Intent to Participate

If you plan to participate in The MWest Challenge for the $20,000 of seed funding, please fill out this Intent to Participate form below and submit it no later than 5 pm on February 2, 2015 through iStart system: http://mwest2015.istart.org/

Student Requirements:  You must be a current undergraduate or graduate level students enrolled in a degree‐seeking program at a participating college or university: o Aquinas College o Calvin College o Cornerstone University o Davenport University o Grand Rapids Community College o Grand Valley State University o Hope College o Kendall College o Kuyper College

 Students must be enrolled during the Fall 2014 semester at their respective college or university. Students who graduate Dec 2014 can participate in the Mwest Challenge. However, they must get their application in (intent to participate and executive summary) no later than Dec 31, 2014.  Teams are not university specific. Teams can be made up of students representing one or more of the participating universities.  Teams must be present at the final competition on Friday, April 3, 2015  Teams must submit an Executive Summary no more than two (2) pages by February 2, 2015  Teams must submit a Business Plan by March 16, 2015  The competition is for student created, managed and owned ventures.

Business Requirements: Please visit www.mwestchallenge.com for guidelines on what sort of businesses that can compete in this competition

It is my intent to participate in the MWest Challenge and by submitting this form I agree to abide by competition rules and deadlines:

Team Leader Name:

University:

E-Mail:

Name of Business:

Team Member: University:

Signature:

Please note the following important dates Deadline for submission of Intent to Participate 5pm, February 2, 2015 Form Deadline for submission of Executive Summary 5pm, February 2, 2015

Judges Review and Feedback Due 5pm, Friday, February 16, 2015

Deadline for Business Plans 5pm, March 16, 2015

Final Competition Date and Time (expected to be 8:00am-5:00pm Friday, April 3, 2015 present the entire time)

Please submit completed form electronically to http://mwest2015.istart.org/ by 5pm, Feb 2, 2015.

For questions contact Shorouq Almallah: email: [email protected], phone: 616- 331-7256.