Microsoft Imagine Cup Challenges and Competitions 2014 are you ready?

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Here is a quick list of the 2014 Imagine Cup Challenge Competitions for more details see https://www.imaginecup.com

Project Blueprint Challenge

Team Competition -  Project Blueprint Challenge

Competition Year: 2014

Active Dates (GMT):

Mon, 28 Oct 2013 00:00 - Tue, 17 Dec 2013 23:59

You're going someplace new. Make your own map. You've got a great idea for a software project. But don't start coding yet – first, take the time for a deep dive and build a project blueprint. Who will your users be? What are your top features? And finally, how will you get your project to market and make enough money for you to support it?

Apps for Office Challenge

Team Competition - Apps for Office Challenge

Competition Year: 2014

Active Dates (GMT):

Mon, 2 Dec 2013 00:01 - Wed, 30 Apr 2014 23:59

Apps for Office is a platform for developers to create cloud-hosted web apps that work inside Microsoft Word, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, and SharePoint. These apps work seamlessly within the installed, desktop versions of Office 2013 and in the Office 365 cloud apps, adding new features, tools, and content to the software used by millions worldwide.

Visual Studio Online Boost

Team Competition - Visual Studio Online Boost

Competition Year: 2014

Active Dates (GMT):

Fri, 15 Nov 2013 00:01 - Tue, 20 May 2014 23:59

Every 2014 World Semifinalist team is eligible to win the Visual Studio Online Boost. When you’re accepted as a World Semifinalist, you’ll automatically be entered in this contest. We’ll ask you to take a screenshot of your Visual Studio Online setup to demonstrate how you’re using these powerful tools at their very best.

Games Competition

Team Competition - Games Competition

Competition Year: 2014

Active Dates (GMT):

Tue, 10 Sep 2013 00:00 - Thu, 31 Jul 2014 00:00

The Imagine Cup Games Competition is a global contest for the best new student games and the winning team will take home $50,000 (US) . Create a desktop or tablet game using Windows, or a mobile game using Windows Phone, or a browser game using Windows Azure and you could win big at the Imagine Cup World Finals in Seattle 2014.

Windows & Windows Phone Challenge

Team Competition - Windows & Windows Phone Challenge

Competition Year: 2014

Active Dates (GMT):

Wed, 27 Nov 2013 00:01 - Wed, 30 Apr 2014 23:59

In this contest we want you to get out there and find someone in your community to partner with. It could be a family business, a restaurant, a new startup, an artist or musician you know, or a charity working to make a difference. Use your networks, find someone to partner with, and make your case: you’ll develop a set of Windows & Windows Phone apps that meet their needs and both of you come out ahead.

Innovation Competition

Team Competition - Innovation Competition

Competition Year: 2014

Active Dates (GMT):

Tue, 10 Sep 2013 00:00 - Thu, 31 Jul 2014 00:00

The Imagine Cup Innovation Competition is a global contest for the best new innovative software and the winning team will take home $50,000 (US) . Create a desktop or tablet project using Windows, or a mobile project using Windows Phone, or a browser project using Windows Azure and you could win big at the Imagine Cup World Finals in Seattle 2014. 

World Citizenship Competition

Team Competition -  World Citizenship Competition

Competition Year: 2014

Active Dates (GMT):

Tue, 10 Sep 2013 00:00 - Thu, 31 Jul 2014 00:00

The Imagine Cup World Citizenship Competition is a global contest for the best new software to address social issues and the winning team will take home $50,000 (US) . Create a desktop or tablet project using Windows, or a mobile project using Windows Phone, or a browser project using Windows Azure and you could win big at the Imagine Cup World Finals in Seattle 2014

Brain Games 2.0 Challenge

Individual Competition - Brain Games 2.0 Challenge

Competition Year: 2014

Active Dates (GMT):

Tue, 5 Nov 2013 00:01 - Wed, 30 Apr 2014 23:59

Can you beat our toughest trivia challenge yet? From November through April win monthly cash prizes as you follow the Imagine Cup Starman on his journey through time and space to explore the history of Microsoft!

Each month there will be two quizzes on a different theme. The student with the best score and the fastest completion time across both quizzes is our winner for the month and gets $1,000.

Even if you don’t win the monthly contest, you’ve still got a shot. When Brain Games 2.0 concludes in April 2014, we’ll choose one student at random from all those who completed a quiz and award that person $5,000!