Participants must be current, full or part-time, Minnesota State Mankato undergraduate or graduate students or recent alumni within two years of graduating. Open to any major.
Teams may include 1-5 people and may include non-Minnesota State Mankato students as long as the team consists of at least 2/3 current students or recent alumni.
Teams are no longer eligible to compete in the Big Ideas Challenge once they have won a cash prize. Teams may re-apply as many times as desired if they have not won a cash prize.
Participants must follow rules and abide by all deadlines to remain eligible. At least one member of each team must attend both rehearsals.
Participants agree that if they win first place, they will continue as a semifinalist in the Minnesota Cup.
