February 7-8, 2025
The 2025 Lundgren Design Challenge on February 7 and 8th is an exciting competition aimed at fostering innovative thinking about how technology can address pressing challenges. Open to teams of three or four UArizona undergraduate students.
The top three teams stand to win significant cash prizes: top prize of $3000, second place $1500, and third place $1000, plus other team prizes determined by the judges. Registration opens on January 22, 2025.
Key Information
- The deadline to register is February 5, 2025.
- Only 20 teams are able to participate.
- The top 3 teams will receive awards with 1st place winning $3,000.
About the Challenge
You will have five hours on Friday to develop your solution and prepare a six-slide presentation.
Then on Saturday, you will compete against other teams for the ultimate prize. As you go, you will get feedback about your work and a chance to make revisions.
The specific design challenge will be revealed at the start of the competition on February 7th, 2025 at 2:00 pm.
Register Here
Schedule
Friday, February 7th
1:30-2:00PM | Teams check-in
2:00-2:30PM | Competition kickoff and briefing
2:30-6:00PM | Teams begin work
6:00-8:00PM | Mixer and Practice run-throughs
Saturday, February 8th
8:00-9:00AM | Teams check in
9:00-9:30AM | Competition briefing
9:30-9:45AM | Submissions must be finalized by
9:45AM 10:00-11:00AM | Round 1
11:00-12:00PM | Round 2
12:00-12:45PM | Round 3
1:00-1:30PM | Semifinals
1:30-1:50PM | Break
1:50-2:00PM | Finalists announced
2:00-3:00PM | Grand finals
3:10PM | Winners announced
Rules and Guidelines
This is a team competition. The competition is limited to 20 teams. All team members must be present during the competition on Friday, 2/7/2025, 2:30-8:00 pm, and Saturday, 2/8/2025, 9:00 am-3:20 pm.
Team Composition and Requirements
Teams must have three or four full-time undergraduate students who are currently enrolled at the University of Arizona. Students may be from any major or academic program. All team members must have an active UANet ID and UA email address to register and participate in this competition.
Registration Deadline
Team member names and UArizona email addresses must be provided during registration. Once 20 qualified teams have registered, registration will be closed. The last possible day for team registration is 2/5/2025. Team members cannot be added after registration is submitted.
Awards
First place: $3,000
Second place: $1,500
Third Place $1,000
Additional prizes and awards may be made by the competition organizers. All prizes will be distributed equally among team members.