ASCE Construction Institute Student Symposium Competition

About the Competition

The Construction Institute Student Symposium Competition tasks participating students with several real-world construction engineering challenges to which teams will be asked to devise a solution and communicate it via presentation to a panel of judges. Sample projects may relate to any sector of civil engineering, while different parts of the problem statement may compel students to consider different parts of the project delivery process, such as: Site Logistics, QA/QC, Safety, Public Outreach, the Environment, Risk Management, and other project management and engineering considerations. Each student team shall act as a construction engineering firm, and these responses shall be directed and delivered professionally, similarly to how a real company would address an owner requesting additional information from a firm during the pre-construction phase of a job.

This competition will continue to be offered as a pilot competition in 2025.

Rules and RFIs

The entirety of this competition will take place at the symposia; therefore there will be no competition documents passed out prior to the symposium weekend. Students should plan to dedicate about four hours at their spring symposia if planning to participate. The Construction Institute Student Symposium Competition will require students to think outside the box, work effectively in teams, and manage their time and resources to persuade the owner that they are the most deserving of the job!
This competition does not provide a “Requests for Information (RFI)” period to ask questions about the project. See the rules document for where to send clarifications if needed.

View the 2025 rules (PDF)

Intent & Eligibility Acknowledgement Form