2018 SingularityU University of Georgia Global Impact Challenge

Applicants must meet the following eligibility requirements:

• You must be a citizen of the United States
• You must be at least 21 years of age at the time of application
• You must be fluent in written and spoken English
• You must be able to attend the SU Global Summit (August 20-22, 2018)

We look for people from all professional backgrounds, but will be really thrilled to find you if:

• You’re a founder of an idea-stage startup or an individual with a moonshot idea
• You’re an accomplished entrepreneur, technologist, scientist, or change agent with expertise in your chosen field(s)
• You’re already considering how to leverage exponential technologies to create positive impact in the world
• You’re committed to the long-term journey of launching an impact-focused startup

• Degree of solution’s relevance to the theme of the challenge
• The regional relevance in solving the challenge in the United States
• Feasibility, Viability and Coherence of implementing the idea
• Entrepreneurial and innovative potential, with a focus on technological novelty
• Applicant’s leadership experience and quality, profile, achievements, and potential

• CV/Resume
• Summary of accomplishments
• An abstract of the project idea
  • Within the abstract, describe and detail the following: your idea and problem/opportunity you are addressing, your solution and long-term impact, applied technology for your solution, and your business model
• A video URL of the project idea

• Applications open: May 15, 2018
• Bootcamp: June 4-6, 2018
• Pitch event & Winners announced: June 6, 2018

We are looking for early-phase startup ideas or individuals with a moonshot ideas. Judging criteria is based on the grandness of the idea—such as whether it solves a problem with a potential to positively impact millions of people, technological novelty, viability of implementing it and applicants leadership potential.

If you’re a later-stage venture, check out the SU Ventures program.

Intellectual property resulting from a GIC belongs to the applicant(s).

The selection process has 2-3 phases, depending on the GIC. The first phase involves a review of all applications to determine finalists, and the second phase involves final judging to select the winner at a pitch event.

The winner will cover the air travel expenses to and from the SU Global Summit.

In all cases where a GIC winner cannot attend the SU program, the winner forfeits his or her seat to the first runner-up and would then need to reapply for admission in a future year.