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Aligned with the mission of Boston University Questrom School of Business to provide exceptional learning experiences with a focus on creating global value, the school is hosting a sustainability-themed case competition.

This event stands out with one of the largest cash prizes of its kind globally – $50,000.

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The Questrom $50K Sustainability Case Competition will ask interdisciplinary / cross-program student teams, to grapple with and develop solutions for real-life sustainability challenges.

The overarching theme of the case competition is on Sustainability, with the following objectives:

- Seek to solve a current real-world problem
- Develop solutions that will be commercially and practically viable to build and implement, and ultimately generate a profit and/or support further sustainability initiatives (i.e., analyze and recommend direction amongst multiple strategic choices a company is considering in real-time)

Timeline

Registration
Maximum of 30 teams (respectively) from each of the 20+ schools
Qualifying Round
Each team will be required to submit a 2-page solution on a provided issue / theme.
A panel of judges will anonymously select the top submission from each school
Preliminaries
The selected teams will then need to present on a case prompt.
A panel of judges will deliberate on the top teams who will be selected to compete in the next stage
Quarter-Finals
The selected teams will then need to present on an updated case prompt.
A panel of judges will deliberate on the top teams who will be selected to compete in the semi-finals
Semi-Finals
The selected teams will then need to present on yet another revised case prompt.
A panel of judges will deliberate on the top teams who will be selected to compete in the Finals
Finals
The selected teams will have the opportunity to revise their presentations.
Based on these final presentations, the judges will then select a single winner
Feedback
- Participants will have the opportunity to hear live judging feedback via closed-circuit TV (something no other case competition does) and direct client feedback
- After the competition, there will possibly be opportunities for additional client feedback at their offices

Key Dates

August 15th
5pm EST
Application Opens
September 12th
5PM EST
Recorded Information Session

https://bostonu.zoom.us/j/98025362903?pwd=i3Oq14t5O3QUHo6baY49YQa6b4vRcF.1

Meeting ID: 980 2536 2903
Passcode: 808953
September 13th
5PM EST
Application Deadline
September 16th
Accepted teams notified
Case 1 released
October 6th
5PM EST
Case 1 deadline
two-page submission due
October 20th
Advancing teams announced
Case 2 released
November 10th
5PM EST
Case 2 submission deadline
November 16th
Preliminaries, Quarterfinals, Semifinals and Finals rounds on campus

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Timeline

Registration

Qualifying Round

Preliminaries

Quarter-Finals

Semi-Finals

Finals

Feedback

Key Dates

August 15th
5pm EST

Application Opens

September 12th
5PM EST

Recorded Information Session

September 13th
5PM EST

Application Deadline

September 16th

Accepted teams notified

October 6th
5PM EST

Case 1 deadline

October 20th

Advancing teams announced

November 10th
5PM EST

Case 2 submission deadline

November 16th

Preliminaries, Quarterfinals, Semifinals and Finals rounds on campus

APPLY HERE

HAVE QUESTIONS?

Email Greg Stoller at gstoller@bu.edu

About

Scroll down to apply!

Timeline

Key Dates

August 15th 5pm EST

September 12th 5PM EST

September 13th 5PM EST

September 16th

October 6th 5PM EST

October 20th

November 10th 5PM EST

November 16th

APPLY HERE

HAVE QUESTIONS?

Email Greg Stoller at gstoller@bu.edu

August 15th
5pm EST

September 12th
5PM EST

September 13th
5PM EST

October 6th
5PM EST

November 10th
5PM EST