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Resources >> Contests and PrizesIdea, Innovation and Invention ContestsContests and Prizes for new Ideas, Innovations, Inventions and ProductsPediatric Health Clinic Competition Deadline: 2008-10-15 Pediatric Health Clinic Competition is an open international design competition for students and professionals, asking participants to explore the potential of future pediatric and prenatal clinics for East Africa. The winning design will be used as the base for a pediatric and prenatal health center in Rwanda. Submission deadline is January 15, 2009. Crown Prince Cipta Competition 2009 Deadline: 2008-10-15 CIPTA is a biennial competition for Creative, Innovative Product and Technological Advancement. The first CIPTA competition was held in 2005 and was participated by a large number of individuals and teams. The competition is graced with the patronage of the Crown Prince, His Royal Highness Pengiran Muda Haji Al-Muhtadee Billah. It carries the prestigious Crown Prince's Creative, Innovative Product and Technological Advancement (CIPTA) award or the Crown Prince's CIPTA Award as grand prize for the overall winner of the competition. The main aim of the competition is to encourage innovation and creativity for national development in Brunei Darussalam The ]present[ Architecture’s Challenge Deadline: 2008-10-15 The ]present[ Architecture’s Challenge is an International Competition for Students in Architecture " 2008. The competition is organized for the students studying in the schools affiliated to AEEA. Equally, those students attending other schools, without AEEA affiliation, are eligible. The projects can be either individual or designed by a student team coordinated by a faculty member. PRIZES: Prize I: 6,000 Euro, Prize II: 4,000 Euro, Prize III: 3,000 Euro and Mentions: 1,000 Euro each. Registration Deadline: Monday, March 31, 2008. Young Innovator Award Deadline: 2008-10-15 Young Innovator awards are targeted specifically to innovators aged 18-25. These awards will support smaller-scale, forward-thinking, conceptually exciting and original participatory learning projects. The aim of this category is to encourage young innovators to think boldly about “what comes next” in participatory learning and to contribute to making it happen. These awards are designed to support young innovators in bringing their most visionary ideas from the "garage" stage to implementation. Staples Youth Social Entrepreneur Competition Deadline: 2008-10-15 Staples wants to identify and support innovative ways young people are making positive change in their communities. Open to young people ages 12-24. Innovation in Participatory Learning Awards Deadline: 2008-10-15 Innovation in Participatory Learning awards are designed to support the most promising and dynamic projects that enable and enhance innovative participatory learning. These pioneering projects will demonstrate new modes of participatory learning in a variety of environments, by creating new digital tools, modifying existing ones, or using digital media in some other novel way. Create the Future Design Contest 2008 Deadline: 2008-10-17 It's time to bring out the inventions you've been keeping to yourself. Show off your design and engineering skills in the Create The Future Design Contest. The annual event has attracted more than 5,000 product design ideas from engineers, entrepreneurs, and students worldwide. Grand Prize is $20,000 USD. Word of Mouth Marketing Awards 2008 Deadline: 2008-10-17 WARC’s Word of Mouth Marketing Awards have been launched to recognize successful WOMM campaigns and techniques, and the companies that created them. The Awards are open to any agency, company or individual involved in any aspect of word of mouth marketing. The campaign must have run since September 1st 2007 and results must relate to 2007 or 2008. Winners will be announced at WARC’s WOMM on December 2 in London. Electrolux Kitchen Design Competition 2008 Deadline: 2008-10-17 Electrolux is challenging members of the architecture & design community to present innovative, thoughtful concepts of a kitchen that meets the changing needs of today's modern family for a chance to win up to $75,000 in cash and prizes. Sound Innovation Contest Deadline: 2008-10-20 The designboom international design competition is open to applicants from every country in the world, to professionals, students, and design-enthusiasts. They are looking for new speakers and headset designs. The designers of 2 winning entries will be granted with cash prize awards of USD 5000 each for Future Sound Speakers category and Stylish Sound Headsets category. $10 Million Promised to a Big Idea Deadline: 2008-10-20 The Google Project 10^100 (ten to the hundredth) will award $10 Million to a unique idea that will help as many people as possible. The award goes not to the one who submits it but rather to implementation of the best idea. Here's an idea: It would help the world a little if the name of the project (Project 10^100) could be pronounced without an explanation. Taipei Performing Arts Centre Competition Deadline: 2008-10-21 Taipei City Government invites international design teams, to make a world-class performance venue. The project consists of three theaters, including a 1,500-seat Grand Theater and two 800-seat Theaters. Total construction budget is NT$3,800,000,000 (about US$124,600,000.) Gatsby Innovation Competition Deadline: 2008-10-24 UK Sport and Loughborough University Sports Technology Institute have launched the Ideas 4 Innovation programme, seeking pioneering new ideas designed to give our best athletes the competitive advantage they need to win medals on the world stage. Innovation Awards of up to £10,000 are being offered. Global Sourcing & Innovation Award Deadline: 2008-10-30 This contest will provide a unique opportunity for Europe’s top students to share their ideas with some of the frontrunners on the international business landscape. Companies will be invited to witness students inspiring visions and creativity during the Global Sourcing & Innovation award ceremony, wherein each finalist will present his or her paper in front of the jury and audience. Participants should write an essay on "Collaborative Innovation in Business." Singapore Amazing Flying Machine Competition 2009 Deadline: 2008-10-31 The Singapore Amazing Flying Machine Competition 2009 (SAFMC), organized by DSO National Laboratories and Science Centre Singapore, is the nation’s search for a flying wonder. The contest is open to all schools and students who want to reach for the sky. Akademos / TextbookX.com 2008 Scholarship Deadline: 2008-10-31 Akademos, Inc. is now accepting submissions for the 2008 Scholarship. Students are invited to submit essay that must be at least 250 words on the topic ‘What should be done, if anything, to stop nuclear proliferation?’ One grand prize will be awarded $2,000 and two runner-up will receive $250 gift certificates. "What's Your Crazy Green Idea?" Video Contest Deadline: 2008-10-31 The X Prize Foundation has put together an eco challenge for YouTubers called "What's your crazy green idea?" Dream up a world-changing idea to stop global warming, post a two-minute YouTube video about it, and it could be worth $25,000. Intellivision Programming Contest 2008 Deadline: 2008-11-01 Entrants are invited to write a game for the Intellivision. The game must be no larger than 16K 16-bit words. The game must play as intended on an unexpanded Intellivision®, Intellivision® II, and Sears Super Video Arcade with minimal glitches. Rome Prize 2009 Deadline: 2008-11-01 The American Academy in Rome invites applications for the Rome Prize competition. The Academy offers up to thirty fellowships for periods ranging from six months to two years. Rome Prize winners reside at the Academy's eleven-acre center in Rome and receive room and board, a study or studio, and a stipend. Rome Prize Applications are accepted in ARTS & HUMANITIES categories. Stipends for six-month fellowships are $12,500 and stipends for eleven-month fellowships are $25,000. Bubble Wrap Competition Deadline: 2008-11-03 Are you America’s next great inventor? Sealed Air Corporation, the creator of Bubble Wrap® cushioning, is sponsoring the Bubble Wrap® Competition for Young Inventors to encourage students in grades 5–8 to demonstrate their creativity and ingenuity by creating an invention that incorporates the use of Bubble Wrap® cushioning. Three finalists will win a three-day trip to New York City, where the Grand Prize Winner will be announced on Bubble Wrap® Appreciation Day, January 26, 2009. The Grand Prize Winner will receive a $10,000 savings bond, while the 2nd and 3rd place winners will receive $5,000 and $3,000 respectively in savings bonds.* The teacher/mentor of each finalist will receive a $500 gift card. Liquid Landscapes competition Deadline: 2008-11-04 The Province of Reggio Emilia, in collaboration with the River Po Basin Authority is holding a competition of ideas for the redevelopment of the landscape integrated with the development of leisure, tourism and educational possibilities provided by the River Po in the riparian territories included in the Provinces of Reggio Emilia, Parma and Piacenza. Prizes provided for the competition is € 12,000.00, € 8,000.00 and € 5,000.00 for the first three winners. Bathroom Innovation Award Deadline: 2008-11-07 Bathroom Innovation Award is meant for architect, interior architect, industrial designer, interior designer or other design professional who is a permanent resident of Australia. The winner in the design professional category will receive a cash prize of $20,000 and student category winner will receive a cash prize of $10,000. 2008 Diabetes Educator Of The Year Contest Deadline: 2008-11-07 American Diabetes Wholesale has announced their 2nd annual Diabetes Educator of the Year Award contest. All diabetes care professionals are eligible to win the contest, including Certified Diabetes Educators, nurses, physicians and other healthcare professionals who are committed to helping their patients learn how to effectively manage their diabetes. Nominate a healthcare professional. The winner of the contest will receive a 2-night/3-day stay at the Boca Raton Resort and Club in Boca Raton, Florida, round-trip airfare. Maritime Museum and Historical Center of Chicago Design Challenge Deadline: 2008-11-10 This unique metal in construction competition challenges the entrant to design a new Maritime Museum and Historical Center of Chicago. Cash prizes totaling $8,600 will be awarded to the winning students, the faculty sponsors, and their schools. MCA Student Design Competition 2008 Deadline: 2008-11-10 This unique metal in construction competition challenges the entrant to design a new Maritime Museum and Historical Center of Chicago. Cash prizes totaling $8,600 will be awarded to the winning students, the faculty sponsors, and their schools. Rubber Band Contest Deadline: 2008-11-14 This is the first-ever Rubber Band Contest for young students in grades 5 – 8. Students can demonstrate their ingenuity by creating an invention that incorporates the use of rubber bands. More than $20,000 in prizes will be awarded. MIPIM Architectural Review Future Project Awards Deadline: 2008-11-21 Entries are now open for the seventh MIPIM Architectural Review Future Project Awards for unbuilt or incomplete projects spanning across eight categories: Big urban projects, Regeneration and masterplanning, Tall buildings, Mixed use, Offices, Residential, Retail and leisure, Sustainability. Prison Design Deadline: 2008-11-21 Socio Design's International Student Design Competition challenges students to design a philosophy on what imprisonment is or should be, and create an architectural design to express that philosophy. The competition is open to students of any field. The competition entries are to be expressed through architectural design. Australian International Design Awards Deadline: 2008-11-28 The Australian International Design Awards raises standards by encouraging excellence in product design. Categories of entry include: Consumer, Business & Technology, Medical & Scientific, Automotive & Transport, Sport & Leisure, Housing & Building, Agriculture & Heavy Machinery, Public Spaces, Furniture & Lighting, Materials & Textiles, Packaging & Point of Sale etc. Help Sony Design Xperia X1 Apps Deadline: 2008-11-30 Sony Ericsson wants developers to code applications for its smartphones. And they've launched a competition with seven categories: Being productive, Going green, In-car applications, Mobile entertainment, Lifestyle experiences, Themes and graphics, and Xperia X1 panels. All targeted at Sony's upcoming release of the Xperia X1. Top prizes including trips to Sweden. In the warm weather? The Adi Prize for Jewish Expression in Art and Design Deadline: 2008-12-01 The Adi Foundation seeks to nurture the work of artists exploring the nexus between art and Judaism. This competition is open to artists, including students, from a wide variety of fields in the visual arts, including painting, sculpture, prints, drawings, photography, video, installation art, computer art and design (Judaica, industrial design, graphic design, jewelry, fashion, etc.). The theme of the contest is Rupture and Repair. The winning entry along with the finalists will be included in a book to be published. The International Architecture Awards 2009 Deadline: 2008-12-01 The International Architecture Awards gives an important overview of the current direction of today’s global commercial, corporate, institutional, and residential work to the real estate, banking, business, and corporate community, as well as to the international press and general public. Building types and categories are: skyscrapers; corporate headquarters and office facilities; single and multi-family housing; retail, hospitality, institutional, health care, governmental, transportation, educational, and residential projects; as well as, interiors of any kind; including renovations and restoration; and urban planning projects. Discarded Dreams Mattress Competition Deadline: 2008-12-05 Architecture for Humanity and Rubicon National Social Innovations invite entrants to create innovative ways of converting used mattresses into useful products. 80% of the product must come from the mattress itself, and preference will be given to entries whose product utilizes all mattress parts and leaves minimum unused materials. Winners will be awarded $1,000 and $500. SXSW Game Design Competition Deadline: 2008-12-05 SXSW 09 Competition provides a venue for emerging designers to pitch their concept to a jury of established professionals. These proposals are entirely conceptual and should not exceed 200 words in length. Semi-finalists for the ScreenBurn at SXSW Game Design Competition will be announced in mid January. Index: Award Deadline: 2008-12-08 An design award is given in five categories vital to human life--Body, Home, Work, Play, and Community--instead of the traditional design labels of visual design, apparel, and industrial design. INDEX: asks that those who nominate think horizontally, that is, across design categories and industries, when selecting their nominees for the Award and prize of €100,000. 7th annual Rx Benefit Innovation Awards Deadline: 2008-12-15 Sponsored by the Pharmacy Benefit Management Institute (PBMI) to showcase innovative approaches to managing cost and quality in drug benefit programs. Nominees may be employers and other sponsors of drug benefit programs, pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), or any other organization involved in the delivery of drug benefit programs. Winners will be honored at PBMI's 14th annual Drug Benefit Conference to be held March 4-6, 2009 at the Pointe Hilton Tapatio Cliffs Resort in Phoenix. Deadline for submitting nominees is December 15, 2008. Calling All Innovators Contest Deadline: 2008-12-15 Nokia is looking for ideas from mobile application developers in three areas of innovation: the Eco-Challenge, Emerging Markets, and Technology Showcase. Winning developers will showcase their applications at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain. They will also participate in "meet and greets" with industry leaders, VCs, mobile operators, and distributors. Cash prizes up to $25,000 USD. Largus 7th European Design Competition Deadline: 2008-12-21 The 7th edition of French magazine 'L'argus de l'automobile' Design Competition is open to students of European design colleges. The theme is 'Invent a vehicle that is useful for society'. The winner will receive a prize of 3,000 €, as well as an internship at Renault’s Design Centre. The prizes for the 2nd and 3rd places are respectively 1,500 € and 500 €. "Feel Planet Earth" Cifial Design Award Deadline: 2008-12-31 "Feel Planet Earth" Cifial Design Award promotes the exchange of ideas and spread the values of design, offering new approaches to tasks products and services, visualizing, interpreting technologies, etc. The theme for the 2008 Award will be the over-dependence on non-renewable sources of energy in the current pattern of development. Any design work on this issue, whether a vehicle, a public transport service, a cooking device or a lighting system, a water pump or any other practical or theoretical contribution, as well as a synopsis from an MSc or PhD dissertation, can be proposed. Student Ideas for a Better America™ Deadline: 2008-12-31 The National Museum of Education is looking for creative US students in grades K-12. Enter any idea or invention for a new way to demonstrate an educational concept, an idea for a new product, an improvement for an existing product, a new procedure, or any idea that solves a problem and/or makes life better. There are 3 divisions: Grades: K-5, 6-8 and 9-12 and every month the winner receives $100.00 and a certificate for his/her idea. Winning entries are eligible for induction into the National Gallery for America’s Young Inventors. Next Big Thing Award Deadline: 2008-12-31 INNOVIC's Next Big Thing Award™ is an annual competition and award to find and showcase new inventions and innovations that have the potential to become 'the next big thing'. Register your interest now to receive information about how to make your invention or innovation the Next Big Thing for 2009. Aspen Design Challenge: Designing Water's Future Deadline: 2008-12-31 The international contest challenges cross-disciplinary student teams to develop design solutions that encourage responsible water use, provide access to freshwater to those in need and increase awareness about the importance of water conservation. Students and faculty from around the world will develop ideas this fall and submit proposals by December 2008. Winners will have the opportunity to refine and develop their concepts with world leaders and policy makers at the Aspen Environment Forum. FuturArc Prize for green building design Deadline: 2008-12-31 Architectural professionals and students are invited to enter the FuturArc Prize 2009 international design competition for green buildings. Entrants are offered a choice of two project briefs. The first is contributed by an Indonesia developer seeking for an Office Building + Urban Park, on an actual site in West Jakarta. The second is a Community Hub, one that is imagined for a Greener future, for which entrants must select a site from in the city/region they reside. Iron WebMaster Competition 2008 Deadline: 2008-12-31 The Iron Webmaster competition is a Web site design contest modeled after the hit TV show “Iron Chef.” The competition consists of a 5-part website design challenge that takes place over the next 12 weeks. Prizes will be awarded throughout the competition at the end of each round, and a grand prize winner, the Iron WebMaster, will be crowned at the conclusion of all rounds. Amateurs, professionals and aspiring Web designers alike are invited to compete for the title of Iron WebMaster. Burton D. Morgan Entrepreneurial Competition Deadline: 2008-12-31 The 22nd Annual Burton D. Morgan Competition will be held in February of 2009 with top teams competing for $100,000 in prize money. All Purdue students are eligible to participate in the competition; non-Purdue students such as students from other universities, Purdue alumni, and local residents can also be team members. Technical Invention Contest Deadline: 2008-12-31 The contest is offered to the public on technical invention for the fields of mechanics, electronics, IT, education, agro-forestry and fishery, environment, and healthcare. The awards are very high to the winners, including one VND 30-100-million special prize, five VND20-millon 1st prizes, ten VND 15-million 2nd prizes, 15 VND 10-million 3rd prizes, and 20 VND 5-million promotional prizes. 2008 IT Innovation Challenge Deadline: 2008-12-31 The SLA IT Division is looking for entries that make use of technology to create an innovative solution for use within the special information environment. Winner will receive $1,200 to assist with the costs of conference attendance. Marketplace Invention Contest Deadline: 2009-01-13 Marketplace for Entrepreneurs, in collaboration with the Northern Plains Inventors Congress, is hosting the 5th Annual Invention Contest on January 13-14, 2009 in Bismarck, ND. This Contest is being held in conjunction with Marketplace for Entrepreneurs. Present your invention to a panel of judges on January 13, 2009. ICFF Studio/Bernhardt Design Contest Deadline: 2009-01-15 ICFF Studio invites submissions from designers working on product categories exhibited at the ICFF: furniture, seating, carpet and flooring, lighting, outdoor furniture, materials, wall coverings, accessories, textiles, kitchen and bath. Selected designers win a spot to display their prototypes at ICFF Studio, a group area with individual booths on the exhibition floor. INSPIRE•EMPOWER Challenge Deadline: 2009-01-31 Intel’s INSPIRE•EMPOWER Challenge is calling for the best technology solutions to address four areas of global need – education, healthcare, economic development, and the environment. The contest will award seed funding of $100,000 USD to one winner in each category. The Challenge is designed to inspire developers, individuals, and organizations to innovate and empower them to deliver new ways to apply technology to these issues. Live EDGE Global Environmental Challenge Deadline: 2009-01-31 Entries are invited for the $100,000 USD Live EDGE global environmental challenge for 2008. Qualified entrants can compete in one of two categories: student and general/open. The general/open competition is for design engineers, hobbyists, inventors and anyone else who is not a full-time student. The designs must be original and innovative, use electric and/or electronic components, and positively impact the environment, such as by increasing energy efficiency or reducing carbon emissions. Braun Prize 2009 International Design Contest Deadline: 2009-01-31 Braun 2009 is an international design competition open to young industrial designers who are still studying or who have graduated within the last two years. Students are invited to submit their product concepts to Braun. The total prize money amounts to EUR 36,000. Power of an Idea 2009 Social Innovation Competition Deadline: 2009-02-09 Undergraduate and graduate students from four-year universities or colleges anywhere in the world are invited to present ideas that address significant social problems. Win $50,000 to tackle your problem. Rice Business Plan Competition Deadline: 2009-02-13 The Rice Business Plan Competition awards more than $675,000 in cash and prizes! Top MBA/graduate schools from around the world will present business plans in front of a judging panel of over 170 venture capitalists, investors, and business executives. Power of an Idea Contest Deadline: 2009-02-28 The Power of an Idea® Scholarship Contest gives Boston public high school and Boston charter school students (grades 9 - 12) an opportunity to create an invention by taking an idea from concept to creation to patent. The winner of the contest will receive a $15,000 scholarship to be used for tuition and expenses for higher education. Also, as part of the prize package, the winner will receive legal patent services for the winning device, machine or process. Imagine Cup: Solve the World's Toughest Problems Deadline: 2009-05-20 This year’s theme is "Imagine a world where technology helps solves the toughest problems facing us today." The United Nations has identified some of the hardest challenges in the world today in its Millennium Goals: End Poverty and Hunger, Universal Education, Gender Equality, Child Health, Maternal Health, Combat HIV/AIDS, Environmental Sustainatiliby, Global Partnership. This year the Imagine Cup uses these ambitious challenges as a guiding light to inspire change all over the world. Deadlines vary for each category, so please visit the website for details. Student Unmanned Systems Competition Deadline: 2009-06-21 The Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International (AUVSI) announces its Seventh Annual Student Unmanned Systems (UAS) Competition. Aimed at stimulating and fostering interest in this innovative technology and encouraging careers in the field, the competition challenges the students to design, fabricate,and demonstrate a system capable of completing a specific and independent aerial operation. 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