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� 1 A P P A L A C H I A N E N T R E P R E N E U R S H I P A C A D E M Y A E A 2 0 2 0 Ju ly 6-3 1, 2020 Pi ttsbu rgh , PA

� 2 A P P A L A C H I A N E N T R E P R E N E U R S H I P A C A D E M Y 2/26 AGENDA S U M M A R Y o f A E A 2 0 2 0 E A S T L I B E R T Y - P I T T S B U R G H , PA A DAY I N T H E A E A L I F E … S E L E C T I O N C R I T E R I A O P E N Q & A N E X T S T E P S C O N TAC T

� 3 T h e A p p a l a c h i a n E n t r e p r e n e u r s h i p A c a d e m y ( A E A ) i s a n i m m e r s i v e , f o u r - w e e k s u m m e r l e a r n i n g e x p e r i e n c e d e s i g n e d t o c a t a l y z e a n d s u p p o r t y o u t h e n t r e p r e n e u r s h i p a n d i n n o v a t i o n a c r o s s A p p a l a c h i a . BENEFITS OF AEA K N O W L E D G E & S K I L L S C OAC H I N G & W O R K E X P O S U R E G LO B A L & LO C A L N E T W O R K

and 3 as alternates. Students will be notified by April 30th. Deadline for applications is March 31! State representatives will select top 5 applicants from their state. 2 as winners � 4 A P P A L A C H I A N E N T R E P R E N E U R S H I P A C A D E M Y AEA 2020 Stats 26 2 24/7 2 STUDENTS PER STATE CHAPERONES OVERNIGHT SECURITY Rising high school seniors from the Mixed gender 1 for every 7 students In addition to 2 chaperones staying Appalachia Region only the night at the hotel, 2 security guards will monitor each floor the students are on.

� 5 EAST LIBERTY - PITTSBURGH, PA

� 6 A P P A L A C H I A N E N T R E P R E N E U R S H I P A C A D E M Y A Day in the AEA Life… 7-9am Hot Buffet Breakfast at Hotel Transition to Startable - 1.5 blocks from Hotel 9:30am Developing an Entrepreneurial Mindset using Design Thinking Breaks in between 11:30am Intro to Business Planning - Team Ideation 1-2pm Healthy, Catered Lunch 2-3:30pm Team Mentorship & Strategic Planning Breaks in between 4-6pm Tour of Local Startup or Entrepreneurship Activity Breaks in between 7-8 Healthy, Hot Dinner at Hotel 8-9:30pm Free Time to Meet with Mentor, Peers, or Team. 9:30pm Everyone Upstairs in Room

reference in lieu of a letter of recommendation. � 7 A P P A L A C H I A N E N T R E P R E N E U R S H I P A C A D E M Y SELECTION CRITERIA R I S I N G H I G H S C H O O L S E N I O R S Student participants must be entering their senior year of high school during the 2020-2021 school year. S C H O O L S F R O M D I S T R E S S E D C O M M U N I T I E S I N A P PA L AC H I A Student participants must attend a school in a designated Appalachian county (see http:/ /www.arc.gov/ counties) and plan to enroll in school in a designated Appalachian county for the 2020-2021 school year. Preference will be given to students from distressed communities as these students traditionally have little access to such programs and opportunities. R E F E R E N C E L E T T E R Student applicants must upload a letter of reference from a teacher, school counselor, school administrator, or other adult who is not related to the student . Applicants also have the option of submitting the name and contact information to be contacted as a C H A R AC T E R & E N T R E P R E N E U R I A L S P I R I T Student applicants must upload a video or presentation where they will demonstrate these as they tell you more about themselves and why they are applying to AEA 2020.

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TBD � 9 A P P A L A C H I A N E N T R E P R E N E U R S H I P A C A D E M Y CONTACT E M A I L aea@iel.org W E B S I T E For more information visit arc.gov/aea I N F O R M AT I O N A L W E B I N A R S