Contests to win a scholarship at Universidad ORT Uruguay
Pre-university students

Competitions for high school students

Join us for hands-on challenges where, working individually or in teams, you’ll tackle tasks inspired by real-world professional situations, boosting your creativity and competing for scholarships to study what you love most.

  • Business Challenge Competition - Universidad ORT Uruguay
    • What is it?
      Tackle a real-world business challenge, put your analytical and decision-making skills to the test, and compete for a scholarship.

    • Organized by:
      School of Management and Social Sciences

    • Registration deadline:
      July 29, 2026
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  • "Design Your Room" Contest - Universidad ORT Uruguay
    • What is it all about?
      Create the perfect design for your dream room, unleash your creativity, and win scholarships to study architecture or interior design.

    • Organized by:
      School of Architecture

    • Submission deadline:
      July 30, 2026
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  • HackaCOM Competition - Universidad ORT Uruguay
    • What is it about?
      Create your own podcast or video podcast at a hackathon where you’ll put your creativity, audiovisual production skills, and digital communication skills to the test.

    • Organized by:
      School of Communication

    • Registration deadline:
      July 29, 2026
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  • #VIVÍDISEÑO Contest - Universidad ORT Uruguay
    • What is it about?
      Develop an original and creative design project focused on solving a real-world challenge proposed by the faculty.

    • Organized by:
      School of Design

    • Submission deadline:
      September 11, 2026
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  • HackORT "Program Your Robot" Contest - Universidad ORT Uruguay
    • What is it?
      Use your creativity to program a virtual robot and solve fun challenges that combine logic, programming, and robotics.

    • Organized by:
      School of Engineering

    • Submission deadline:
      September 18, 2026
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  • Artificial Intelligence in Action Competition - Universidad ORT Uruguay
    • What is it?
      Create practical solutions using artificial intelligence, learning to solve real-world challenges with technology and programming tools.

    • Organized by:
      School of Engineering

    • Submission deadline:
      September 18, 2026
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  • Innovate with Biotechnology Contest - Universidad ORT Uruguay
    • What is it?
      Develop an innovative project using biotechnology to solve current problems in areas such as health, the environment, or food.

    • Organized by:
      School of Engineering

    • Submission deadline:
      September 18, 2026
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  • Excellent Bioinformatics Competition

    EXCELLENT Bioinformatics

    • What does it involve?
      Analyze a series of coding sequences and identify which one shows the greatest functional similarity to a protein from Escherichia coli whose function is known.

    • Organized by:
      School of Engineering

    • Submission deadline:
      September 19, 2026
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  • Spaghetti Challenge Contest - Universidad ORT Uruguay
    • What is it?
      Put your creativity to the test by building an innovative and sturdy structure using only spaghetti and glue.

    • Organized by:
      School of Architecture

    • Submission deadline:
      October 29, 2026
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