Schedule and Deadlines
Babson undergraduate students, graduate students and alumni will compete for cash prizes, plus donations of in-kind services from corporate sponsors, in the 2025 B.E.T.A. (Babson Entrepreneurial Thought & Action®) Challenge. The Babson community, and beyond, is invited to witness the innovation and entrepreneurial spirit during the semifinal and final events.
Week of January 6, 2025
Application portal opens.
Wednesday, January 15 and Thursday, January 23, 2025
B.E.T.A. Challenge Info Sessions
Friday, January 31, 2025 at 11 a.m. ET
Faculty sponsor deadline (undergraduate and graduate student applicants only) – faculty sponsor information must be successfully entered through the application portal. This is optional for alumni applicants. For more information, please view Eligibility & Guidelines and Faculty Sponsor Responsibilities.
Friday, February 7, 2025 at 11 a.m. ET
Application deadline – files (executive summary and slide deck) must be successfully uploaded through the application portal. An email confirmation from the application portal must be received by the applicant in order for the application to be considered for the B.E.T.A. Challenge. For more information on application requirements, please view Eligibility and Guidelines.
Friday, February 14 - Friday, February 28, 2025
Alumni evaluators review and score applications online. The scores from all evaluators will be averaged and the top applicants in the undergraduate, graduate, and alumni tracks will be selected based on the highest average score.
Friday, March 7 - Friday, March 14, 2025
Faculty review of the top applicants in the undergraduate, graduate and alumni tracks will take place, and they will be narrowed down to the top six semifinalists in each track.
Monday, March 24, 2025
Semifinalists will be notified.
Monday, March 31, 2025 at 11 a.m. ET
Semifinalists deadline – semifinalists will be required to submit updated materials. Guidelines will be provided by The Arthur M. Blank Center for Entrepreneurship. All materials must be emailed to the Blank Center team at blankcenter@babson.edu by 5 p.m. EST (no exceptions made).
Wednesday, April 16, 2025, at 4 p.m. ET
Semifinalists will compete in the semifinal event with a panel of faculty judges. Judges will determine the three finalists from each track who will present in the finale. The finalists will be announced following the semifinals.
Thursday, April 17, 2025, at 5 p.m. ET
B.E.T.A. Challenge Finale – Finalists will pitch to a panel of judges and answer Q&A.