Android Developer Challenge: Google's mobile app contest (Closes: 14th April, 2008)

Name: Android Developer Challenge

Details: Google has launched the Android Developer Challenge, which will provide $10 million in awards for great mobile apps built on the Android platform.

Website: code.google.com/android/adc.html
Organized By: Google
At Stake: $25,000 award for 50 most promising entries. Best entries win ten $275,000 awards and ten $100,000 awards
Open to: Worldwide excluding a few countries. Check contest FAQ.

Closes: 3rd March, 2008 14th April, 2008

Reliance's Rural Mobile Application Contest 2007 - 08 (Closes: 25th December, 2007)

Name: Reliance's Rural Mobile Application Contest 2007-08

Details: Developing applications that cater to the rural customers. The applications could be in any of the following areas- Transportation, M- Commerce, Information, Health, Education, Governance, Location Based Services.

Website: dadp.com/dadp/html/contest/contest.html
Organized By: Reliance Developer Programme
At Stake: Prizes upto Rs 13 lakhs
Open to: Reliance Developer Programme members

Registration Closes: 25th December, 2007

Entries By: 15th February 2008

Cisco I-Prize: Business idea contest (Closes: 13th February, 2008)

Name: Cisco I-Prize

Details: Post your idea and comment on other ideas posted by fellow entrepreneurs. Use the Human Network to refine your concept and form an idea team of all-stars that can take your idea to the next level.

Website: http://www.cisco.com/web/solutions/iprize
Organized By: Cisco Systems
At Stake: Hired by Cisco to found a new business unit and share a $250,000 signing bonus
Open to: All

Closes: 13th February, 2008

TechTribe BrainGame Contest

Name: TechTribe BrainGame Contest

Details: Weekly challenges. Week of 22-28 October challenge is to build a project management plan for a given scenario.

Website: http://news.techtribe.com/braingame/contest_desc.php
Organized By: TechTribe
At Stake: Apple iPod
Open to: NA

Closes: Ongoing

The Simplicity Challenge : Business idea contest (Closes:1st November, 2007)

Name: The Simplicity Challenge

Details: Your ideas should address one of the three domains: (1) Environment (2) Education (3) Healthy Living.

Website: http://www.thinksimple.moneycontrol.com
Organized By: Philips & CNBC-TV18
At Stake: Rs 15 lakhs cash & intro with VCs
Open to: All students (18-30 yrs)

Closes: 1st November, 2007

Amazon Webservices Start-Up Challenge (Closes: 28th October, 2007)

Name: Amazon Webservices Start-Up Challenge

Details: Amazon Web Services (AWS) is searching for the next hot start-up that is leveraging AWS to build its infrastructure and business. Do you have a great idea or an existing application that uses services from AWS? Enter the AWS Start-Up Challenge to win $100,000 in cash and AWS credits, and receive an investment offer from Amazon.

Website: http://www.amazon.com/gp/browse.html?node=377634011
Organized By: Amazon.com
At Stake:
Open to: U.S. residents and/or U.S. registered businesses

Closes: 28th October, 2007

Economic Times Equity Challenge : Virtual Stock Investing

Name: Economic Times Equity Challenge

Details: Given Rs 10,00,000 of virtual money, invest to make enhance the value. Portfolios are reset every month.

Website: http://equitychallenge.economictimes.com
Organized By: Economic Times
At Stake: International Travel, TV, Travel Gear
Open to: Indians

Closes: Monthly

TiE-ISB Contest Business Plan Showcase (Closes: 31st July, 2007)

Name: TiE-ISB Contest Business Plan Showcase

Website: http://www.tie-isbconnect.com/bizplan.html
Organized By: TiE-ISB
Open to: TiE-ISB Connect delegates

Closes: 31st July, 2007

MoneyBhai Investor : Virtual Stock Investing Competition

Name: MoneyBhai Investor

Details: A virtual stock investing game.

Website: http://moneybhai.moneycontrol.com/
Organized By: CNBC-TV18
At Stake: Daily, Weekly, Monthly cash prizes

Closes: Ongoing

IFC-FT Essay Competition (Closes: 30th September, 2007)

Name: IFC-FT Essay Competition - "Private Sector Development: Creating Markets, Transforming Lives"

Details:The International Finance Corporation of the World Bank Group (IFC) and the Financial Times (FT) are pleased to jointly announce their second annual Essay Competition. This year's theme is "Private Sector Development: Creating Markets, Transforming Lives."

Website: http://www.ifc.org/ifcext/essaycompetition.nsf/
Organized By:International Finance Corporation of the World Bank Group & Financial Times
At Stake: Cash prizes & publication on their external websites
Open to: All

Closes: 30th September, 2007

Proto Blog Contest (Closes: 15th July, 2007)

Name: Proto Blog Contest

Details: Proto.in- a premier event to showcase new products, technologies and companies to a selected gathering, welcomes bloggers to write about Proto, and do a curtain raiser summarizing all the posts that have followed up in the event blog- Proto.in 2007 SE Blog

Website: http://www.proto.in/proto2007se/blog/?p=38
Organized By: Proto.in
At Stake: Free pass to attend Proto.in in Chennai, India.
Open to: All

Closes: 15th July, 2007

The Smart Manager SMART Champion: Case Study Contest (Closes: 10th of every month)

Name: The Smart Manager SMART Champion

Details: The SMART Manager Case Contest provides you an opportunity to showcase your abilities and stand out from the crowd. Read the case & submit your smart insight

Website: http://www.thesmartmanager.com/tcs/tcscasestudy.asp
Organized By: The Smart Manager & TCS
At Stake: Cash prize of Rs 25000 + One year subscription of The Smart Manager (magazine) + the winning entry will be published in the mag.
Open to: Non-MBA student not eligible for cash prize

Closes: 10th of every month
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