Wildcat Cage Application

Student Organization (SO) Participation Rules and Deadlines:

1. Must be an official engineering SO registered with the Engineering Student Council (ESC) before signing up.
2. September 1, 2025: Deadline to sign up, upload pitch presentation, and select a time to present. Time slots are 15 minutes: 3-minute setup; 5-minute pitch; 5-minute Q&A; 2-minute exit. Time slots are available on a first come, first served basis.
3. September 5, 2025: Pitch competition and reception. Dress is business casual. Bring your resume to the reception!
4. September 12, 2025: Deadline to send thank-you emails. You will be given email addresses from attendees after the event. Please send them a brief thank-you email from your organization (just one email per organization, please).
5. April 3, 2026: Deadline for year-end reports and photos. Each SO must email a brief year-end report (no more than 2 paragraphs) and provide at least 2 photos (attach .jpg files to the email, please) describing how the Wildcat Cage funding was used or how its planned to be used over the summer. Email reports to Laurel Unseld: laurel.unseld@uky.edu by April 3, 2026.

Pitch Guidelines:

1. Requests should be to benefit the group, such as large networking events, conferences, job fairs, or other career-service /recruitment related events.
2. If you are asking for more than a few hundred dollars, consider showing your budget details so that Wildcats could fund a portion of your initiative. Wildcats may be interested in investing smaller amounts in multiple organizations.
3. Be sure to include what the sponsor gets out of funding your group, such as recognition during the sponsored event, access to your organization members, etc.
4. Practice your pitch with your advisor in advance to refine your presentation.
5. You only have a few minutes – keep your pitch short and concise!