The student prize showcases student inventions and encourages the pursuit of innovative processes. The nationally renowned award program encourages and inspires young people to pursue innovative studies and career paths that center around creative problem solving. The purpose of this competition is to promote inventions that will boost the economy, create sustainable environments and positively impact lives globally.
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The prize is for a product that has already been invented by a student or group of students rahter than for a proposed idea. Patents for studnt inventions are preferred, though not required for application submission.
*"Network it!" -- reimagine how products and services are delivered through web-based networks
<br/>MIT is an internationally renowned institution, therefore the supportive network that students, groups and their inventions can gain access to through affiliation with this competition is certainly a unique opportunity for enhanced exposure to science and business networks and communities.
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