What does the Conrad Challenge journey look like?
Over the course of the year, you and your teammates will go step-by-step through the entrepreneurial process and design an innovation that solves an important problem. The 2023-2024 competition is comprised of four stages:

1. Activation Stage (Aug - Nov 3, 2023)
   You’ll embark on your journey by assembling your crew of 2-5 students plus a coach and completing registration.

2. Lean Canvas Stage (deadline Nov 3, 2023)
   You’ll plan out your path by brainstorming ideas, selecting your innovation and category and preparing a Lean Canvas.

3. Innovation Stage (deadline Jan 12, 2024)
   You’ll bring your innovation to life by writing an Innovation Brief, recording an Innovation Video and creating a website.

4. Power Pitch Stage (April 23-26, 2024)
   Our top teams from the Innovation Stage are named Finalists and invited to pitch their innovations to a live panel of Judges at the 2024 Conrad Challenge Innovation Summit. At the Summit, Judges, Alumni and other members of the Conrad Community come together for a multi-day event full of dynamic workshops, tours, community sessions and speakers. Finalist teams will compete to earn scholarships, entrepreneurial support and the Challenge’s top honor: the title of Pete Conrad Scholar. Click here to check out the prizes!

If you’re a student between the ages of 13 and 18, you are eligible to join. You must participate as a member of a team of 2-5 students. You and your teammates may compete from any corner of the globe. You can form a team with schoolmates, siblings, camp friends or any other eligible students you know. If you’ve competed in a previous year, you may compete again as long as you still meet the age criteria and other requirements.