The President’s Sustainable Solutions Challenge encourages student-led innovation in sustainability on CU campuses. Students with ideas for sustainability innovations on their campus will compete for up to $2500 in cash prizes while gaining experience in leadership, entrepreneurship, and social enterprise.

We invite all interested individuals and teams to participate in the 2024 version of the PSSC. If you have an idea that can affect sustainability, climate change efforts, human health & climate issues, etc., you may compete against your peers to win cash prizes and have your ideas reviewed by campus leadership for possible implementation. All ideas are welcome, and we will spend time with you to develop ideas and proposals over the next few months to be ready for the competition. Please attend at least one informational session to find out more and to share ideas. Criteria are listed below and ideas that are complementary to the Mission and Vision of CU Anschutz are greatly encouraged.

Important Dates & Info

January 31^st – Table at Welcome Wednesday Organization Fair  

February 5^th – Official Announcement of Challenge (own separate email - 4 weeks to work on idea and team before registration)  

February 27^th – Information Session via zoom https://ucdenver.zoom.us/j/97801901362

March 6^th – Information Session via zoom https://ucdenver.zoom.us/j/97801901362

March 29^th – Registration due by email nicole.tabugadir@cuanschutz.edu

April 2-5^th – Proposal Workshops – One on One with Jarrett. By Appointment 

April 19^th– Proposals due by email to nicole.tabugadir@cuanschutz.edu

April 24^th - PSSC Anschutz Campus Competition – 5:30pm-8pm. Location: Research 2 Rm: 2100 Krugman Conference North

 

For more information including project criteria and scoring, please see the PSSC page.