Sustainability & Access to Energy: Digitize our business and enable access to energy or sustainable developments.

Buildings of the Future: Can buildings be smarter, more sustainable and incorporate new technologies?

Plants of the Future: Apply IoT, AI, Machine Learning and more to the industries of the present or future.

Grids of the Future: Imagine the future of energy management and distribution!

Prizes 

First Prize: Trip to Boston – visit Schneider Innovation HUB + Personalized MIT and Greentown lab tour

Global Finalists: Selected teams will be invited to a fully sponsored trip to the Schneider Electric Innovation Summit in Las Vegas to pitch for the Grand Prize

Regional Finalists: Participants will receive mentorship from Schneider Electric experts to polish their proposals and make it to the Grand Finale!

Women in Energy Award: One all-female team from the semi-finals will win the Women in Energy Award, securing a place in the finals and cash prize of USD $1,000.

Eligibility

In order to be eligible for this competition, students/team members must be:

• 18 years of age or older at the time of submission of the Initial Application
• proficient in English
• currently in a bachelor’s (at least the 2nd year), master’s or MBA program of business or engineering
• in teams of two, of which at least one team member is female.
• study in the same region for the duration of the competition.
• however, it is not necessary to be from the same university, nor it is necessary to study the same subject or be in the same year, as long as they are not in the first year of their undergraduate education.
• Likewise, the students are not required to be permanent residents or nationals of the country in which they are studying in order to compete.
• Also, should an individual student Entrant be disqualified, that Entrant’s team will no longer be able to participate.

Application Process

All applicants/ team members apply through the official website. Further, they to fill and submit an online application form and send a CV/Resume and a cover letter.