2027 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.

Students will work with a local nonprofit, and details will be shared closer to the date!

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 Deadline: April 16, 2027
• Competition Kick Off (virtual)**: April 19, 2027
• Executive Summary PDFs Due: April 27, 2027
• Finalist teams announced : April 30, 2027
• Final Presentation Reception (in person) and Judging: May 7,2027

**Case will be shared during kick off; at least one representative from each team is required to attend the virtual kick off

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.