2016 Accenture U.S. Innovation Challenge - Deadline Feb. 8

Accenture is thrilled to announce the start of the 2016 U.S. Undergraduate Innovation Challenge – an event combining hands-on consulting experience with the opportunity to make a positive impact in the community and land an Accenture internship.

Sign up by Monday, February 8^th for your chance to participate.

About the Competition
The Accenture Innovation Challenge is a multi-round event that combines hands-on consulting experience with the opportunity to make a positive impact on society. Students will work as teams to collaboratively develop a solution for a case based on a real-world challenge faced by our non-profit partner, World Wildlife Fund (WWF^®). Students will apply individually and Accenture will make the final team assignments. We will ensure that all teams are comprised of students from a wide variety of skills and backgrounds.

Competition Awards*

·         Campus semi-finalists receive an automatic internship interview

·         National finalists will receive an automatic final round internship interview and have the opportunity to travel to the client site and present their ideas to Accenture senior executives and the non-profit clients.

·         Members of winning teams will receive an internship offer and an opportunity to join Accenture for an Innovation Experience to potentially implement their idea

Eligibility
In order to participate in the challenge, students must meet the following criteria:

·         University Enrollment: Candidates must be full-time students at one of the participating universities or members of one of the partnering diversity programs.

·         Citizenship Status: Students must be legal residents of the United States; they do not need United States Work Authorization to participate in the challenge.

·         GPA: Students must have a GPA of 2.8 or higher to participate in the competition.  

·         Class Year: Students must be graduating and available for full-time employment in December of 2018 or 2019.

Learn More
Visit our website to learn more about the 2016 Innovation Challenge and watch video highlights from past Challenges at accenture.com/InnovationChallenge.

Key Dates

Application Deadline

February 8^th

First Round
March 3^rd-4^th

Quarterfinal Round

March 17^th – March 26^th

Semi-Finalist Round
March 28^th – April 2^nd

Final Round
April 2016