California Charter Schools Student Pitch Competition
Charter high schoolers develop business/social venture concepts and submit a pitch deck plus video; finalists pitch live at the CCSA conference for cash prizes.
Student Pitch Competition applications accepted beginning 8/11/25
Submissions due by 12/5/25
Finalist student teams notified by 12/15/25
How to Apply
- Submit a recorded pitch video up to 2 minutes as a publicly accessible URL link
- Submit an accompanying pitch deck, writeup, or infographic in PDF format
- Finalist teams submit parent/guardian consent and minor media release forms
- Finalist teams present live pitch and answer judges' questions in person
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