October 24- World's Challenge Challenge Info Session

Come learn all about the World's Challenge Challenge and the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. 

        Location: 210 Student Union

        Time: 4 -5:00pm [Attendance isn't mandatory in order to participate, but it is strongly encouraged and will give you a leg up on the competition]

February 8th[NEW DEADLINE!]- Video application due [see application below]

April 2nd- UB World's Challenge Challenge 

        Location: 10 Capen Hall

        Time: 4-6pm 

     Prizes:

• First Place $3,000
• Second Place $2,000
• Third Place $1,000

The winner of UB's World's Challenge Challenge will go on to represent the United States at the Global Final competition held at Western University in London Ontario. All travel and expenses will be paid for, but a valid passport is necessary to compete. 

June 2nd-6th- Global Final World's Challenge Challenge 

     Prizes:

• First Place $30,000 (Canadian Dollars)
• Second Place $15,000 (Canadian Dollars)
• Third Place $7,500 (Canadian Dollars)

• Full-time and part-time students completing an undergraduate degree program, Masters or PhD, who are registered at participating partner universities may compete in the World's Challenge Challenge
• Teams must be composed of three students, preferably from at least two different disciplines. Applications from teams with more or less participants will not be accepted. All three students must present at the competitions.
• Only students from the same institution will be accepted on a team. Cross-institutional representation is not allowed.
• Teams may not include non-student participants.
• If your team contains international students, you must ensure that, in the possibility of winning the UB competition, they legally travel to Canada. 

Each team will have 5 to 7 minutes to talk about the World’s Challenge you wish to address, using a PowerPoint presentation for visual support. Your presentation should reflect the concepts and principles being discussed through visuals and a limited amount of text. Video and other multimedia files and links are allowed, within the given time allotted. Please include all references you used for your presentation in the final slide. You do not need to present these.