You and a team of fellow students will develop an innovative solution and vie for the opportunity to win prize money to make your idea a reality. Teams of three to five students must include at least one undergraduate and one graduate student from at least three different majors or disciplines (e.g., arts, engineering, and business). This helps to ensure that teams have different types of academic, professional, and scholarly expertise and can produce an innovative solution, from concept to execution.

As always, teams are best, simply due to the effectiveness of teams in solving major problems. If you don’t have a team, though, that’s fine! We will help you build a team. And we want all Rebels — all majors, all disciplines, and all backgrounds — to participate.

During the fall semester, you will form your team, attend technical assistance workshops to gain the knowledge you need to be successful, and submit a competition proposal. The most competitive proposals will be selected to move forward to the next round of the competition in the spring, during which your team will build and submit your final solution to the problem statement. You’ll present your plans at the spring showcase to a panel of judges, and final prizes will be announced.

Winning teams will receive cash prizes from a prize pool of $50,000, including a grand prize of $25,000! To support winning teams in transforming their proposals into reality, prize packages for winners will include a place in the UNLV Incubator cohort and support from mentors in their field.

Students who advance to the final round will receive tuition for a 3-credit spring semester class and a UNLV parking pass in the form of a scholarship.

Please note: You must have a current FAFSA form or the Alternate Need Determination Form on file. If you owe money for current or prior terms, the funds will be applied towards that balance. Disbursement of the scholarship can take between 4-6 weeks.

All participating teams will receive a sustain and inspire package with gift cards, in-kind products and services, 24/7 access to the UNLV Incubator and the UNLV Gateway Graduate Commons, and resources to help launch their innovation and prepare their submission.

• Nov. 3: Are you up for the challenge but want more information before committing? Join us for the President's Innovation Challenge Information Session to get all of the details and learn more about the challenge. Please RSVP at least 24 hours in advance.
• Nov. 21: Submit interest form.
• Nov. 21: Join us for the President's Innovation Challenge Social. We’ll also be hosting an Innovative Thinking & Problem-Solving Workshop and Idea Incubation Workshop.
• Dec. 9: Submit team registration form. Please note that teams must consist of three to five people in at least three different disciplines/majors, with at least one undergraduate and one graduate student on each team. Please be prepared to provide the following information when registering your team:
  • Team members' first and last name
  • Team members' RebelMail address
  • Team members' department
  • Team name
  • Team mantra
  • Team faculty advisor/mentor (if you don't have one, just let us know and we'll help you find one)
• Dec. 12: Participants who don’t have a team will be paired.
• Jan. 3: Submit competition proposal.
• Jan. 10: Next round winners announced
• Week of Jan.16: Finalist team consultations

Learn more about the competition and complete the President’s Innovation Challenge interest form by Nov. 21, 2022.

Email presidentsinnovationchallenge@unlv.edu.