Application Process for Maurice Challenge

• You only need to have good ideas and a plan to win, but you also need to make the deadlines.
• Applicants must have turned in their Intent to Participate form by midnight on December 13, 2024.

Step 1: Intent to Participate

• Download and fill out the competition application (Intent to Participate form).
• Write a description of the project (type-written and no more than 500 words). Remember we are looking for an innovative project, not just a research paper
• The description of the project and the application must be submitted by midnight on December 13, 2024. You may submit it electronically to schecks@wou.edu.
• The Intent to Participate Form should be submitted via email to: Dr. Stephen Scheck at schecks@wou.edu.

Step 2: Work on your project

Step 3: Final Analysis

• At the conclusion of the project, each individual (or team) should write or create a formal analysis of the project.
• The analysis must be submitted by midnight, April 18, 2025. You should submit it electronically to schecks@wou.edu.
• Finalists will be chosen by the Maurice Challenge Review Committee and asked to give an oral presentation by mid-May.
• The Maurice Challenge Review Committee will then evaluate all of the finalists’ projects and announce a winner at the Academic Excellence Showcase.

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