This year, graduate and undergraduate students and their advisors will compete for over $75,000 in prizes and the opportunity to present to a distinguished panel of judges, including Inductees to the National Inventors Hall of Fame and representatives from the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

PRIZES
STUDENT GRAND PRIZE: $25,000
GRADUATE PRIZE: $15,000
UNDERGRADUATE PRIZE: $15,000

All student/student teams who advance to the final judging round will receive $2,000 per team and an all expense paid trip to Chicago for the final judging round and ceremony. The academic advisors for the grand prize and top prize winners will also receive a cash prize.

Top 5 Reasons to Enter the Collegiate Inventors Competition

• Prestige of being named as a finalist to the Competition
• Opportunity to receive feedback on your work from some of the world’s most famous inventors and scientists
• Opportunity to network with other students engaged in interesting areas of research
• Recognition of your work by the media and general public
• Significant cash awards

Need more information?

Visit: www.invent.org/collegiate
Email: collegiate@invent.org
Call: 800.968.4332, option 5

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

The deadline for applications is May 16, 2008. Details can be found at http://invent.org/collegiate