Good & Well is privileged to welcome a growing number of applicants to the Impact Challenge. As our community of change-makers continues to grow, we remain committed to creating an accessible and meaningful experience for every participant. This is why this year, the Impact Challenge is taking on a new look!

To allow for increased and more sustained participation, the competition is adopting a multi-phase format, including an application phase and two competition rounds with distinct case challenges:

1. Application Phase: Do Good

   Individuals and pairs that wish to apply to the Impact Challenge submit a short video response to an impact-focused question, highlighting their personal interest for social impact. Successful applicants will be grouped in teams of 4 or 5 and move on to the first competition round.

   Applicants will need to submit a video response to the following question: Tell us about a specific moment when you personally saw or experienced a problem that made you think, 'someone needs to fix this.' What was it, why did it matter for you, and what would a first step toward addressing it look like? If you are submitting an application as an individual, please respect a 3-min upper time limit. If you are submitting an application as a pair, please ensure both applicants participate in the video, while respecting a 5-minute upper time limit.

2. First Competition Round: Do Well

   The newly-built teams will be presented with a first real-world impact-focused business case challenge, provided by our portfolio company Everist. During the virtual kick-off, company leaders will share their business context, and additional details about the specific challenge. Teams will have the opportunity to ask questions to the Everist team. They will then have ~2 weeks to develop a pitch that presents thoughtful and innovative solutions, with the support of a mentor. Teams will present their pitches to a panel of judges. Top scoring teams will move on to the final round of the competition. All components of this phase will take place virtually to accommodate a larger volume of participants.

3. Final Competition Round: Make Change

   Finalist teams will be presented with a second real-world business case challenge, provided by our portfolio company Kotn. Teams will get to hear from the Kotn team, and will have the opportunity to ask them questions. They will then have another ~2 weeks to develop their final pitch, again with the support of a mentor. Finally, they will pitch their proposal in-person to a new panel of judges, and a winning team will be announced. The final competition day will take place in-person in Downtown Toronto.

WHO CAN APPLY?

We are seeking post-secondary students from a wide range of academic backgrounds, perspectives, and problem-solving approaches who can benefit from this challenge and contribute innovative and thoughtful ideas to our partner companies. We strongly value interdisciplinarity and believe that addressing the world’s most pressing problems requires collaboration across all sectors. For this reason, we especially encourage applications from students outside of business disciplines or with limited prior experience in business case competitions.

To be eligible, each applicant must meet the criteria listed below on this page.

We now welcome applications from individuals that have already participated in a previous edition of the Good & Well Impact Challenge or in the Good & Well Internship Program.