Accenture Innovation Challenge
Accenture is thrilled to announce the launch of our 2020 U.S. Innovation Challenge! The Accenture Innovation Challenge (AIC) is an opportunity for undergraduate students to gain hands-on consulting experience, make a positive impact in the community, and earn a summer internship with Accenture
The deadline to apply is Monday, January 13, 2020. University of Maryland students can submit applications here and please also apply on Careers4Terps.
About the Competition
The Accenture Innovation Challenge is a three-round event that gives undergraduate students the opportunity to bring their most creative ideas to life by helping a non-profit client think through pressing business challenges. If selected to participate in the AIC, student teams – alongside Accenture coaches – will have the chance to exercise their critical thinking, creative problem-solving, and compelling storytelling skills in ideating solutions for our client’s real-world business challenges. Round 1 will be hosted in your local Accenture office; round 2 will be virtual; and the final round will take place in New York City, NY. Accenture will cover travel and accommodations for final-round participants.
About the Client
This year, Accenture is proud to partner with Waterkeeper Alliance, the world’s largest non-profit focused on clean water. Waterkeeper Alliance strengthens and grows a global network of grassroots leaders protecting everyone’s right to clean water. Waterkeeper Alliance unites more than 300 Waterkeeper groups that are on the frontlines of the global water crisis, patrolling and protecting more than 2.5 million square miles of rivers, lakes, and coastal waterways on 6 continents.
Key Dates
Application deadline: January 13, 2020
- Round 1 (in-person, 800 North Glebe Road Arlington VA 22203): February 21st 2020
- Round 2 (virtual): early to mid-March 2020
- Round 3 (in-person, NYC): late March 2020