Eligibility Criteria

All participants are expected to abide by the rules of the competition. The Lally School reserves the right to disqualify anyone who violates the rules, regulations, or spirit of the competition.

To qualify for the Lally Innovation Competition, contestants and the proposed innovation must meet the following criteria:

Participants must be eligible applicants for the Lally MBA program. They must have a degree from a 4-year university or college.
Participants must submit their application to the Lally School of Management & Technology’s full-time MBA Program.
Participants must be the principal owner of the idea or venture. Contestants may seek advice from mentors or outside experts, but the venture must be entirely led by the individual.
Participants may submit only one idea per competition round.
Whether it is a for-profit business or a non-profit organization, the venture must be financially viable.
The venture must be scalable and anticipate potential growth of the organization.
The venture, if already established, cannot be more than two years in existence.
In order to receive the scholarship award, the winner must enroll in the full-time Lally MBA program in fall 2010.

Lally School of
Management & Technology
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Gabriela Sheehan
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Email: lallymba@rpi.edu
Phone: 518.276.6565
Troy, NY 12180
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