The total prize pool for this competition is $175,000, distributed as follows:
1st place - $100,000
2nd place - $45,000
3rd place - $15,000
In addition, a $15,000 prize will be awarded to the highest ranked team comprised entirely of participants currently enrolled in a U.S. college*.
* Each student must be actively enrolled in at least one course, for the 2014-2015 academic year, at a college geographically located in one of the 50 United States, the District of Columbia, or Puerto Rico.