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National Collegiate Innovation Championship

2025 NATIONAL COLLEGIATE
INNOVATION CHAMPIONSHIP

Get ready for the inaugural National Collegiate Innovation Championship, Spring 2026.

In partnership with Baylor’s New Venture Competition, the National Collegiate Innovation Championship gives another opportunity for entrepreneurial students to earn prizes, ranking and recognition under the brightest lights.

COMPETE FOR RANKINGS AND $5,000

Spring 2026

nashville, tn


Individual students and their schools will each be ranked and recognized. The championship will be awarded to the team with the highest ranking performances across each event. Each team is comprised of up to 5 students with no full-time work experience. There is no limit on number of teams per school.

ELIGIBILITY:
Undergraduates currently enrolled in a U.S college or university are eligible.


EVENTS


The premier event of the championship is Presentation Pro. Each team of students will receive a case to review the morning of the event. The teams are placed into a March Madness-style bracket to present their insights to the client in a role-play setting. As teams advance, their presentation improves and the clients questions may become more difficult. Judges, who include experts, determine who moves on in the bracket.


Participation: Up to 2 for the tournament. Solo for the marathon.

Challenge your knowledge and wits in a competition where you’ll face questions spanning various subjects. How quickly can you conquer questions in a fast-paced quiz race across the map?


ParticipationSolo only

Engage in an electrifying showdown in a simulation. Unearth your strategic brilliance as you tackle unforeseen challenges, pitting your human ingenuity against the surprising dilemmas for the ultimate victory.


Participation: Solo only

Explore your proficiency while others make decisions around you. In each round of Viral, competitors enter a dark room with a line down the middle. A question will be placed on a screen with two answers, one on each side of the screen and corresponding with the line on the floor. A timer starts on-screen and participants stand on the side of the room of the correct answer. After the time is up, the correct answer is shown. Those on the correct side of the room stay, and those on the other side are eliminated. How confident are you in making unpopular decisions?

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