Big Ideas Fall 2015 Information Session

Pre-Proposal Deadline

Thursday, November 12th, 2015 at 12PM noon (PST)

• Info Sessions: 9/9 & 9/29

• Writing Workshop: 10/7

• Online Info Session: 10/13

• Idea Generation Dinner: 10/14

• Innovators@Cal: 10/19

• Advising Workshop: 10/28

• Editing Blitz: 11/10

• Office Hours with Big Ideas Advisors: ongoing! To schedule an appointment: bigideas@berkeley.edu

Rules & Eligibility

• Team lead is a matriculated student at eligible campus

• Project is student initiated and student led

• One category per idea

Categories

bigideas.berkeley.edu

What is Big Ideas?

2015-2016

Timeline

Contact Information

Pre-proposal Stage

Full Proposal Stage

• Phillip Denny

• Alix Charles

• Adrienne Chuck

• Jacie Jones

• Sophi Martin

Mentorship Stage

Finalists notified

in early December

& all participants receive feedback from judges

Finalists paired with Big Ideas mentors

August

Notification of Awards

@10

Full Proposals Due

March 9th, 2016

12PM noon (PST)

September

People's Choice Video Contest Opens

Grand Prize Pitch Day

October

November

Awards Celebration

December

January

February

March

April

May

bigideas@berkeley.edu

Judging Criteria

Pre-Proposal Elements

Problem Statement

~1/2-1 Page

Proposed Innovation

Team Bios

~1/2 Page

Existing Solutions

~1 Page

~1/2-1 Page