How to Enter the AlgaePrize Competition on HeroX

1. Create a HeroX account if you don’t already have one, including activating your account by clicking the verification link sent to your email, or sign in and then choose “Solve this Challenge.” You’ll need to accept the “AlgaePrize 2023-2025 Competitor Agreement” to get started. This indicates your interest in competing; it is not a commitment.

2. By the registration deadline, one person from each team must click “Begin Entry,” fill out the necessary form items, then choose “Save & Preview.” You then must click “Submit Final Entry” on HeroX to complete registration. This step is when you identify your educational institution (high school, community college, college, university, and/or graduate schools). There is no cost to submit a registration. Note that you can edit and re-submit your entry as many times as you would like up until the registration deadline.

3. If you know the email addresses of your team members, or if you’re joining an already established team, you can choose those options. Otherwise, just choose “No, I want to compete individually.” You can join and assemble your team with a minimum of two members to be eligible to compete later on in the registration timeframe.

4. Registration entries received by the deadline are deemed applicant teams. All teams who successfully complete a registration and meet eligibility will be accepted.

5. Only one person per team may submit a registration. Please note that the Team Captain will need to be the individual who begins the submission to ensure it gets credited to the correct team. Other team members should join the registered team via HeroX. Team members may be added or removed from a team at any time. Once you have registered a team, you can invite additional members using HeroX.

Screen Cast Tutorials:
Learn how to create an account: https://www.herox.com/help/101-how-to-create-an-account-screencast

Learn how to create a team and submit an entry: https://www.herox.com/help/153-team-forming-and-submitting-an-entry

Learn how to find a team or recruit additional team members within the Team Matching feature: https://www.herox.com/help/152-team-matching-feature

Email questions to the organizers at AlgaePrize@theAlgaeFoundation.org.