Challenge Eligibility
What types of solutions are eligible?
Solutions can be for-profit, nonprofit, or hybrid companies. This Challenge has a preference for solutions led by nonprofit organizations. The following institutions are not eligible to apply:
Capital campaigns, endowments, or private buildings
Faith-based organizations for religious purposes
Government/tax-supported entities
Hospitals and medical-related facilities
Other foundations for purposes of building endowment
Political candidates, campaigns, or organizations
Private clubs, fraternities, or sororities
Organizations that do not share GM's values
Organizations that unlawfully discriminate against individuals or groups on the basis of characteristics protected by local, state or federal law.
Solutions that focus on pathways to careers in the automotive industry are encouraged.
While solutions do not need to be enabled by technology, this Challenge does encourage solutions utilizing a variety of technologies to apply, including those driven by Artificial Intelligence (AI), Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR), mobile apps, offline-capable systems, SMS and text-based, and more.
Solutions must be serving beneficiaries in the United States. Organizations may be registered in and/or operating outside of the United States, but must have current deployment operations in the US or near-term plans to deploy their solution in the US.
Applications must be written in English.
Solution stages that will be considered include:
The Challenge considers solutions at various stages of development—ranging from concepts to solutions that have been scaled. Concept and prototype stage solutions will be considered, but they must demonstrate evidence of their effectiveness and potential for impact.
Concept: An idea being explored and researched for its feasibility to build a product, service, or business model, including prototypes under development. Until the solution has a functioning prototype, we would still consider it a Concept.
Prototype: An initial working version of a solution that may be in the process of getting initial feedback or testing with users (e.g. running a pilot). If for-profit, a solution that has raised little or no investment capital. Until the solution transitions from testing to consistent availability, we would still consider it a Prototype. (Often zero users or direct beneficiaries.)
Pilot: The solution has been launched in at least one community, but is still iterating on design or business model. If for-profit, it is generally working to gain traction and may have completed a fundraising round with investment capital. (Often 10+ users/direct beneficiaries.)
Growth: An established solution available in one or more communities with a consistent design and approach, ready for further growth in multiple communities or countries. If for-profit, has generally completed at least one formal investment round. If nonprofit, has an established set of donors and/or revenue streams.
Scale: A standard solution operating in many communities or multiple countries and is prepared to scale significantly by improving efficiency. If for-profit, has likely raised at least a Series A investment round.
