| Type | Judging |
|---|---|
| Organisation | Microsoft Imagine Cup |
| Field | Founders and entrepreneurs |
| 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 | Annual (2026 semifinals judged) |
| Selection | Not stated |
| Evidence | Checked against the programme's own pages on 17 September 2026, which resolved and stated no fee. No capture is held for this record. |
What this is
Microsoft Imagine Cup — Student startup competition judging is a judging run by Microsoft Imagine Cup. It is aimed at founders and entrepreneurs. 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.
Eligibility
Judges recruited via Microsoft MVP community & industry (e.g. https://mvp.microsoft.com/en-US/activities/368643)
How you apply
Student startup competition judging
When it closes
The source does not state the current cycle state.
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 | |
| EB-1A | Judging the work of others | |
| EB-2 NIW | Judging the work of others |