NourishTank 2024
NourishTank is an annual student competition to foster innovation, collaboration, and sustainable solutions to combat hunger. The mission is to provide a platform for emerging entrepreneurs and change-makers to showcase and support groundbreaking ideas that tackle food insecurity and malnutrition. Through a SharkTank-style event, we aim to inspire, empower, and invest in hunger solutions that create lasting impact, ensuring a nourished and food-secure future for all.
Application
Are you passionate about conquering food insecurity and improving nutrition among vulnerable populations? The USU Hunger Solutions Institute invites you to develop an innovative and sustainable solution and enter in the 2024 NourishTank student competition.
Five teams will be chosen to present their ideas and will be awarded $200 each. A NourishTank judging panel will choose one team as the grand prize winner, and they will receive $1,000.
You can learn about the application here, then submit your final proposal below.
Apply Here
Brainstorming Tool
If you're new to proposal writing or could use some help solidifying your ideas, you can download this brainstorming worksheet. It will walk you through the process of creating a smart and thorough NourishTank proposal.
Worksheet Download
Judges' Rubric
An astute panel of five judges has been assembled to hear the student proposals. Representatives from USU Administration, Farm Bureau, Dairy West, and the Utah State Senate will decide the winners.Josh Soffe
FJ Management, Director
Kenneth White
USU, CAAS Dean, Vice President, Professor
Sahara Hayes
Utah House Representative, District 32
Rashel Clark
Dairy West, Health & Wellness Manager
Spencer Gibbons
Utah Farm Bureau Federation, CEO
See the Judges Rubric
Important Dates |
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| Competition Opens (Application Available) | Coming soon |
| Q & A Session Recording | Watch last years Q & A |
| Application Deadline | Coming soon |
| Five Finalists Announced | Coming soon |
| NourishTank Event (watch live with Zoom) | Watch the 2023 event |
| Winner Announced | TBA |
For more information, please contact Ashley Sullivan or Palak Gupta.
Special thanks to the 2023 NourishTank sponsors.
