Rules and Eligibility
Faculty/Staff are encouraged to participate on an opt-in basis. There are four different ways faculty/staff members are able to support students each with various levels of incentive for faculty/staff.
- Classroom Experience (e.g. by embedding activities into current class syllabi, introducing new courses/May Term, etc.
+ $150 USD per course
- Community Partner Connector (e.g. by connecting student teams with community partners in Wayne County, Indiana)
+ $150 USD per Community Partner
- Facilitation of a workshop series (e.g. by facilitating new workshops as part of EPIC Grand Challenge's series)
+ $150 USD per Facilitated Workshop Topic
- Mentoring a student team (by providing key guidance to the student teams throughout the entire competition)
+ $1000 USD
To be eligible for supplemental payroll incentive, Faculty/Staff must compete the application form (Found Here→) and receive confirmation from the Director of the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Gene Hambrick.