Colorado Sustainability Challenge

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  • Hosted by CU Boulder’s Innovation & Entrepreneurship Initiative, the Colorado Sustainability Challenge (CSC) is a collaborative forum for anyone passionate about solving problems, teaming up on an idea and having fun in the process of building a solution to impact sustainability.
  • Participants come together from all academic disciplines to have a shot at winning a share of $10,000!

Who Can Participate?

  • CSC is open to students, faculty and staff at all Front Range colleges and universities.

Event Details

  • Kickoff: CSC kicks off on Sunday, Sept. 28, with a hybrid event (based at CU Boulder), where teams form and begin working on their creative solutions. The teams work closely with industry partners and technology and startup ecosystem leaders, who share business expertise and offer guidance.
  • Timeline:ÌýThroughout the next two weeks, participants attend workshops, meetings and pitch practice sessions in advance of submitting video pitches to the judging panel. Team solutions are judged by a panel of industry and academic leaders on multiple criteria including creativity, execution, design thinking, feasibility and scalability.
  • CSC Finals: CSC culminates with the CSC Finals at CU Boulder, where top teams pitch live to judges and the audience, with the chance to win $10,000 in prizes.

Registration

  • Registration information coming soon.

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