Wege Prize 2027: Accessing Judges’ Feedback with Kami

The judges’ feedback on your Phase 1 submission is left as comments on your PDF. To view it, you’ll use Kami, a cloud-based PDF annotation app that works with Google Drive. Follow the steps below.

Before you start: sign in to the Google account you used to register for Wege Prize.

Part 1Find your Phase 1 submission

  1. Open Google Drive

    On the Google homepage, click the Google apps menu (the grid icon, top right) and select Drive.

    Google apps menu open with Drive highlighted

  2. Open your team folder

    Click Shared with me in the left sidebar, then double-click the folder with your team’s name. (A sample team is shown here.)

    Google Drive Shared with me view with the team folder highlighted

  3. Open your submission

    Double-click your team’s Phase 1 submission PDF to open it.

    Team folder in Google Drive with the Phase 1 submission PDF highlighted

Part 2Install Kami (one time only)

You probably don’t have a PDF annotation app connected to Drive yet. If Kami is already installed, skip to Part 3.

  1. Connect a new app

    At the top of the PDF preview, click the arrow next to Open with Google Docs and choose Connect more apps.

    Open with menu expanded with Connect more apps highlighted

  2. Find and install Kami

    In the search box, type Kami. Select Kami (not Kami Split and Merge) and click Install.

    Google Workspace Marketplace search results with the Kami app highlighted

  3. Approve the first screen

    On the first permissions screen, click Continue.

    Sign in to Kami screen with the Continue button highlighted

  4. Select only the required permissions

    Don’t click “Select all.” Check only the 7 permissions below.

    Google Drive (3)

    • See, create, and delete its own configuration data in your Google Drive
    • Connect itself to your Google Drive
    • See, edit, create, and delete only the specific Google Drive files you use with this app
    Kami permissions screen with the three required Google Drive permissions checked and highlighted

    Google Classroom (4) — scroll down

    • Manage course work and grades for students in the Google Classroom classes you teach and view the course work and grades for classes you administer
    • See, create and edit coursework items including assignments, questions, and grades
    • View your Google Classroom class rosters
    • View your Google Classroom classes
    Kami permissions screen with the four required Google Classroom permissions checked and highlighted

    Then click Continue.

Part 3Open your submission in Kami

  1. Open with Kami

    Back in Drive, click Open with and choose Annotate with Kami.

    Open with menu showing Annotate with Kami highlighted

  2. Confirm reduced permissions

    This screen is an extra check to confirm the reduced permissions you chose. Click Learn more, check I understand the implications. Use reduced permissions, then click Authorize Google Drive.

    Kami Google Drive authorization dialog with the reduced permissions checkbox and Authorize Google Drive button highlighted

  3. Authorize again

    When Authorization Required appears, click Authorize Google.

    Authorization Required dialog with the Authorize Google button highlighted

  4. Sign back in

    On the sign-in screen, click Continue.

    Signing back in to Kami screen with the Continue button highlighted

  5. Confirm existing access

    This screen just confirms permissions you’ve already granted. Click Continue.

    Kami wants access to your Google Account screen with the Continue button highlighted

  6. Finish setup

    When Kami asks what you’re using it for, choose College/University, then click Finish.

    Kami Complete Sign Up dialog with College/University highlighted

Part 4Read the judges’ comments

  1. Skip the toolbar

    You’re in. You don’t need any of the tools on the left side — you’re only using Kami to view the comments the judges left for you.

    Kami interface showing the submission with a judge comment highlighted in the sidebar

  2. Find comments in the sidebar

    As you scroll through your application, comments appear in the sidebar. Hover over a comment to outline the passage it refers to.

    Hovering over a comment outlines the passage it refers to

  3. Outlined text and push pins

    Some comments are tied to an outlined passage of text. Others are tied to a push pin.

    A push pin marker in the document tied to a comment

  4. Match comments to text

    Click outlined text to show the comment it refers to, or hover over a comment to see the text it refers to.

    Clicking outlined text shows its comment in the sidebar
Please don’t reply to comments in Kami. Judges won’t be responding there. If a piece of feedback is unclear or confusing, email us at wicked@wegeprize.org and we’ll help resolve it.

Part 5Download a copy (optional)

  1. Open the export menu

    Click the Download/Export button at the top right and select Export.

    Kami download menu with Export highlighted

  2. Export with comments

    Under Options, choose With All Annotations. Under Pages, make sure All Pages is selected. Click Begin Export to download the PDF to your computer.

    Kami export dialog with With All Annotations, All Pages, and Begin Export highlighted

Have questions or concerns? Contact us at wicked@wegeprize.org.