The 2017 Grad Slam competition was held April 10-21, and the Graduate Division awarded more than $15,000 total in cash and prizes at the Grad Slam competition. The winner of the campus competition advanced to a UC-wide competition on Thursday, May 4, held at LinkedIn’s state-of-the-art campus in San Francisco.
To see the results from the 2017 competition, head over to the Final Round recap article. To see video highlights from each of the Grad Slam rounds, click on the competition schedule links below.
COMPETITION SCHEDULE
Live results and highlights were also posted on our Facebook page throughout the competition.
Preliminary Rounds
Click HERE to view the full preliminary round schedule, results, and video summaries.
Semifinal Rounds
Click HERE to view the full semifinal round schedule, results, and video summaries.
Final Round
Click HERE to view the final round schedule, results, and video summary.
PRIZES & SPONSORS
This year, we once again awarded over $15,000 in cash and prizes!
Prize Levels:
Grand Prize – $5,000
Final Round Runners-Up – $2,500 each (2 prizes total)
All Other Final Round Presenters – $750 each (6 prizes total)
All Semifinalists – $50 each (27 gift card prizes total)
MORE ABOUT GRAD SLAM
What is Grad Slam? Four of our past competitors – Nicole Leung (UCSB Champion, 2016), James Allen (UCSB Champion, 2014), Phillip Rogers (Runner-Up, 2016), and David Hwang (Finalist, 2016) – catch you up to speed. All in less than 3 minutes, of course.
How do you prepare for Grad Slam? We asked those who have gone before – Grad Slam alums Nicole Leung (UCSB Champion, 2016), James Allen (UCSB Champion, 2014), Phillip Rogers (Runner-Up, 2016), and David Hwang (Finalist, 2016) – to enlighten us.
For more information about the competition, visit the main Grad Slam page.
Questions?
Contact Robert Hamm, Director of Graduate Student Professional Development at UCSB.