Challenges
Find challenges to help your favorite cause, club, or residence hall win cash prizes!
Hourly Challenges
Causes within the same grouping compete for additional funds every hour. Whichever causes receives the most votes during their 60-minute challenge window wins an extra $500!
Hour |
Category |
Award |
Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunday, April 28, 2019 (all challenges in Eastern time) | |||
| 7-8pm | Residence Halls | $500 | St. Edward's Hall |
| 8-9pm | Athletics | $500 | Women's Lacrosse |
| 9-10pm | Student Groups | $500 | Students for Child-Oriented Policy |
| 10-11pm | Club Sports | $500 | Men's Rowing |
| 11pm-Midnight | Centers & Institutes | $500 | Environmental Research Center |
| Monday, April 29, 2019 (all challenges in Eastern time) | |||
| 9-10am | ND in Michiana | $500 | Robinson Community Learning Center |
| 10-11am | Academy | $500 | Ara Parseghian Medical Research Fund |
| 11am-Noon | Graduate School | $500 | MBA Military Veterans Club |
| Noon-1pm | Centers & Institutes | $500 | Nanovic Institute for European Studies |
| 1-2pm | Special Interests | $500 | Financial Aid / The Observer |
| 2-3pm | NDAA Clubs | $500 | ND Club of Central New York |
| 3-4pm | Academy | $500 | Ara Parseghian Medical Research Fund |
| 4-5pm | ND in Michiana | $500 | Right to Life |
| 5-6pm | Special Interests | $500 | Financial Aid |
| 6-7pm | Athletics | $500 | Cheerleading |
| 7-8pm | Graduate Schools | $500 | MBA Military Veterans Club |
| 8-9pm | Club Sports | $500 | Ultimate Frisbee Club of Notre Dame |
| 9-10pm | Student Groups | $500 | Glee Club |
| 10-11pm | Residence Halls | $500 | Keenan Hall |
| 11-Midnight | All | $500 | Ultimate Frisbee Club of Notre Dame |
| Total | $10,000 | ||
ND 100
The 100 highest-ranked student causes from 2018 are placed in one of six divisions and compete for additional funds in this special challenge pool. The causes within each division that receive the highest percentage increase of votes from 2018 to 2019 will earn bonus funding!
ND 100 |
First Place |
Second Place |
Third Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Division (1-5) | $3,000 | $2,000 | $500 |
| Blue Division (6-15) | $2,500 | $1,500 | $500 |
| Green Division (16-30) | $2,000 | $1,250 | $500 |
| Monogram Division (31-50) | $1,500 | $1,000 | $500 |
| Shamrock Division (51-74) | $1,250 | $750 | $500 |
| Irish Division (75-100) | $1,000 | $750 | $500 |
Best of the Rest
The student causes that finished outside the ND 100 in 2018 still have the opportunity to win additional funds! The 10 causes that receive the highest percentage increase of votes from 2018 to 2019 will all earn $500.
1842 Challenge
ND Clubs, broken into seven categories by size, compete to earn an additional $1,842! The clubs that receive the most votes on ND Day in these groups are declared the winners!
Notre Dame Family Challenge
We are inviting the Notre Dame Family to rally their family and friends to make a gift on Notre Dame Day by offering two once-in-a-lifetime experiences. After making your first $10 minimum gift on Notre Dame Day, you'll gain access to a unique link that you can use to encourage others to click on to make a gift and help strengthen the areas of the University that mean the most to them. At the end of Notre Dame Day, every member of the Notre Dame family who refers five or more people to make their first gifts of Notre Dame Day 2019 will be entered to win. See more details and contest rules here. Below are the two experiences you could win:
Football Ticket Experience:
- Two free premium club tickets to the Notre Dame Football game vs. USC on October 12, 2019
- Locker room access
- Pre-game sideline passes
- VIP seating at Ask Jack
Hamilton Experience
- Two free tickets to the award-winning musical Hamilton in Chicago or New York
- Hotel accommodations for one night