Start making practical business connections as a high school student. Participating in Kelley Challenge gives you:

• Real-world business experience. Complete a Kelley School of Business case challenge during your senior year of high school to learn how to create solutions that businesses can actually use. You’ll sharpen your ability to solve problems, approach business questions, work in professional teams, present your findings to corporate representatives, and network with other business students.
• Career exploration. Get hands-on insight into career options at local employers and learn more about what a job would be like if you were hired.
• Career readiness. Your work in the Kelley Challenge gives you valuable experience to add to your resume. This will help you be more competitive when applying to college, internships, and jobs because you can already demonstrate business skills.
• Pre-college prep. This experience helps prepare you for a variety of business majors you can select during your undergraduate degree.

Prepare your students for their future careers by participating in the Kelley Challenge, which serves as a capstone experience for high school seniors. This program offers:

• Curriculum alignment. This project-based learning opportunity can be fully integrated into your school’s existing curriculum.
• Remote accessibility. Apart from the final presentation, which is completed in person, the rest of the Kelley Challenge can be done virtually, alleviating some transportation and location barriers for your students to participate.
• Employer-developed challenges. Our partner employers have helped inform the industry-relevant cases, resources, and challenges presented in this program. We provide teachers with the latest industry methodologies and insights to support your students in solving these challenges.
• Access to Kelley resources. The Kelley School can offer you additional curricular support through supplemental materials, program management, and managing the employer relationship.
• Student engagement. As students step into interactive, real-world business challenges, they have the chance to apply critical thinking, problem-solving, teamwork, presentation, networking, and decision-making skills in real time.
• Business and community partnerships. Your students have the opportunity to connect with business professionals in and around Indianapolis who can offer mentoring and networking.
• Minimal cost. While schools must provide transportation to the end-of-semester celebration, participation in Kelley Challenge is generally a low- to no-cost option for schools.

The Kelley Challenge offers partner employers early engagement with high school students who are considering pursuing a business career. By participating in Kelley Challenge, corporate partners can:

• Influence future talent. Work with high school students interested in studying business to begin building your talent pipeline early.
• Build brand visibility. Get on students’ radar early as a potential employer by raising your brand awareness among high schoolers, teachers, and parents. When you participate in the Kelley Challenge, you become a potential career destination.
• Generate fresh ideas. By inviting the next generation of business leaders into your company, you can gain novel approaches to modern business challenges and then remain connected to students who choose Kelley throughout their academic career.
• Engage with the community. Demonstrate your company’s commitment to the local education community by supporting, educating, training, and connecting with young business professionals.
• Collaborate easily. The Kelley Challenge requires a minimal time commitment and a rewarding high school program managed by the Kelley School of Business.