Impact Competition
University case competition challenging students to solve real-world social issues in their communities. Winners are funded to implement their idea.
Impact Competition is a 401c3 committed to empowering college and university students to utilize their business acumen to address pressing social issues. Our annual case competition challenges students to solve real-world social issues in their communities, with the winners granted a generous prize that enables them to fully implement their idea. In doing so, Impact Competition seeks to empower th
🙌 What makes Impact Competition different? Students from IU Kelley School of Business + Kelley Institute for Social Impact share their experience!
Lisa Ge**er, program manager at Cornell Grand Challenges Program, shares her experience with the Impact Competition at + !
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.
05/14/2026
🙌 Participants and winners from this year’s Impact Competition at , partnering with local nonprofit, 🙏
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Three finalist teams presented their ideas to a panel of judges at the University of Chicago Impact Competition—and the results were impressive. Judges were blown away by the students’ professionalism and thoughtfulness.
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Each team delivered unique, detailed, and well-developed solutions tailored to the client’s needs. This year’s nonprofit partner, Fuel Movement Community Center in North Lawndale, Chicago, strengthens families, addresses food insecurity, and creates opportunities through various programming (learn more at https://www.fuelmovementcenter.org)
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Fuel Movement Executive Director, Darrell Glover, shared how inspired he was by the students’ ideas. While one team stood out with a winning implementation plan, all of the students presented innovative, meaningful solutions that will truly help Fuel Movement continue to build a stronger community.
05/08/2026
Introducing...Our NEW National Impact Competition! 📣 - https://mailchi.mp/impactcompetition.org/new-national-competition
We’ve just launched our first-ever national Impact Competition, where we will be partnering with Blessings in a Backpack, a national non-profit, to offer enrolled college students the chance to pitch an idea with two teammates and win a cash prize, and potentially bring that idea to life on their own college campus.
Fill out the form linked below and we will contact you when applications open. We'll share more details soon!
04/30/2026
🙏 Huge thanks to and for an amazing first Impact Competition! We were beyond impressed with the students’ presentations and the local non-profit partner, !
Highlights from the fall 2025 Impact Competition at + !
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.
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