mental health

Xperience Competition

Identify a gap in the current mental health landscape for college-age students and develop a solution that effectively addresses it.

team registration
Open until March 31. 2026.
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Despite the availability of numerous mental wellness apps, support groups, and professional services, 77% of college students still report struggling with their mental health. Even more concerning, fewer than half engage with the available resources, and some tools have engagement rates as low as 0.5%.

Participants will be tasked with developing a solution that improves student mental health on college campuses while retaining engagement. This solution can be based on the scalability of any resource—an app, a product, a service, a social initiative, or even a shared creative expression. The goal is not only to provide support but also to track engagement and outcomes to demonstrate effectiveness.

Topic
Mental Health
Challenge
Engage and retain college students to improve their mental wellness by leveraging one of the following approaches:
  • Circadian rhythm (w/ ÅŒura)
  • Food
  • Music
  • Connecting to clinical resources
  • Peer support
  • Preventative wellness
  • Community building
Domain
Health

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The silent struggle

The transition to college marks a period of significant personal and academic growth, yet for many students, it also brings unprecedented mental health challenges. The pressures of demanding coursework, new social environments, and financial burdens can create a perfect storm for the onset or exacerbation of mental health conditions.

Understanding the pervasive nature of these issues and the alarming rates at which students are struggling in silence is essential for developing comprehensive and accessible support systems that foster well-being and academic success.

11.9 M
college students in the united states meet the criteria of ≥1 mental health condition
<15%
of college students with mental health conditions seek help from campus resources
77%
of college students report that mental or emotional difficulties negatively impacted their academic performance
Register your team

Solve how to be mentally well for your college peers.

Eligibility
  • Sophomore standing or above
  • Recent grads (within 2 years)
  • Teams of 3-12 members
  • 3+ majors by Finals (Milestone 6)
The mental health landscape has changed since the pandemic in ways that we don't fully understand yet. That's why we have to bring the students together to think about the solutions in real time.
Susan Rivera, Ph.D.
Dean, College of Behavioral and Social Sciences at University of Maryland
University students are going to be able to create companies that potentially save thousands of lives and save billions of health care dollars through the Xperience Competition.
Martha Wang, Ph.D.
Assistant Director at Robert E. Fischell Institute for Biomedical Devices
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