EO NEW JERSEY IS PROUD TO PRESENT THE
2024-25
GLOBAL STUDENT ENTREPRENEUR AWARDS (GSEA)
Competition on January 24, 2024
Application Due by January 11, 2024
What
A global competition for students with entrepreneurial minds, a growing business, and a desire to connect, the GSEA Awards offers chosen applicants exposure and networking opportunities with top entrepreneurs in their respective fields.
Why
Winners will receive mentoring opportunities with the New Jersey Chapter of Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO), cash prizes, and a chance to compete in the national finals, and ultimately the Global Student Entrepreneur Awards in Spring 2025
ELIGIBILITY
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Participants must be enrolled in a university/college as an undergraduate or graduate* student at the time of application. Full-time enrollment is not required; part-time enrollment is acceptable.
02
Participant must be the owner, founder or controlling shareholder of their company and principally responsible for its operation. Each company can be represented by only one owner/co-founder.
03
Company must be a for-profit business or social enterprise, for at least six months before the competition date joined with generated revenue of US$500 or US$1,000 in investment/backing.
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Participant should not have been one of the top finalists, competing in the final round competition, from any previous year's GSEA Global Finals Competition
05
Participant can be no older than 30 years of age.
2025 PRIZES
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1ST PLACE: $5,000 CASH PRIZE
1ST PLACE WINNER GOES TO US East Competition in February 2025
(Eastern US Champion goes to the Global Competition in Spring 2025 with students from 50 other countries)
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2ND PLACE $500 CASH
6 months of Office Space & Conference Room by Eastman Companies
Value: $10,500
Logo Design & Tagline Development by The S3 Agency
Value: $9,500
Legal work for IP – Secure Your Brand or Pursue a Product or Process Patent by Myers Wolin
Value: $3,500
Your Personal Leadership Profile, Strategy and Financials by Trilogy Partners
Value: $2,500
Exclusive EO events with the students by the Entrepreneurs Organization of New Jersey
Value: Priceless
One Year of Mentoring by a Leading NJ Entrepreneur
Value: Priceless
PAST WINNERS
Runner-Up
Alex Simeon
2023-24 Winner
Daniel Thomas Colon
Finalists
Brooke Loza
Anthony Macejka
Akashdeep Randhawa
Siena Rampulla
Watch the New Jersey
2023-24
GSEA Competition
Coming Soon
Runner-Up
Sanya Mujmadar
2022-23 Winner
Harrison Nastasi
Finalists
Alex Simeon
Bryant Truong
Diana Rosado
Nicoletta Ciccia
Watch the New Jersey
2022-23
GSEA Competition
Coming Soon
Runner-Up
Jerah Siegal
Finalists
Alex Simeon
Erioluwa Ajao
Hassan Kashif
Sienna Sage
2021-22 Winner
Akashdeep Randhawa
Watch the New Jersey
2021-22
GSEA Competition
2020-2021 WINNER
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Brianna Makaric
AT US Nationals – a top 3 finalist
2019-2020 WINNER
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Sarah Pomeranz
Sarah talks about her GSEA Experiencee
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2018-2019 WINNER
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Kwaku Agyemang
Kwaku talks about his GSEA experience
2017-2018 WINNER
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Sarah Pomeranz
2017-18 New Jersey Student Entrepreneur of the Year - Rutgers University