$50,000 Grand Prize. http://dellchallenge.org/ Our challenge is open to students from any university in the world, in any field of study. Get ready to connect to a huge global innovation community! You'll get the tools and mentoring you need to take your idea to the next level, and you could win more than $140,000 in cash prizes! The deadline to enter for Global Award & Expertise Award judging is February 13, 2012. ABOUT THE CHALLENGE "What if every student who believed they could change the world actually had the tools to do it?" That's what the Dell Social Innovation Challenge is all about. Since 2007, more than 15,000 students from 90 countries have proposed more than 3,000 ideas for tackling social and environmental problems. We give participants the mentoring, tools and cash prizes needed to take their projects to the next level. We've awarded more than $350,000 to teams from around the world who've had the courage, vision and passion to turn their 'What Ifs' into action. Our challenge is a project of the LBJ School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin. Dell is our title sponsor. WHO CAN ENTER Any undergrad or graduate student in any field of study, from any country, can enter our challenge. This isn't your traditional business plan competition -- you can enter a project at any stage, whether you've just thought of an idea or are already running an organization. It doesn't matter if your idea is nonprofit or for-profit. Great ideas come from anywhere and everywhere, so let's hear yours! Most projects are lead by teams of students. If you need more help, our full challenge website, will let you to connect with potential team members.