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xTechHBCU Student 2024-2025


The U.S. Army invites聽Historically Black Colleges and Universities students聽to participate in聽xTechHBCU聽Student聽鈥斅燼n聽xTech聽Program competition for eligible students to earn prize money, engage with the Department of Defense, participate in a unique accelerator program and potentially develop a prototype of their concept as final competition winners.

罢丑别听聽recognizes the importance of building an enduring and fruitful relationship between the U.S. Army and HBCUs. Diverse perspectives provide a critical source of HBCU innovation for the advancement of Army Modernization Priorities and national security.

罢丑别听xTechHBCU聽Student competition offers:

  • A platform for eligible undergraduate students to submit innovative ideas to the Army.
  • Direct feedback to participants on their ideas from Army and DoD stakeholders.
  • Access to training,聽mentorship聽and networking opportunities through the聽.
  • Up to $139,500 in cash prizes for innovations throughout the competition.

Eligibility:

To join the competition, student(s) must:

  • Be enrolled as a full-time undergraduate student as of or beginning in the fall 2024 semester at an HBCU institution when registering for the competition. You can find a list of these HBCU schools at:
  • Be 18 years or older by the Part 1 submission deadline (Oct. 30, 2024).
  • Provide the current enrollment status with their submission.聽Acceptable documents include:
    • An academic transcript as of fall semester 2024.
    • A letter or form from the HBCU鈥檚 Office of the Registrar confirming the student鈥檚/students鈥� fall 2024 enrollment.
    • Enrollment verification from the聽.
    • I-20 Form.

Prizes:

  • Phase 1 Concept Pentachart – Up to 15 finalist: $4,500 each
  • Phase 2 Finals – Up to 5 Winners: 1st Place: $18,000; 2nd Place: $15,000; 3rd Place: $12,000; 4th Place: $9,000; 5th Place: $6,000

Registration Deadline: 5 p.m. ET,聽Oct. 30, 2024. The program will聽not consider聽submissions received after the deadline.

Registration/additional information link: