Do you have a solution to a major global problem?
The World’s Challenge Challenge at the University of Waterloo is a competition where teams of three diverse students pick one of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (also known as Global Goals), and propose a solution. Application deadline for the competition is the 24th of February. Slide Decks for the teams presentations will need to be submitted by email to env.entrepreneurship@uwaterloo.ca by March 3rd, 2021. Teams will be selected to make a 5-7 minute presentation on March 25, proposing a solution to a panel of judges, with Q&A.
The winning team will win $3,000 and the winning team will move on to compete against other schools at the International World’s Challenge Challenge from June 6-11, held at Western University in London, Ontario. The winning team of the International round will win $30,000 to split evenly within their team, the second place team will win $15,000, and the 3rd place team will win $7,500. More information about the origins of the event can be found here and the scoring rubric can be found here. The World’s Challenge Challenge is a collaboration between Waterloo International, Entrepreneurship @ Environment, and Western University.
IMPORTANT DATES:
Application
deadline:
February
24th
at
11:59
Slide
Deck
Submission:
March
3rd,
2021
at
11:59
WCC
Ideation
Workshop:
March
11th
2021.
University
of
Waterloo
presentations:
March
25th,
2021
ELIGIBILITY:
This competition is open to undergraduate and graduate students at the University of Waterloo. Participating students may be full-time or part-time, and applications are welcome from every faculty. We encourage your team to bring together individuals from diverse backgrounds or areas of study. Only teams of three students will be accepted, preferably from at least two different disciplines.
Please Apply by filling out this form: https://entrepreneurshipenvironment.wufoo.com/forms/the-worlds-challenge-challenge/