The ULI Hines Student Competition—entering its 24th year in 2026—offers graduate (or fourth-year undergraduate) students the opportunity to form their multidisciplinary teams and engage in a challenging exercise in responsible land use. Teams of five students pursuing degrees in at least two different disciplines have two weeks to devise a development program for a real, large-scale site in a North American city. Teams provide graphic boards and narratives of their proposals, including designs and market-feasible financial data. The competition timeline is as follows:

October – Meet & Greet

January – Competition with Advisor Support

February – Finalists Announced

March – CMU Local Practice Presentation

April – Finalist Presentations Site and Winner Selected

If you are interested in serving as a Team Advisor for the competition, email [email protected].