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The next challenge starts
with a click.

Registering for Fall 2026 takes about a minute. Bringing your whole university, or just have a question? Those live here too.

Registration Is Open

Taking part in Fall 2026?

Students, industry partners, and mentors all register in one place. Pick your role — it takes about a minute.

Students

Any student at any Colorado college or university. Bring your own idea or take on a partner’s challenge — no team and no business background required. Teams form at the Kickoff.

Register as a Student

Industry Partners

Bring a real problem, fund a bounty, and judge the result. Alignment runs August through September and spots are limited.

Register as a Partner

Mentors

Coach a team through the three-week sprint in your field of expertise. Mostly asynchronous, a few hours total, real leverage.

Register as a Mentor

Already Registered?

Watch your email. Students get Kickoff details and the published challenge statements; partners and mentors get onboarding invitations before the sprint starts.

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Register Your University

Bring the Challenge to your campus.

Co-hosted by the University of Colorado Boulder and the Colorado School of Mines, the platform is designed for multiple universities statewide. Tell us about your institution and we’ll follow up with what participation looks like.

Questions

Ask us anything.

Not ready to register, or something isn’t clear? Send it over — the program team reads every message.

Fall 2026 · Oct 20 – Nov 09

The next challenge
starts with you.

Every submission is reviewed by the program team across the host universities.