- You must be a currently enrolled high school student and 13 years or older in order to be considered.
- Both U.S. and international applicants are eligible.
- Solo and team applicants qualify.
- Proposed solutions must be past the ideation stage and must be in active development.
- Proposed solutions must be seeking to solve social challenges that resonate in communities at a local, regional, national, or international level, regardless of project scale.
2024 was the inaugural year of the Student Impact Challenge. Learn more about past student competitors and winners at SXSW EDU on our Competition History page.