| Type | Judging |
|---|---|
| Organisation | Microsoft |
| Field | Founders and entrepreneurs and Technology builders |
| Open to | Global |
| Cost | Free to apply. No fee appears on the programme's own pages; this is an absence of a fee rather than a quoted statement. |
| Cycle | Not stated · Annual |
| Deadline | 2027 cycle judging announced ~2027 |
| Selection | Not stated |
| Evidence | Verification date not recorded. |
What this is
Imagine Cup competition judge (invited experts; public judge pages) is a judging run by Microsoft. It is aimed at founders and entrepreneurs and technology builders. Open to global. Free to apply. No fee appears on the programme's own pages; this is an absence of a fee rather than a quoted statement.
Who it is for
Judges announced publicly per round (World Championship, semifinals); recruited from industry + Microsoft MVP community; no public application found.
Eligibility
Invitation only (e.g., Microsoft MVPs via MVP activity listings).
How you apply
invitation
When it closes
The source does not state the current cycle state.
Source note: confidence=0.75 next_occurrence=2027 cycle judging announced ~2027
How competitive it is
On selectivity, the source says: Invitation/curated panels
Getting in: invitation only.
Roughly 1 hours to prepare an application.
What it produces
If you take part, the documentation this tends to generate:
Potential profile relevance
The activity type each pathway's published criteria name, and nothing more than that. This is a description of an activity, not an assessment of eligibility, and it is not legal advice — see the disclosures.
| Pathway | Activity type | Why it is listed |
|---|---|---|
| O-1A | Judging the work of others | This opportunity involves judging. |
| EB-1A | Judging the work of others | This opportunity involves judging. |
| EB-2 NIW | Judging the work of others | This opportunity involves judging. |