Are You Ready To Accept the AdCap Challenge?
Great! We’re ready to hear students’ ideas for helping our Challenge Partners solve real-world problems that impact their businesses. When young people put their heads together to make a positive change, it’s a Mission that’s Possible to solve.
This March, each student team will choose a Challenge question from one of our Challenge partners and submit their entries to share their BIG ideas and actionable solutions to help address that challenge in your community. At stake? $50,000 in total grant funds to bring your ideas to life.
ADAPTABLE FORMAT Whether you integrate it into an existing curriculum or offer it as a special project, the AdCap Challenge will foster meaningful skill-building and transformation among your students.
SKILLS AND THE CHANCE TO COMPETE Students develop workforce-readiness skills such as teamwork, innovation and communication - with the opportunity to compete for recognition and funding.
JUST ADD STUDENTS! We'll provide background on the challenge topics, relevant research materials, and easy-to-follow guidance for student teams as they innovate a solution.
THE CHALLENGE TIMELINE
SIGN UP & FORM TEAMS
Educators can sign up or log in now to be a Challenge Advisor for the 2020 AdCap Challenge. Students should sign up too, so that they are ready to get started when the entry form opens! As you wait for Challenge Questions to be revealed, start to think about forming a team (or teams) of three to five students to address the Challenge Questions.
ENTRY FORM OPENS, CHALLENGE QUESTIONS REVEALED
Once the entry form opens, all the Challenge Questions will be revealed. Work with your students to select a Challenge Question they would like to solve. Use the resources online to help you along the way.
CHALLENGE ENTRIES DUE
Student teams: be sure you have all of your ideas down so you can submit your entry in time to qualify for recognition, and prizes. When you’re ready, submit the entry online.
FINALISTS AND FUNDING WINNERS ANNOUNCED
Student teams: be sure you have all of your ideas down so you can submit your entry in time to qualify for recognition, and prizes. When you’re ready, submit the entry online.
Winning teams will finalize their Challenge ideas and submit their request for AdCap funding to be sent to their schools (to be used in Fall 2020).
FUELING THE FUTURE SUMMIT
Five teams will also have the opportunity to win a scholarship for their team to attend the Fueling the Future Summit in July 2020.