The fourth annual HSI Battle of the Brains competition, presented by KPMG, serves as a Hispanic-Serving Institution academic national championship as well as an experiential diversity recruiting showcase of top Hispanic talent from colleges and universities across the country.
Our competition will pit teams of students from HSIs around the country against one another to determine which school is the HSI Battle of the Brains Champion.
Colleges and universities are encouraged to send their best and brightest teams to represent your school! Each team will compete until the final seven teams are identified. Those seven teams will move onto the Finals to determine the HSI Battle of the Brains Champion.
Target Market: Accounting, Business, and STEM students of the Hispanic diaspora ranging from college freshmen to graduate school students.
Team Construction Guidelines:
- We encourage teams to be comprised of 5-8 students of which at least 50% identify as female and at least 75% identify as Hispanic.
- We require 30% of team members to be Accounting majors (2 of 5, 2 of 6, 2-3 of 7, 3 of 8)
- A successful team will be comprised of (but not limited to) students from the following majors:
- Accounting
- Communications
- Computer Science
- Data Science/Analytics
- Digital Media
- Engineering (various)
- Finance
- Information Systems
- Management Information Systems
- Marketing
- Mathematics
Teams will be encouraged to incorporate accounting, design, policy, business, and STEM components into their business solutions.
Scholarship Prizes:
- First Place Prize – $50,000
- Second Place Prize – $15,000
- Third Place Prize – $10,000
Registration Deadline: Friday, August 30, 2024
Event Timeline: Wednesday, October 2, 2024 – Saturday, October 5, 2024
Location: Orlando, Florida (MCO)
Problem to Solve: To be provided at the start of the competition. One participating team from each university will have 24 hours to develop a solution based on the business challenges presented [ex: social engagement tool/platform/strategy (website/mobile app), a marketing plan with collateral, a go-to-market strategy for technology solution].
Criteria:
- Analysis: Ability to thoroughly articulate the technology and business value of their solution
- Business/Technology Solution: Proposed solution using current and/or future technology trends
- Presentation: The ability to pitch their solution effectively to the panel of participants
- Q&A: Demonstrated mastery of subject matter by addressing the judge’s inquiries
NOTE: The HSI Battle of the Brains will be made up of a variety of components. The 24-hour business and technology case portion of the competition will take place on Wednesday, October 2, 2024 – Saturday, October 5, 2024. Participating teams must attend ALL scheduled programming.