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contest runs from
SEPT 19 - OCT 6, 2024

Post-secondary students! Build your dream BMO bank branch for a chance to win $5,000.

In Fortnite, if you can dream it, you can build it! What's your dream bank branch experience? Build it in Fortnite and you could win $5,000 towards your student life.

How to enter

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Over $14,000 in prizes to be won!

One winner will receive the grand prize of $5,000.

The 9 finalists will receive a prize of $500.

The first 100 submissions will receive a code for 5,000 V-Bucks.

How to enter

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Get started

In Fortnite Creative mode, start with a new Fortnite island and include a vault from the Fortnite asset library .1

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Build

Build your dream BMO bank branch on your island. Review the judging criteria to see what we're looking for.

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Submit

Submit your BMO branch below by October 6th for your chance to win big.

Judging criteria

Submissions will be judged based on the following criteria:

  1. Aesthetics: How does your BMO bank branch look? What unique design elements have been included?
  2. Functionality: What is the experience inside your BMO bank branch? What can you do there? Are there interactive elements?
  3. Innovation: What is truly new and unique about your bank branch? What are things we've never seen before in Fortnite Creative mode?

All submissions must include a bank vault.

The top ten will be selected based on the judging criteria and reviewed live on our Twitch Channel .

The winner will be then determined by audience vote on our Discord Server .

see the full contest rules
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Submit your BMO bank branch

Finished your BMO bank branch masterpiece? Have stunning photos and videos to show it off? Then it's time to share it with the world. Complete the form to submit your branch. Click here to see the full contest rules.

* Required fields

This contest is open to Canadian residents only (excluding Quebec).
Your province of residence is required.
You must be currently enrolled in a Canadian post-secondary school (college, vocational or university).
The name of the post-secondary school which you are enrolled in is required.
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Follow BMO NXT LVL on Twitch to get inspired by your favourite Fortnite streamers and builders.

Thursday, Sept. 19th, 2024 @ 7pm ET

Official Competition Launch

with JXDVN

Tuesday, Sept. 24th, 2024 @ 9pm ET

Inspiration for your Bank Branch

with ZEMIE & JXDVN

Thursday, Oct. 3rd, 2024 @ 7pm ET

Fortnite Building Tips & Tricks

with JXDVN

Thursday, Oct. 10th, 2024 @ 7pm ET

Finalists Announced and Reviewed: Part 1

with ZEMIE

Thursday, Oct. 17th, 2024 @ 7pm ET

Finalists Announced and Reviewed: Part 2

Thursday, Oct. 24th, 2024 @ 7pm ET

Grand Finale: Winner Announced

with ZEMIE

Go to Twitch

View contest entries

Join our Discord Server to view entries and vote for your favourites.

Go to Discord

Exclusive Banking Offer for Students

Student Banking Solutions

  • Open a new BMO Student Chequing Account: Get a $100 cash bonus and six months of Domino's Pizza®* (worth $95)
  • Add a Savings Amplifier Account: Earn interest with a promo rate of up to 5.50%
  • Invest with BMO InvestorLine: Get up to $250* cash back

Earn an additional six months of Domino's Pizza®* (worth $95) when you do one or both of the following:

  • Open a Student BMO CashBack® Mastercard®*, plus you can earn up to $125* in cash back
  • Open a BMO Student Line of Credit, plus you can earn a $200 or $500* cash bonus, depending on your program of study

To learn more click here 

* See Terms and Conditions  for more information

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Age of Majority

The age of majority is 18 in Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec and Saskatchewan.

The age of majority is 19 in British Columbia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut and The Yukon.

Fortnite Island Code

Generate a Fortnite Island Code so we can use it to visit your BMO branch.

Otherwise, your submission will be judged by your submitted photos and video only.

How to generate an island code  open in a new tab

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Limited time offer! Get an exclusive 5.50% interest rate*13  on a Savings Amplifier Account.

You're opening Performance Plan - good choice. Make it even better and open a Savings Amplifier Account for free!

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Savings Amplifier Account

Promotional interest rate

5.50%*13 

Please accept the Terms and Conditions to proceed with your application.

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Legal

The brands, products and/or games mentioned are not sponsored, endorsed or administered by, associated with, or materially connected to BMO.
This is not sponsored, endorsed, or administered by Epic Games, Inc.

1 We do not control any links outside BMO and user accesses them at their own risk.

BMO Build a Branch Contest. No purchase required. Contest begins on September 19, 2024 at 12:01 a.m. ET and ends on October 6, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. ET. There are a total of one hundred and ten (110) prizes available to be won as follows: 1 x $5,000 CAD (total approximate retail value: five thousand dollars ($5,000 CAD)), 9 x $500 CAD (total approximate retail value: five hundred dollars ($500 CAD)), 100 x Code for 5,000 V-Bucks (total approximate retail value: forty seven dollars and ninety nine cents ($47.99CAD)). Skill-testing question required. Open to legal residents of Canada, excluding Québec, who are at least 13 years of age at the time of entry, and enrolled in post-secondary school. In the case of individuals between the age of 13 and the age of majority in their province or territory of residence, such individual’s parent or legal guardian must consent to these rules and their child’s entry in the contest. Odds of winning depend on number of eligible entries received before contest closes. Limit 1 entry. Full rules and entry details available at: bmo.gg/BuildaBranchRules.pdf. To review Sponsor’s Privacy Code, see www.bmo.com/privacy .