Registration is now open for the Fall 2023 U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Geothermal Collegiate Competition (GCC)!
The GCC invites teams from collegiate institutions to develop real-world geothermal solutions for communities while competing for $10,000 in cash prizes and gaining resume experience in the renewable energy industry.
College students, form your team of three or more students (undergraduate or graduate) and register today!
- Students of any discipline can participate, and multidisciplinary teams are encouraged. Teams can have students from multiple collegiate institutions or from just one.
- *New for 2023* There are two competition tracks: Technical and Policy.
- First-place teams in each track will win $10,000 in prize funding from DOE, and second-place teams in each track will earn $6,000.
- Students will gain hands-on experience and engage with industry mentors.
- To join, READ the competition rules and REGISTER today (click "Solve This Challenge")!
- Registration closes on October 4, 2023.
"The amount of knowledge that we acquired by doing the project was so much more than a course it is a 'hands on' type of opportunity." - Karelia La Marca, University of Oklahoma student and past GCC participant
Important dates:
- August 15: Informational webinar for interested teams
- September 14: Registration deadline to be paired with an industry mentor
- October 4: Final registration deadline (all teams who submit a complete registration are accepted to compete)
- October 25: Optional progress submission deadline
- December 20: Final submission deadline
- January 2024: Winners announced.
Professors are encouraged to embed the GCC into their fall semester courses to provide hands-on policy and technical applications for their students.
Wondering where to start?
- Check out summaries of last year's winning projects, as well as highlights of the first and second place teams' community engagement events.
- Join competition organizers for an informational webinar on August 15.
- Questions? Email geo.competition@nrel.gov.
GCC is now a part of the U.S. Department of Energy's American-Made collection of prizes and competitions.