Application guide
Eligibility
Undergraduate and graduate students at accredited US universities, in any major.
- School
- Every team member must attend the same accredited US college or university. Any number of teams can apply from one school.
- Team size
- Apply as a team of four to five students, captain included, or apply on your own and we’ll help match you with a team. Every member should own a real part of the product.
- Mix your majors
- Electrical, mechanical and civil engineering, computer science, architecture, construction management and more. Together, your team should be able to build both the hardware and the software.
- Leadership
- Each team names a student captain as its single point of contact with Ironsite. A faculty advisor is optional, but earns a priority review.
What to submit
The application has six parts: the basics, your founding team, the problem you’re solving, the product you’ll build, a faculty advisor and materials that bring your idea to life. The faculty advisor is optional; supporting materials are required, and rough is fine. Applying individually? Skip the team name and the advisor, and tell us why you instead of why this team.
The basics.
Team name, school and a one-line pitch.
The founding team.
Every member, captain first: contact details, major, year, the part of the product they’ll own, and the best thing they’ve built. Then tell us why this team.
The problem.
Who has it on the jobsite, what it costs, and why current fixes fall short. Interview notes are optional but welcome.
The product.
How the hardware and software work together, the outcome it drives, and your first build step.
A faculty advisor (optional).
Naming one earns your team a priority review.
Bring it to life.
Sketches, decks, CAD, photos, code or video. Rough is fine.