Congratulations to the 2025 Milken-Penn GSE Education Business Plan Competition winners:

1st place 40K: Rézme
2nd place 25K: College Contact
3rd place: Enlightapp
4th place Audience choice: Rézme

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Considered the most prestigious and well-funded competition of its kind, the Milken-Penn GSE Education Business Plan Competition celebrates and nurtures purpose-driven ventures that seek to advance teaching and learning through innovation.

Learn about the application process

2026 Competition


  • January

    Application Opens

  • February

    Applications Due

  • May

    Semifinalists Announced

  • August

    Finalists Announced

  • September

    Live Competition

What Sets Us Apart

  • The Brightest Minds

    Thousands of ventures from more than 50 countries have applied to 
the EBPC.

  • The Biggest Ideas

    EBPC winners have championed innovations in virtual STEM education, speech-language technology, college eligibility, and more.

  • Unrivaled Partners

    EBPC is supported by the Michael & Lori Milken Family Foundation and Penn GSE.

Congratulations to the 2025 Winners!

These innovators competed for cash and prizes at the live pitch competition on Thursday, September 11 at HolonIQ’s Back to School Summit in New York City.

Learn more about the 2025 winners

2025 Awards

Since 2010, the Milken-Penn GSE Education Business Plan Competition has awarded more than $2 million in funding and support to education ventures making an impact through innovation. The 2025 awards were:

How to Apply

  • $40,000

    Michael & Lori Milken Family Foundation Grand Prize

  • $25,000

    Second place award

  • $10,000

    Third place award

  • $5,000

    Audience Choice prize

Watch: 2025 Milken-Penn GSE Education Business Plan Competition Finals

Seven finalists pitched their ventures to a live judging panel as well as an audience of investors, researchers, and practitioners. The final competition was a keystone event of the HolonIQ’s 2025 Back to School Summit.