Dates

  • Check-in: Friday, November 13, 4:00 to 5:00 PM, Global Learning Center (GLC), 2nd Floor
  • Opening Ceremony and Prompt Release: Friday, November 13, 5:00 to 6:30 PM, 2nd Floor Auditorium
  • Workshops and Fireside Chats: Saturday, November 14, 11:00 AM to 8:00 PM
  • Submission Deadline: Sunday, November 15, 9:00 AM ET
  • Demo: Sunday, November 15, 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM, 2nd Floor Atrium
  • Closing Ceremony and Awards: Sunday, November 15, 2:00 PM, 2nd Floor Auditorium

Eligibility

  • The challenge is open to all Georgia Tech students, from any major and at any experience level.
  • Teams must have two to five members.
  • Each team may enter only one track, Engineering or Strategy, and submit one project.
  • All team members must attend check-in and the Opening Ceremony on Friday.
  • At least one member must be present to demo at Demo Day.

Project and Submission Requirements

Teams select one prompt released at the Opening Ceremony and build a solution within their chosen track.

  • Engineering Track: Build a functional solution, such as an app, platform, model, or prototype
  • Strategy Track: Pitch a well-researched solution and make the case for its feasibility and impact.

Each submission must include:

  • A video pitch of 3 minutes or less covering the problem, the proposed solution, and why it works
  • A project story in the “About the project” section describing what inspired the project, how it came together, and what’s next
  • Responses to the submission form questions
  • Any supporting materials, such as slides, a GitHub repository, or prototype links

Late submissions will not be accepted.

Prizes

  • Top Engineering Team: $1,000 per team member
  • Top Strategy Team: $1,000 per team member
  • SGA Choice, Engineering: $500 per team member
  • SGA Choice, Strategy: $500 per team member

Each team may win only one prize. Winning teams will work with Georgia Tech administrators to implement their solutions on campus, and departments may reach out to non-winning teams whose solutions stand out.

Judging Criteria and Winner Selection

Both tracks are evaluated on how well teams understand a real campus problem and make the case that Georgia Tech could adopt their solution. Judges will consider:

  • Problem Understanding and Impact: How clearly the team defines the problem, who it affects, and how the solution would improve their experience
  • Originality and Depth of Thinking: A fresh approach backed by the team’s own reasoning and ability to defend its choices
  • Feasibility and Campus Adoptability: How well the solution accounts for GT policies, privacy, cost, and existing systems
  • Implementation Plan: A credible path from concept to real deployment on campus
  • Track-Specific: A working, well-engineered build for the Engineering Track, or a well-researched, persuasive case for the Strategy Track

Judges from the Georgia Tech Office of Information Technology, GT Strategic Consulting, Institutional Research and Planning, the College of Lifetime Learning, Tesla, and Deloitte will review each team’s Devpost submission and visit their assigned teams during Demo Day. Each panel then deliberates to select the top team in its track. SGA Choice winners are selected separately by the SGA event hosts. Winners will be announced at the Closing Ceremony.