Collegiate Inventors Competition

PROGRAM OBJECTIVES

Introducedin 1990, The Collegiate Inventors Competition has rewarded andencouraged hundreds of students to share their inventive ideas with theworld. It promotes exploration in invention, science, engineering,technology, and other creative endeavors and provides a window on thefuture technologies from which society will benefit in the future.

AWARDS

Upto 15 finalists will win an all-expenses paid trip to Washington D.C.in October 2006 to participate in a final round of judging and in theawards dinner and presentation.

One Undergraduate winner or team will receive $10,000 and one Graduate winner or team will receive a $15,000 cash prize. One Grand Prize winner or team will receive $25,000. Academic advisors of the winning entries will receive $3,000 each.

JUDGING

Thecommittee of judges represents the fields of mathematics, engineering,biology, chemistry, physics, information technology, and medicine.

Entriesare judged on the originality and inventiveness of the new idea,process, or technology. The entry must be complete, workable, and wellarticulated. Entries are also judged on their potential value tosociety (socially, environmentally, and economically), and on the scopeof use. The judges' decisions are final.

ELIGIBILITY

Studentsmust be enrolled (or have been enrolled) full-time in any college oruniversity at least part of the 12-month period prior to the date theentry is submitted. In the case of a team (maximum of four students),at least one member of the team must meet the full-time eligibilitycriteria. The other team members must have been enrolled on apart-time basis (at a minimum) sometime during the 24-month periodprior to the date the entry is submitted.