The Grand Challenges Impact Competition: Presentation and Project Showcase is a celebration of Dyson students, teams, community partners, and clients. During this event each semester, teams share their work and explain how prize money could support the impactful goals of their project partner.
Join us at the Grand Challenges Impact Competition
November 13, 2025
5:00-7:00 pm
We proudly partner with Impact Competition, which empowers students to address the most pressing social issues in their community by building a bridge between academia and local nonprofits. Unlike with most case competitions, winning students receive funding to implement their ideas, allowing their solutions to make a positive difference in the world.
4:30 pm: Doors open
5:00 pm: Opening remarks and presentations by four teams (Warren Hall 401)
6:00 pm: Judges deliberate, poster session and gallery walk, heavy appetizers (Warren Hall fourth floor lobby)
6:45 pm: Awards announced and closing remarks, celebration, and networking
The event will be in Warren Hall Room 401 on Cornell’s campus. We encourage busing or carpooling, ParkMobile parking is available on campus for guests.
Students complete semester-long capstone projects with real-world partners and apply to the Grand Challenges Impact Competition each semester. Project teams present a pitch or a poster, and judges will award $22,500 in prize money to top teams. Prize money is given to non-profit partners or organizations who align with project goals, not to the team itself.
The Grand Challenges Program, the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, and the Dyson Undergraduate Council would like to thank our generous donors including the Impact Competition Foundation for helping to fund this Cornell Certified Sustainable Event. We would also like to thank all who provide time, feedback, and insights to support our growing program. A special thanks to our students, clients, and community partners who inspire us with their work.
