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Honda Campus All-Star Challenge Returns To In-Person Competition

Honda will bring together more than 200 students and coaches from 32 Historically Black Colleges and Universities with the in-person return of the 34th Honda Campus All-Star Challenge.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the challenge was held virtually in 2021 and 2022.

The longstanding academic competition, with finals scheduled for April 20-21, gives the HBCU students an opportunity to compete for more than $400,000 in institutional grants.

Honda created the challenge as a platform to help students pursue their dreams, in addition to providing travel, meals and accommodations for the 32 teams. The winning school will receive a $75,000 institutional grant from Honda.

Hosted on the American Honda corporate campus in Torrance, California, the finals can be watched at 3 p.m. PT on April 20-21 at HCASC.com.

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Four-student teams from each participating school face off in head-to-head competition and must quickly answer questions about history, science, literature, religion, math, the arts, pop culture, and sports.

This year's theme, "Driving the Legacy," celebrates the history and unique experience of HBCUs.

"Honda supports HBCUs because we believe they play a unique and critical role in society and in developing the next generation of leaders," said Yvette Hunsicker, vice president of corporate social responsibility and inclusion and diversity at American Honda Motor Co., Inc., in a release.

In addition to the challenge, Honda's support of HBCUs includes Honda Battle of the Bands, the nation's premiere showcase for HBCU marching bands and dance teams, which returned to live format in February and was held for the first time on an HBCU campus at Alabama State University. 

Honda also has partnered with the Thurgood Marshall College Fund and UNCF to provide scholarship funding to support HBCU students pursuing an education in engineering, supply chain management and manufacturing-related fields.

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