Keystone Space Innovation Challenge Business Plan Submission

BUSINESS PLAN SUBMISSION

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS

1. For Registered Businesses, formally registered within Pennsylvania.
2. For Student Groups, at least one member of the group must be currently attending a higher-education academic institution within Pennsylvania, and the business plan submitted must outline intentions for formal execution within the state.
3. For Unaffiliated Teams, at least one team member must be a full-time resident of Pennsylvania, and the business plan submitted must outline intentions for formal execution within the state.

Team Members must be U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents and at least 18 years old.  Participants must ensure compliance with employer policies and any third-party agreements.  The applicant company leaders or individual and their immediate family members must not be employed by or affiliated with Keystone Space, BNY Mellon, Innovation Works, or any of their/our parent and affiliate companies. Applicants must not have received $50,000 or more in funding from previous Challenge cycles.

BUSINESS PLAN CATEGORIES
Participants must submit business plans for one of the two identified categories:

1. Commercial Space Technology Concepts: This category encompasses visionary ideas related to commercial space technology, spanning various domains.
2. In-Space R&D Commercial Concepts: This category encompasses groundbreaking in-space research and development concepts. This category is not confined to space-specific fields; it includes work pertaining to fields not directly related to space such as life sciences, material and physical sciences, advanced manufacturing, and agriculture. These ventures should hinge on utilizing the unique environment of space (especially microgravity) for R&D demonstration, commercialization, and application.

Please refer to the Keystone Space website or reach out to info@keystonespace.org with any questions.