Apply to the AES Energy Innovation Challenge

Teams must apply to the AES Panamá Innovation Challenge using same application.

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If you are interested in learning more about the AES Panamá Innovation Challenge, if you are looking to meet potential competition teammates or if you have any specific questions, join us for an upcoming info session.

Information sessions for student participants

Competition framework
  • Participants are high-performing, graduate students who demonstrate diversity of thought, a passion for renewable energy, and personify our company values.
  • Student teams will create a presentation detailing a solution in response to the prompt that will be related to a clean energy problem that the industry is facing.
  • Participating teams will receive a briefing packet when the prompt is released in October and the application period closes.
  • Four-week competition with 2 two-week rounds.
  • The first round will be regional, the finals will include the two best teams from each region and the next highest scoring team from any region.
  • Winning teams will receive monetary prizes as well as individual interview conversations for full time and internship opportunities.
  • All competition participants will receive access to networking opportunities at AES and industry association memberships.
Team requirements
  • All participants must be enrolled in a graduate degree or equivalent program and attend the same academic institution.
  • 3-5 graduate students  per team.
  • Teams must have representation from at least two different academic disciplines. This can be representing different graduate programs or different undergraduate backgrounds if entire team is in the same graduate program.
  • Students must form their own teams; however, team formation support will be provided at our information sessions.

Why participate?

Accelerate the responsible energy transition

We are in an unprecedented time, facing monumental challenges in order to transition our society into a clean energy future. The Energy Innovation Challenge allows you to join AES in accelerating the future of energy by gaining invaluable insight into what these problems look like and what it takes to solve them.

Networking

Participating students will be provided several valuable networking opportunities. All participants will be able to select a discipline and speak one-on-one in a coffee chat with an AES person of that business specialty. Finalists will receive the unique opportunity to network with AES senior leaders as a component of the final round of presentations. The first and second place winning teams will receive individual interview conversations for full time and internship opportunities depending on the students’ needs.

Gain invaluable industry experience

Your team will work on a potential solution to a problem facing the energy industry today. Through this exercise, you will conduct research and use different skills you have developed throughout your education to gain real-world energy experience. This competition will show you how to succeed in the industry and make you more attractive to employers.

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Incentivized opportunity

First Place prizes: Individual interviews + $10,000 to the team + $1,000 to a charity in the team’s name


Second Place prizes: Individual interviews + $5,000 to the team + $1,000 to a charity in the team’s name


Participant prizes: All participants will receive student energy industry association memberships and opportunities to network with AES professionals

Competition Timeline

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Other questions?

If you have any additional questions, please contact us at innovachallenge.pa@aes.com.

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