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Nationwide Graduate and PhD Student Case Competition

Sponsored by PNC Bank and hosted by Carnegie Mellon University, Corporate Startup Lab is proud to announce its Fall 2025 Case Competition!

The theme for the Competition is Trusted AI for Banking. You will attempt to provide a solution through transformative innovation ideas, products, or services.

Registration closes September 20th. Registered teams will receive the full prompt September 21st, with first round submissions due on October 4th at 11:59PM. Finalists will be announced October 9th, with Final Presentations will be given on CMU's campus on October 23rd.

Following a celebratory lunch a brief Ceremony, the top three teams will be publicly recognized and will receive cash prizes totaling $20,000 including $12,000 for the first place team.

The competition is open to all Graduate and PhD students at any U.S. based college or university. You must have a team consisting of 3-4 students to enter.