{"id":167488,"date":"2026-05-11T10:55:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T14:55:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=167488"},"modified":"2026-05-11T11:09:58","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T15:09:58","slug":"external-funding-opportunity-michigan-virtuals-edtech-pitch-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=167488","title":{"rendered":"External Funding Opportunity: Michigan Virtual EdTech Pitch Contest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-renderer-start-pos=\"500\">The Michigan Virtual EdTech Pitch Contest and Innovation Bootcamp is built for Michigan educators, school leaders, parents, recent grads, education professionals and anyone connected to our education ecosystem who has an idea for a technology-driven solution and wants to take it further. The Bootcamp gives participants hands-on training in startup fundamentals, and the Pitch Contest awards over $22,000 in grant funding to help winners bring their ideas to life.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li data-renderer-start-pos=\"1049\">Applications accepted May 1 through June 12<\/li>\n<li data-renderer-start-pos=\"1096\">Bootcamp: June 22\u201325 (live online, 8:00 a.m.\u2013noon daily)<\/li>\n<li data-renderer-start-pos=\"1156\">Final Pitch Contest: July 23<\/li>\n<li data-renderer-start-pos=\"1188\">Over $22,000 in prizes, including $10,000 for first place<\/li>\n<li data-renderer-start-pos=\"1249\">Michigan educators can earn 20 SCECH credits through the Bootcamp<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-renderer-start-pos=\"1318\">All the details \u2014 eligibility, how to apply, and program structure \u2014 are available at <a class=\"_ymio1r31 _ypr0glyw _zcxs1o36 _mizu194a _1ah3dkaa _ra3xnqa1 _128mdkaa _1cvmnqa1 _4davt94y _4bfu1r31 _1hms8stv _ajmmnqa1 _vchhusvi _kqswh2mm _ect4ttxp _syaz13af _1a3b1r31 _4fpr8stv _5goinqa1 _f8pj13af _9oik1r31 _1bnxglyw _jf4cnqa1 _30l313af _1nrm1r31 _c2waglyw _1iohnqa1 _9h8h12zz _10531ra0 _1ien1ra0 _n0fx1ra0 _1vhv17z1\" title=\"http:\/\/www.michiganvirtual.org\/edtechcatalyst\" href=\"http:\/\/www.michiganvirtual.org\/edtechcatalyst\" data-renderer-mark=\"true\" data-is-router-link=\"false\" data-testid=\"link-with-safety\">michiganvirtual.org\/edtechcatalyst<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-renderer-start-pos=\"1690\"><em>Please note: This is for idea-stage programming. The Conquer EdTech accelerator, focusing on growth and scale of already founded companies, will open for applications later this summer.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Michigan Virtual EdTech Pitch Contest and Innovation Bootcamp is built for Michigan educators, school leaders, parents, recent grads, education professionals and anyone connected to our education ecosystem who has an idea for a technology-driven solution and wants to take it further. 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