"Motivate Michigan"

Just received this in my email:

Social Entrepreneurship, anyone? I'm not sure if this is applicable to anyone here though, since it seems to pay out in the form of a scholarship.

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"Motivate Michigan" Project

The Motivate Michigan project is a competition open to all students enrolled in a higher education institution in the state of Michigan. The objective is to uncover a breakthrough idea that will improve the economy in Michigan.This unique initiative is funded by corporate sponsors and all money raised will be given back to students in the form of scholarships - the scholarship goal is $100,000. The Presidents Council is among the sponsors which include Comerica Bank, Meijer, and MEDC.

The Project has been endorsed by Governor Granholm, Ken Rogers (Executive Director at Automation Alley), Beth Chappell (President & CEO, Detroit Economic Club), and others. Motivate Michigan is being presented by CIBER Inc. which is an IT services and management consulting company located in Southfield, Michigan.

Students will be able to submit their ideas to improve the Michigan economy from January 4 until March 5 at www.MotivateMichigan.org. The project is calling for students to create ideas on how to better Michigan's economy with innovative ideas and their entrepreneurial spirit. The top 10 ideas will then be posted online for the general public to vote for the best idea. The top five students will then expand their idea into a business plan and present it to a panel of judges that consists of members from our sponsors.

The winner of the competition will then have their idea undergo a feasibility test, and an implementation plan will be developed free of charge by CIBER Inc. The plan will then be presented to a leader in the state that would have ownership for the concept.