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The Carlson School participates in national case competitions every year and has a successful history. Take a look at case competitions that Carlson competed in last year and start thinking about competing in one or more this year.
A case competition is an event where student teams compete with one another to come up with the best solution to a business problem. Students are given the opportunity to prepare, analyze, and present recommendations for the case to a panel of judges, usually high-ranking business leaders. Most case competitions are intercollegiate events where Carlson students compete with students from other universities.
Academic scope
Academic scope
The scope of case competitions vary from marketing, supply chain and operations, entrepreneurship, corporate social responsibility, business plan development, and other disciplines.
Competition formats
Competition formats
Like academic scope, the competition formats vary as well. Some of the more frequent formats are periods of 24 hours to solve and present a case, multiple weeks to solve a case and do a live presentation of the solution, executive summary and business plan presentations, or online submissions.
Who can compete?
Who can compete?
Some competitions are specifically for first-year MBAs or full-time MBAs, and some are open to all MBA students. Competitions will be advertised to students through the Academic Affairs & Student Engagement Team's weekly newsletter
Funding
Funding
Most competitions require a registration fee. For pre-approved requests, the MBA Program Office will provide partial funding for registration, travel, and accommodation expenses. Students are eligible for reimbursement of up to $300.00. Additionally, all team members will need to complete a debrief of the competition.
Case Competition and Professional Development Reimbursement
Case Competition and Professional Development Reimbursement
The Academic Affairs & Student Engagement Team (AASET) provides funding to reimbursement students who attend case competitions and professional development conferences to help cover registration, accommodations, and travel. Students will be eligible for one reimbursement of $300 for professional development per academic year. Case Competitions that require travel will be eligible for funding with the limit being set depending on the competition. Case Competition teams will meet with AASET to discuss funding.
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