{"id":40891,"date":"2023-11-07T12:23:51","date_gmt":"2023-11-07T17:23:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/cle\/?page_id=40891"},"modified":"2026-02-11T11:31:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T16:31:17","slug":"hopstart-competition-timeline","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/engineering.jhu.edu\/cle\/hopstart\/hopstart-competition-timeline\/","title":{"rendered":"HopStart Competition Timeline"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span><strong>November 12, 2025 <\/strong>\u2013 Registration Opens<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>February 15, 2026<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Registration Closes<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>February 18, 2026<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Stage 1, Round 1 Submission Deadline<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>February 24 <\/strong>&#8211;<strong> March 8, 2026 <\/strong>\u2013 Round 1 Mentorship Window<\/p>\n<p>(<span><strong>March 16 &#8211; 20, 2026 <\/strong>\u2013 Spring Break)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>March 27, 2026 <\/strong>\u2013 Stage 1, Round 2 Submission Deadline<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><strong>March 31 &#8211; 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