Selected finalists and semifinalists receive an array of opportunities to showcase their work to the SXSW EDU community.
Finalists
- Receive six (6) complimentary credentials to SXSW EDU 2027 (two for the student presenters, and the remaining four for adult chaperones and additional team members)
- Pitch live to an audience of educators, investors, and changemakers for the opportunity to win the Student Impact Award
- Have access to coaching sessions with savvy innovators and social impact business strategists selected by SXSW EDU to help participants refine and perfect their pitch
Semifinalists
- Receive six (6) complimentary credentials to SXSW EDU 2027 (two for the student presenters, and the remaining four for adult chaperones and additional team members)
- Have access to coaching sessions with savvy innovators and social impact business strategists selected by SXSW EDU to help participants refine their project idea and develop a pitch in the event that a finalist team is unable to participate
- Opportunity to showcase their project idea, following the finalist pitches, to a live audience of educators, investors, entrepreneurs, and innovators on stage at SXSW EDU.