The Curiosity Cup 2025 FAQ: Key Dates, Eligibility, Rules, and Prizes

The Curiosity Cup 2025 FAQ: Key Dates, Eligibility, Rules, and Prizes

The Curiosity Cup by SAS Institute invites students to showcase their data skills in a global competition, highlighting analysis, preparation, and presentation prowess. Here’s an overview of the key details for the 2025 event.

1. Key Dates

• Dec. 1, 2024 – Jan. 31, 2025: Team registration period.
• Dec. 15, 2024: Paper submission opens.
• Feb. 19, 2025: Paper submissions due.
• March 5, 2025: Up to 15 teams advance to round two.
• March 26, 2025: Video presentations due for round two.
• April 16, 2025: Top two teams per domain announced at SAS Innovate.

2. Eligibility

• Age and Education: Participants must be 18+ and either currently enrolled or recent graduates (since Oct. 1, 2024).
• Team Structure: Each team should have 2-4 students and one advising faculty member.

3. How to Participate

Teams must register online by Jan. 31, 2025, designating a team lead to receive all communication.

4. Data Requirements

• Data Sources: Teams may use publicly available, anonymized datasets. The dataset's name and URL must be provided upon registration.

5. Permitted Software

Teams can use SAS software via university licenses or free SAS OnDemand tools like SAS® Viya® for Learners.

6. Paper Requirements

The paper (2-5 pages) should cover:

• Introduction, data description, problem, data cleaning/validation, analysis, visualization, generalization, future study suggestions, and conclusion.
• Optional appendix (2 pages) for additional details.

7. Prizes

Winning Teams (per domain):

• Choice of Apple iPad, Beats Studio Pro Headphones, or Meta Quest 3.
• SAS content subscription for skill development.
• Digital badge, press release, and web feature.

Runner-Up Teams:

• SAS content subscription, digital badge, press release, and web feature.

8. Evaluation Criteria

Submissions are scored on:

• Data Preparation (25%)
• Data Analysis (25%)
• Data Presentation (25%)
• Impact and Conclusions (25%)

9. Additional Guidelines

• University Requirement: All team members must be from the same university.
• Team Membership: Changes are allowed but limited to a max of four members.

For more details and resources, participants can join the Curiosity Cup Community forum or SAS Skill Builder for training and support.

Ready to showcase your data skills? Register your team and prepare to dive into data-driven problem-solving!