The Grand Jam brings together three complementary formats: CHAMP, The Originals and Hack.
Different journeys. The same weight within the International Final.
CHAMP
One country. One representative team. One international stage.
CHAMP is the format in which each country’s representative team presents its project at the International Final, after selection through the national Mars Challenge journey.
- Representation — The team takes part as its country’s official representative.
- Project — It presents the solution developed through Mars Challenge.
- International assessment — The project is assessed using criteria shared by all countries.
- Recognition — The team is eligible for recognition corresponding to its International Final journey.
The Originals
Ideas that deserve to go further
The Originals brings together projects selected by Mars Challenge institutions and organisations. Their identity, creativity, approach or ability to open new possibilities stands out.
Teams show their work to the international community while keeping their own vision and character. They are assessed using shared International Final criteria and are eligible for recognition corresponding to their journey.
Hack Multi-Country
Create with a new multicultural team
In Hack, young people from different delegations and formats bring their experience, knowledge and ability to collaborate to a new shared challenge.
They arrive with their experience and leave with a new multicultural team, a new challenge and the possibility of recognition linked to that multi-country creation.
Different experiences. The same weight within The Grand Jam.