Colorado Sustainability Challenge: Entrepreneurship is for EVERYONE
Join us for the statewide 2025 Colorado Sustainability Challenge (CSC), a two-week collaborative event designed for anyone passionate about solving problems, teaming up on an idea and having fun in the process of building a solution to impact sustainability. Participants come from all academic disciplines—ranging from the Humanities to STEM—and have a shot at winning a share of thousands of dollars!
Hosted by CU Boulder’s Innovation & Entrepreneurship Initiative, CSC is a hybrid event that takes place at CU Boulder and participating affiliate institutions. Sustainability problems can be solved with —or without— technology, and you can jump in solo or bring your friends and form a team. Whether you have an idea or are someone eager to help those ideas become real, this is an event you won't want to miss!
Who Can Participate?
CSC is open to students, faculty and staff at all Colorado Front Range colleges and universities.
How Does It Work?
The 2025 Colorado Sustainability Challenge starts with the CSC Kickoff at 6 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 28, where teams form, learn about challenge specifics and begin brainstorming their creative solutions. During the next two weeks, participants have chances to meet with experienced mentors, build prototypes and turn ideas into reality. The challenge culminates with the Finals at CU Boulder on Oct. 12—a celebration with prizes worth thousands of dollars up for grabs! Register TODAY!
Where Does CSC Take Place?
CSC is held virtually and in locations across the CU Boulder campus and Colorado Front Range colleges and universities.
When is CSC?
Colorado Sustainability Challenge Kickoff: Sunday, Sept. 28, 6-8 p.m., University Memorial Center (UMC), Glen Miller Ballroom
CSC kicks off with a hybrid event (based at CU Boulder with remote participation for affiliate institutions), where teams form, learn about challenge specifics and begin working on their creative solutions.
Event Timeline: Sept. 28-Oct. 12
For two weeks, participants work alongside experienced mentors and attend workshops, meetings and pitch practice sessions in advance of submitting video pitches to the judging panel. Team solutions are judged by a panel of industry and academic leaders on multiple criteria including creativity, execution, design thinking, feasibility and scalability. Events take place at CU Boulder and participating affiliate institutions.
CSC Finals: Sunday, Oct. 12:University Memorial Center (UMC), Glen Miller Ballroom
CSC culminates on Sunday, Oct. 12, with the CSC Finals live at CU Boulder from 6-8 p.m. Join us and see top teams pitch live to judges and the audience, with the chance to win thousands of dollars in prizes!