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Case Competition Registration ends Monday, January 12, 2026

2026 Big Ten Case Competition at Purdue University

You’re invited to send one or two case teams to the competition that addresses the issues that make the workplace a better environment for everyone. Why Big Ten? Because that’s a shorthand for the 18 schools that make up the best athletic conference in the United States. We like efficiency. But we also like making a difference. That’s why we’ve created this competition for the undergraduate business schools in the Big Ten. We invite you to send one or two teams to join us for this second annual competition.

Each team shall consist of 3 - 4 members, each of whom must be enrolled as undergraduate students at Purdue. Competition Teams can be any gender and must be comprised of at least 50% business majors. 

For Teams at Purdue: 

Submit a one-page statement of purpose detailing case competition experience and potential success. Purdue teams will participate in a qualifying round to be selected to move foward in the Big 10 Case Competiton that will take palce on February 6, 2026. 

 

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Case Competition Individual Registration ends Monday, January 12, 2026

2026 McCombs National Women's Case Competition

The McCombs National Women's Case Competition began as an initiative to provide more opportunities for women to participate in a heavily male-dominated case competition space. Now, the McCombs National Women's Case Competition is open to all students who wish to participate, regardless of gender identity.

The McCombs School of Business, Women in Business Association, and Apple, Inc. are exited to invite your university to participate in the 2026 McCombs National Women's Case Competition taking place on the campus of The University of Texas at Austin from February 26-28, 2026 in Austin, TX! 

Teams should expect to arrive on the 25th of February, with the welcome taking place on 26th of February, and final presentations taking place on the 28th of February. 

Thier website is still being updated with this year's competition schedule, but you can learn more about last year's competition at this link.

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Case Competition Registration ends Saturday, March 14, 2026

2026 FYE Design Competition

The Purdue University College of Engineering (CoE) wants you to show us your talents in the third annual FYE Design Competition
When: Saturday, April 11th from 8:30 am to 3:30 pm
Where: Neil Armstrong Hall of Engineering (ARMS)
Host: First Year Engineering & The College of Engineering
This is your opportunity to practice and demonstrate teaming, creativity, problem solving, and engineering design skills. Three-to-four person teams will address a given engineering 
problem using methodology learned in ENGR 13X or ENGR 16X courses. 

OPEN TO ALL PURDUE FYE STUDENTS:

Register your student team now to compete for winning prizes
 - 1st Place:  $1,600
 - 2nd Place:  $1,200 
 - 3rd Place:  $800

ABOUT THE COMPETITION
- WHO CAN PARTICIPATE:  All students enrolled in the FYE program, including students enrolled in any FYE pathway: ENGR-13000; ENGR-13100/13200; Honors, EPICS,
and VIP.
- JUDGING PANEL: A subset of 15-20 teams will be selected to compete in the in-person portion of this competition (Rounds 2 and 3) during which they will present designs to a 12-person judging panel of graduate students, industry professionals, and Purdue facult

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