7 Reasons to participate in Altair's Global Student Contest 2024-25!
Altair EmployeeTop 7 Reasons to Join the Altair Global Student Contest
Calling all innovators, robotics enthusiasts, and tech adventurers! The Altair Global Student Contest 2024-25 is your chance to dive into the world of robotics optimization and show the world what you’ve got. Wondering why you should participate? Here are the top reasons you won’t want to miss out on this exciting challenge:
1. Show Off Your Skills
This is your chance to flex those robotics and mechatronics muscles! Whether you're tweaking a battle bot or optimizing a robotic arm, you’ll use Altair tools like Inspire, AI Studio, or PSIM to make your design the best it can be. Imagine taking your passion for robotics to the next level with cutting-edge software!
2. Win Cash Prizes!
Who doesn’t love cash prizes? Every quarter, the top three submissions will win big:
- 1st place: $2,000
- 2nd place: $1,000
- 3rd place: $500
That’s right! You could be walking away with some serious reward for your hard work.
3. Boost Your Portfolio
Future employers love seeing hands-on projects, and this contest gives you the opportunity to showcase your work on a global platform. Upload your project video, explain your optimization process, and let potential recruiters see how you approach real-world problems. Plus, winning this contest looks great on your resume!
4. Become an Altair Ambassador or Win FRC Sponsorship
Are you a FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) fan? Submit a short video testimonial about why you love working with Altair tools, and you could win one of three $5,000 team sponsorships. Not part of an FRC team? You can still become an Altair Student Ambassador, where you’ll earn up to $1,000 and gain valuable networking and leadership opportunities.
5. Join a Global Community of Innovators
When you participate, you’re joining a global network of like-minded students from different countries, universities, and backgrounds. Not only will you get to compete, but you'll also get to see how others are pushing the boundaries of robotics optimization—hello, inspiration!
6. Quarterly Deadlines Give You Multiple Chances to Win
Miss the first deadline? No worries! This contest runs from October 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025, with quarterly submission deadlines, so you’ve got multiple chances to submit and win. And on top of it all, you can even submit several unique entries in any of the contest quarters and improve your chances of winning!
- Quarter 1 Deadline: December 31, 2024
- Quarter 2 Deadline: March 31, 2025
- Quarter 3 Deadline: June 30, 2025
7. It’s Fun!
At the end of the day, this contest is all about having fun with robotics and mechatronics! You get to dive into exciting projects, use top-notch software, and see your ideas come to life. What could be better than that?
So what are you waiting for? Get ready to tinker, optimize, and shine in the Altair Global Student Contest 2024-25!
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