Collegiate Inventors Competition- Submission Deadline: May 16, 2008
The UB Office of Science, Technology Transfer and Economic Outreach (STOR) is pleased to pass along some information about an international program that has been organized to recognize, encourage and inspire innovation on college and university campuses. The Collegiate Inventors Competition, a program of the National Inventors Hall of Fame Foundation, focuses on students and student groups whose research, discoveries, and inventions are unique and possess the potential to receive patent protection.
Applicants will compete for a Grand Prize of $25,000, a Graduate Prize of $15,000 and anUndergraduate Prize of $15,000. Up to fifteen finalists receive an all-expense paid trip to the final judging round and a $2,000 cash prize per team. To be eligible, a student must be enrolled or have been enrolled full-time in any college or university in the United States or Canada for at least a portion of the 12-month period prior to submission of entry. In the case of a team, at least one team member must meet the full-time eligibility criteria while the other team members must have been enrolled, at a minimum, on a part-time basis for some period during the 24-month period prior to entry.
Entries are judged on the originality and inventiveness of the new idea, process, or technology as well as their level of completeness. The entry must be complete, operable, and well articulated. Entries are also judged on their potential impact or benefit to society (socially, environmentally, and economically), and on the scope of use. More detailed information can be found at www.invent.org/collegiate.
All entries must be submitted on the official application form. The application must include:
- Student Information
- Student Essay, including relevant supporting or supplementary materials (e.g. charts, graphs, CDs, DVDs, slides, samples, etc.)
- Literature Research including a Patent Search and Summary
- Faculty Advisor Information
- Faculty Advisor Letter
- Statement of Student Enrollment Status
- Student/Faculty Advisor Release Form
The deadline for submission is May 16, 2008. If you wish to enter, please visit the website above for more information and be sure to contact STOR ( prv-stor@buffalo.edu or 645-5500) before submitting an application. Additional information about STOR can be found at www.stor.buffalo.edu .
Please feel free to pass this on to your colleagues or students.
Best regards and good luck! UB Office of Science, Technology Transfer and Economic Outreach
(STOR)
prv-stor@buffalo.edu
