Track 03 · Invitational
Curated.
Compressed.
Senior jury only.
A parallel track for twenty-four teams nominated by partner schools, alumni and former finalists. Invitational teams skip the open round, work to a tighter ten-week timetable, and present directly to the senior jury at the Global Final in New York.
24
Invited teams
10 wks
Programme length
3
Nomination routes
Senior
Jury only · no open round
How you get in
Three routes.
- Returning finalist
- Any team that reached a regional jury day in the previous cycle is eligible to apply directly to the Invitational Track in the following year, subject to age eligibility.
- Partner-school nomination
- Each Edition Host university and a small list of named partner schools may nominate one team per cycle. Nominations close 1 May.
- Alumni council nomination
- The GQC Alumni Council nominates up to six teams per cycle from the GQC alumni network and the Early-Stage Feedback submissions pool.
Route 01
Route 02
Route 03
“The Invitational is for teams who have already done the hard part once and want to do it harder.”
Hana Pirtle · Convenor, Invitational Track