Frequently Asked Questions
- What is Intel ® Challenge Europe?
- What are the benefits of participating?
- What are the benefits and services that will receive the winners?
- I forgot my password, how do I log in?
- I uploaded the wrong document, how can I upload the correct document?
- When can I edit my proposal and documents until?
- How can I add members to my team?
- Who can participate?
- Can participating students or recent graduates be from any university?
- Do all participants have to be students or recent graduates?
- Is it necessary to have a completed business plan to enter?
- If I am a university graduate of one of the participating countries, but am living in a country not listed in the competition, can I still participate?
- Who will have access to my documents?
- Does my company have to be based in one of these countries?
- Can I upload the same entry to more than one country?
- How long will I have to finish my business plan?
- What are the criteria to be assessed?
- What is the process of evaluating projects?
- If I am a country winner do I receive a monetary award?
- Will I be told my team's rank in the competition?
- Will I receive feedback about my entry?
- Is it necessary to have a functional prototype of the product?
- Should I submit a functional prototype or a sample with my proposal?
- What if a project or a finalist is late in submitting materials?
- Is there any support for travel expenses that may arise during the evaluation process of the finalists in each country?
- When and how will the country finalists be announced?
What is Intel ® Challenge Europe?
Intel® Challenge Europe is a competition for university students' projects focused on technological entrepreneurship. The goal of Intel® Challenge Europe is to contribute to the entrepreneurial movement and help generate interest and development of technological projects with the potential to become major business opportunities. By advancing technology entrepreneurship, Intel® Challenge Europe can support projects that can create value-added production chains and result in job creation.What are the benefits of participating?
It is an excellent opportunity for teams to learn about how to start a company as well as a chance to promote their project to a valuable network of entrepreneurs, academics, and investors.For more information on the prizes, please see the "Prizes" section on www.intelchallenge.eu.
What are the benefits and services that will receive the winners?
Apart from monetary rewards, participants in the competition will have the opportunity to receive advice from expert U.S. mentors, meet other entrepreneurs, and receive feedback from the jury. These opportunities will be available to the teams that advance to the second round.I forgot my password, how do I log in?
Visit http://younoodle.com/reset and enter the email you used during your application. YouNoodle will send you a new password immediately.I uploaded the wrong document, how can I upload the correct document?
Go back to the competition page and click "Manage your entry". You will have the option of deleting the wrong documents and upload the correct ones.When can I edit my proposal and documents until?
Your documents can be edited until the deadline of the round in question. Judges will not be able to see any of your materials until the deadline has passed.How can I add members to my team?
You can do so when you initially submit an entry or when you are editing your entry. You will notice a section for team members, who will be sent an email invitation to the team once you have added them to your entry.Who can participate?
Participants must be residents and citizens with valid work visas in the country that they apply. At least one member of the team must be a current student or a recent graduate (having graduated within the past two years) from any formal university level (graduate or undergraduate).Scholars can participate and support a team of students. Employees of Intel® cannot participate or winners of previous competitions organized by the company.
Can participating students or recent graduates be from any university?
Yes, participants can be students or recent graduates of any university if they are in Europe.Do all participants have to be students or recent graduates?
No but at least one member must be a student or recent graduate. The team may have members who are not students, but it is important to note that the spirit of the competition is to promote entrepreneurship at the university level (undergraduate and graduate). The judges will assess whether the entry is aligned with the spirit of competition.Is it necessary to have a completed business plan to enter?
No, you are only required to have an executive summary for the first round of the competition. Business plans are required for the second round of the competition.If I am a university graduate of one of the participating countries, but am living in a country not listed in the competition, can I still participate?
No, the participating team members must reside legally in the European country in question.Who will have access to my documents?
A jury is going to read the documents of each team. Competition managers will also have access to documents to verify eligibility of the entry.Does my company have to be based in one of these countries?
Yes, the company has to be based in these countries to meet the participation requirements.Can I upload the same entry to more than one country?
No, an entry cannot be submitted for multiple countries.How long will I have to finish my business plan?
If your entry advances to the next round, you will have pproximately seven weeks after being notified to deliver your business plan. For exact dates, please see the "Calendar" section on the website.What are the criteria to be assessed?
- Market Knowledge
- Strategy and Feasibility
- Financials
- Technology and Innovation
- Team
What is the process of evaluating projects?
The judging process is divided into three stages:- Selection of semi-finalist executive summaries for each country
- Selection of finalist business plans for each country
- Selection of regional winners for Intel® Challenge Europe.
- Selection of semi-finalist executive summaries for each country region: all proposals that meet the essential requirements will be reviewed by a local panel of judges. At this stage the 10 finalists will be defined by each country region. The deadline for submitting proposals and executive summaries for the 8th of May.
- Selection of finalist business plans for each country: the 10 semi-finalists must present a full business. Teams will have approximately seven weeks until the 1st of August deadline. The 10 finalists will be presenting in person to a panel of judges through a recorded pitch. In this process, two winners (with a few country exceptions) will go through to the third and final stage: the regional competition.
- Selection of regional winners for Intel® Challenge Europe: All finalist teams will travel to Sopot, Poland for the in-person final round. The judges will identify the four winners of Intel® Challenge Europe that will travel to Berkeley, CA for Intel® Global Challenge at UC Berkeley. The announcement of the winners will be made by 15 October 2011.
If I am a country winner do I receive a monetary award?
No, country Winners will receive official recognition and their projects will be announced in a press release. Please see the "Prizes" page for more information.Will I be told my team's rank in the competition?
No, all the results, ratings, comments, and discussions of the judges and Evaluation Committee are confidential.Will I receive feedback about my entry?
Yes, if judges decide to share comments and suggestions to the teams, you will receive this feedback.Is it necessary to have a functional prototype of the product?
Yes, it is prerequisite to registration.Should I submit a functional prototype or a sample with my proposal?
No, the first stage will include only an executive summary that will be evaluated to determine the 10 semi-finalists from each country region. A functional prototype is a prerequisite for registration, therefore the organizers and the evaluation committee will assume that there is a working prototype of the product or service.If the entry is one of the 10 semi-finalists in a country region, the team should bring or be prepared to demonstrate the product, service or functional prototype before the jury. Failure to demonstrate a functional prototype will be sufficient cause to be disqualified immediately and will not have another opportunity to present their project at this year's Intel® Challenge Europe.