All participants of the Maverick Challenge must be a high school student in a participating county. Participants must register for the Maverick Challenge by the date stated on the registration page.

Participants may participate individually or as a team. If participating as a team, no more than three students may be on a team. Teams may consist of students from different high schools located within their participating county.

The business idea can be for a product, service, platform, or system.

For dates and a complete list of events please refer to the timeline and additional rules for your county of participation.
Please note. These rules may be subject to change at both the county and regional level. All judging decisions made by the judging panel will be final.