MISO’s Carmel Xtern Challenge was set to bring 50 students to company for hiring pipeline and up to $10,000 in prizes
TechPoint reported on Sept. 9, 2026 that the in-person portion of the 2026 MISO Xtern Challenge was scheduled for Sept. 10–11, 2026 at MISO’s Carmel headquarters, bringing 50 students from 15 colleges to work on energy-sector projects and compete for up to $10,000 in prize money.
TechPoint’s Sept. 9, 2026 announcement said the in-person portion of the 2026 MISO Xtern Challenge was to run Sept. 10–11, 2026 at MISO’s Carmel headquarters. The event was planned to convene 50 students organized into 10 teams to develop solutions for two company-defined problems—an AI-driven tool to improve access to public information or an analysis of rising demand from large electricity users—after roughly two weeks of preliminary virtual work.
The report named 15 participating colleges and universities and said students would continue project work with MISO mentors, tour the facility, meet hiring managers and present final solutions to judges. The contest was scheduled to conclude Friday afternoon, Sept. 11, 2026, with an awards ceremony where the top three teams would share as much as $10,000 in prizes.
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