COMPETITION RULES

Open to all currently enrolled Augusta University students (i.e. undergraduate, graduate students). Doctoral students can enter the 3 Minute Thesis competition.

Students are encouraged to form interdisciplinary teams, and also individuals can submit ideas.

Top student submissions will be given the opportunity to work with an external mentor after preliminary rounds.

Students are allowed to present prototypes and mockups or pamphlets to judges. Prototyping is not necessary but may be helpful as a visual aid for the judging panel.

Any student who violates the Augusta University Code of Conduct during the competition will be provided due processes and result in team elimination from the competition.

Student teams may use the Garage makerspace and MakeStartups resources.

No AU faculty/employees are judges.

Residents (medical or dental) and postdocs, by virtue of their employee status, are not eligible to participate.

AU employees who are also students are not eligible to participate.

The week of the event we will have an event space preview with practice session for all teams.

A judging panel to choose the winners from the final pitch competition will review the concept summaries and fill out an award criteria evaluation rubric.

Evaluation of the submitted entries will be completed by close of presentation event.