Axe ’Em, Jacks!
Do you have an idea? Pitch it in 30 seconds!
Is there a problem you want to solve? Do you see the potential for a business that should be started? We want to hear about it! Pop-up pitch events are scheduled throughout the fall semester.
ALL-MAJOR SCHOLARSHIP COMPETITION
Fall 2025 pitch days
Noon to 1 p.m. in the Baker Pattillo Student Center spirit lounge:
- Oct. 1: Business
- Oct. 8: Forestry and agriculture
- Oct. 15: Fine arts
- Oct. 22: Liberal and applied arts
- Oct. 29: Science and mathematics
- Nov. 5: Education
Each of SFA's six academic colleges will be highlighted but attend any pitch day that fits your schedule. If you can't attend in person, use our online submission form to pitch your idea!
Participate as an individual or a team. Scholarship funds are split among the members of a winning team.
Top idea from each college:
Each college's top idea individual or team will receive:
- $1,000 in scholarship funds.
- Automatic acceptance into the spring 2026 Lumberjack Entrepreneurship Competition.
- Recorded pitch will be shown to attendees of an upcoming SFA basketball game (date and time to be announced.)
At the game
Audience applause-o-meter will determine SFA's overall first-, second- and third-place competition winners.
- First place overall: $2,000 in additional scholarships
- Second place overall: $1,500 in additional scholarships
- Third place overall: $1,000 in additional scholarships
2024-25 competition recap
The top ideas from the fall 2024 pop-up pitch competition each received $1,000.
The six finalists’ recorded idea pitches were shown to attendees in the spring semester during halftime of the SFA men’s basketball game versus Lamar University at 2 p.m. Feb. 1 in the Johnson Coliseum.
The audience applause-o-meter designated The Hydroponic Pantry, pitched by Chloe Culver, as the first-place winner. Culver will advance to the Lumberjack Entrepreneurship Competition in April. Watch the compilation of pitches to see these amazing entrepreneurial Lumberjack minds at work!
First place: $3,000
The Hydroponic Pantry
Pitched by Chloe Culver, representing the Arthur Temple College of Forestry and Agriculture
Second place: $2,000
Ripple
Pitched by Kyle Charbonneau, representing the Nelson Rusche College of Business
Third place: $1,500
The Arts App
Pitched by Adrianna Sanchez, representing the Micky Elliott College of Fine Arts
Honorable mentions: $1,250 each
- SFA Nutrition Counseling Clinic, pitched by Hailey Gamboa, representing the James I. Perkins College of Education
- Tilted Tiles, pitched by David Lebaillif, representing the College of Sciences and Mathematics
- Ultra-Sonic Locust Deterrent, pitched by Jack Dancy, representing the College of Liberal and Applied Arts