Marquette and Kohler Company have again partnered for the M-Prize Challenge, a pitch competition for Marquette students. This year’s theme is “Believing in Better: Sustainable Living with Kohler Co.,” challenging students to develop and pitch their own unique solutions to water, sanitation and hygiene deficiencies in displaced communities.
The M-Prize Challenge is modeled after Kohler Company’s Good I-Prize competition, which since 2018 has invited over 40,000+ associates around the world to propose revolutionary innovations and solutions for pressing global social and environmental issues. Following a “Shark Tank-style” format, teams develop and pitch viable business ideas to a team of executive judges for the chance to win incubation funding and for their idea to advance into the I-Prize incubator for further iteration the following year.
Any Marquette undergraduate student can participate, with no design experience required. The M-Prize Challenge provides the opportunity to build your resume by developing skills employers seek: self-development, critical thinking, problem solving and teamwork.
The competition will last from Tuesday, Oct. 15, through Tuesday, Nov. 19, and includes a mandatory visit to Kohler on Tuesday, Oct. 22.
Apply online by Friday, Oct. 11. Applicants will be placed on teams for the event.
Founded in 1873 and headquartered in Kohler, Wisconsin, Kohler Co. Is one of America’s oldest and largest privately held companies. Kohler is a global leader in the design, innovation and manufacture of kitchen and bath products.
Fast Company announced Kohler Co. as one of the best workplaces for innovators. Kohler cites the inaugural M-Prize Challenge in partnership with Marquette as an initiative that secured their inclusion on this prestigious list.
