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The [http://web.mit.edu/invent/a-student.html Lemelson-MIT National Collegiate Student Prize] is an awards competition open to team of two to five undergraduates and individual graduate students. The scholarship is open to students and Massachusett's Institute of Technology and is administered by MIT's School of Engineering. Prizes are also administered by partnering institutions such as Rensselaer and University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. 

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.

<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.

Students or teams of students receive a cash prize of $10,000 or $15,000 for undergraduate and graduate students, respectively. Award winners also receive national recognition, exposure to science, business and other valuable communities to aid in the implementation of their inventions as well as a trip to MIT for the [http://web.mit.edu/invent/eurekafest.html EurekaFest] held annually in June.&nbsp;

*Rensselaer

Pending information.