Spring 2026 Application is Closed!

Applications for the Spring 2026 Cohort are closed!
Submit our interest form to get the most up to date news on the Fall 2026 application!

Time Commitment: 3-5 hours/week

Customize your campaign by choosing between these 5 career tracks:

  1. Business Entrepreneurship
  2. Marketing, Communications, Public Relations
  3. Science, Technology, Engineering, Math
  4. Economics and Finance
  5. Political Science & Public Policy

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Join 50K+ of your peers in showcasing the power our generation has when we come together on important issues

 

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Skills You'll Gain: 

  • Project Management
  • Digital Marketing
  • Event Planning
  • Campaign Management
  • Team Building & Problem Solving
Prizes: 

  • $5,000 grand prize for the winning team
  • Up to Us Leadership Network Alumni benefits
  • Exclusive scholarship and internship opportunities
  • All expenses paid professional development trip for competition winners
LIST OF TEAMS

“I am so grateful to have had the opportunity to participate in Up to Us and to grow as a leader. Without any doubt I can say that the Up to Us competition was one of the most incredible, yet challenging experiences I have faced."

Analine Morales

Oakland Community College

“Working on the Up to Us campaigns really tested, energized, and excited our team. Up to Us helped us learn about a topic that will shape our future, while training us to work as a team.”

Krupa Adusumilli

UC Berkeley

 

Continue the movement! Be a part of the groundswell that changes the future.

Meet the Up to Us Community

Past Participants

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Rose Allen

Associates for International Research, Inc. (AIRINC)

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George Batah

Deloitte Consulting, Co-Founder of the Syrian Youth Empowerment

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Angelo Bechara

George Washington University

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John Brzozowski

Pennsylvania State University

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