NFTE is always looking for ways to bring exciting opportunities to our educators and their students. That’s why we’re thrilled to serve as an anchor partner on the Mott Million Dollar Challenge—a potentially life-changing initiative we hope you’ll share not only with your students, but also with your school district, afterschool programs, and local youth-serving organizations.

The Mott Million Dollar Challenge is a national pitch competition for K-12 students across the country. Kids and teens are invited to dream up businesses, tackle real-world problems, and pitch their best ideas in a simple 30-60 second video. No fancy editing required. It would make a fun and interesting class project for your students.

Students can enter solo or with a team of up to three. Across the competition, $1 million in cash prizes will be awarded, and finalists will be invited to an epic celebration in Flint, Michigan, in June 2026!

Submissions are due February 27, 2026.

Supported by funding from the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, the Mott Million Dollar Challenge is powered by the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) in collaboration with VentureLab, Young Entrepreneur Institute (YEI), the Afterschool Alliance and Collaborative Communications.

Learn more at mottmillion.org