPOSAL
Saturday, January 30th, from 10am-12pm (location TBD)
Finalists will be invited to present their project proposals to a panel comprised of Jacobs School faculty and administration, a representative from the Johnson Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the Kelley School of Business, and a member of the greater Bloomington community.

> Read about last year's winners.

We can't wait to see the entrepreneurial minds of the Jacobs School come together for what is sure to be a thrilling event!

Good Luck!
Team Jumpstart