Upload your team’s Original Brief, Scoring Brief, and Written Certification Statement
Your materials are due by 5:00 (CST) on February 12, 2026
HERE
HOW TO SUBMIT
- Click the link above to access the Box folder submission
- Click Select Files to upload your Original Brief, your Scoring (Clean) Brief, and your Written Certification Statement
- All three files MUST be in PDF Format
- Make sure to follow these name formats when submitting your files:
“Team Z” is being used as an example team. Please be sure to save your file with your team’s letter
Original Brief
Final Brief_Team Z_University Name
Scoring (Clean) Brief
Final Brief_Team Z
WRITTEN CERTIFICATION STATEMENT
Certification_Team Z
- When you hit submit, please make sure to wait until your screen loads the confirmation screen below:
- No further alterations or exchanges of briefs are allowed after submission
PENALTIES
Failure to submit both of the briefs and the Written Certificate before the deadline shall result in the following scoring penalties:
| Between | Feb 12 @ 5:01 pm (CST) | Feb 12 @ 6:00 pm (CST) | 20-point penalty |
| Between | Feb 12 @ 6:01 pm (CST) | Feb 13 @ 5:00 pm (CST) | 40-point penalty |
| After | Feb 13 @ 5:01 pm (CST) | Full Penalty | ZERO SCORE |
No briefs will be accepted after 5:01 pm (CST) on February 13, 2026. Teams are encouraged to submit their briefs earlier to avoid last-minute problems. If you are experiencing technical difficulties, it is recommended that you email your brief directly to the Competition Director at anderson-scmc@illinois.edu to ensure it is submitted on time. Please be sure to include your team number and the word “Briefs” in the subject line.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT METADATA AND ANONYMITY
Competition briefs may be reviewed/graded electronically, therefore some information in your document (metadata), may be visible to some judges. This information could include anonymous information about your team and identify your school to the judges which would result in a penalty.
If you are using MS Word, you can save your document with the correct file name first and then convert it to PDF. You can also change your title in other properties (in Word) under File > Info. If you have Adobe Pro, you can change your metadata directly in the PDF document. See: https://helpx.adobe.com/acrobat/using/pdf-properties-metadata.html.