UBC 26 Research Competition Sign Up
Franklin Crypto Research Competition @ UBC 2026
Year 3 of the Franklin Crypto (Franklin Templeton) Research Competition is here! This is THE competition sign up page.
Submissions are open from now until Nov. 9th, with the live pitch finals at the University Blockchain Conference in Austin on November 20th.
The Tracks (pick one, pitch one asset)
Long: under $250M circulating market cap
Long: over $250M circulating market cap
Short: over $1B circulating market cap
$10,000 Prize Pool
$2,500 to the winner of each track
An extra $2,500 to the top team across all tracks
How It Works
Teams of 1–4 students. You can compete solo, and each school can enter as many teams as it likes.
Stage 1: a written investment thesis of up to 5 pages, due Nov 9 at 11:59 PM ET
Stage 2: the top 3 teams in each track pitch in person at UBC on Nov 20 at UT Austin (5-minute pitch, then 5 minutes of judge Q&A)
Key Dates
Oct 22: Competition opens + Kick-off Town Hall (8 PM ET)
Oct 29: Blockworks + Allium tools demo (8 PM ET)
Nov 9: Written reports due (11:59 PM ET)
Nov 16: Finalists announced
Nov 20: Finalist pitches at UBC
Nov 21: Winners announced at the Closing Ceremony
Judges come from Franklin Templeton, No Limit Holdings, Collab + Currency, Blockworks, Portal Ventures, and College.xyz.
Winners of each track will be publicized by Strata Media, and the overall winner will be extended the invitation to participate in a podcast with them.
Only UBC attendees can compete. https://luma.com/n4ad0k9m