2025 UChicago Impact Competition
The Impact Competition is a case competition hosted by Career Advancement at University of Chicago. This case competition allows students to brainstorm effective solutions for the most pressing issues affecting the communities they live in, with the winning team receiving a cash prize and additional funds that allow them to fully implement their idea.
This year, students will work with a local nonprofit (TBA) on a specific case related to Public Transportation in Chicago.
The winning team will receive $10,000 and the second place team will receive $3,000. The winning team will also receive a prize to implement their idea with the local partnering organization.
The case competition is open to all College students, takes place over ~4 weeks and consists of 2 rounds. The first round will consist of an online PDF submission, the Executive Summary, a one-page summary of the team’s idea. The top teams from the Executive Summary review will be invited to compete in the final round which involves in-person presentations in front of a panel of judges.
Competition timeline:
- Student Sign Up: March 10 - March 28, 2025
- Competition Kick Off (virtual)**: March 31 2025
- Executive Summary PDFs Due: April 21, 2025
- Finalist teams announced : April 25, 2025
- Final Presentation Reception (in person) and Judging: May 9,2025
**Case will be shared during kick off; at least one representative from each team is required to attend the kick off reception
Important: Each team will have 4 people. If you have a team of 4, please fill out one joint application as outlined below. If you are an individual student or in a team of a different size, please fill out individual applications. We will match those students into teams of four people.
****To sign up for the case competition please submit this form****
Questions? Email: Maha Ezalarab, Program Director, Careers in Policy and Social Impact, ezalarab@uchicago.edu.