COMPETITION SCHEDULE
Preliminary Rounds
Click HERE to view the full preliminary round schedule
Semifinal Rounds
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Final Round
PRIZES & SPONSORS
Each year, we award 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 (30 gift card prizes total)
Thank you to our generous donors, whose gifts make Grad Slam possible!

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 Shawn Warner-Garcia, Director of Graduate Student Professional Development at UCSB.