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A stage at
CSMIO 2026.

One winning team per track gets sponsored travel to CSMIO 2026 and a dedicated presentation slot at the Challenge session in Monterrey. Plus $1,000 USD in Amazon gift cards and Hexaly merch for the whole team as a bonus.

Undergraduate

Winning team

CSMIOTravel + stage
  • Sponsored trip to CSMIO 2026 for 1 team member (travel + lodging + registration)
  • Dedicated presentation slot at the Challenge session
  • Hexaly hoodie + t-shirt for each member (up to 4)
  • $100 USD Amazon gift card per person · $400 total incl. guide — bonus
  • Final solutions entered into permanent benchmark
Open

Winning team

CSMIOTravel + stage
  • Sponsored trip to CSMIO 2026 for 1 team member (travel + lodging + registration)
  • Dedicated presentation slot at the Challenge session
  • Hexaly hoodie + t-shirt for each member (up to 3)
  • $200 USD Amazon gift card per person · $600 total — bonus
  • Final solutions entered into permanent benchmark
§ For every participant

Benefits beyond the podium.

Whether you win or not, participation connects you to the OR community and to a leading industrial solver.

FREE

Free academic Hexaly licenses

Hexaly provides free academic licenses to all students and academics. You don't need to use Hexaly to compete, but it's available if you want to explore it.

OPEN

Permanent benchmark library

All final solutions (but not code) will be published as part of a permanent benchmark library for the CLRP. Your work contributes to the research community regardless of your final ranking.