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Collegiate Inventors Competition

Award Amount
$15,000
Award Amount
Application deadline
April 30, 2025
Application deadline
Awarded By:

The National Inventors Hall of Fame

Number of Awards & Eligibility: Number of awards offered varies annually.

In order to qualify, students must meet the following criteria:

Description: All Finalists of the Collegiate Inventors Competition will receive an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C. Winners will be awarded cash prizes: - Undergraduate and Graduate Winners receive $15,000 - Undergraduate and Graduate Runners-Up receive $5,000 - People’s Choice Award Winner receives $1,500.

Application requirements for the Collegiate Inventors Competition are:

  • No application requirements for this scholarship
Additional Information: Any full-time student enrolled in a U.S. college or university is eligible to enter. A full-time student is anyone who has been enrolled full time between June 2019 and June 2020. In the case of a team, at least one member of the team must be enrolled as a full-time student. The remaining team members must be enrolled as full-time or part-time students. A part-time student is anyone who has been enrolled part time between June 2019 and June 2020. Students who are currently enrolled full time and will graduate in May or June 2020 are eligible. Non-U.S. citizens are eligible as long as they are enrolled in a U.S. college or university and can meet student eligibility status. The winners are announced at the competition after the final judging round concludes. The top prize winners will be featured on the Collegiate Inventors Competition website. Applicants are welcomed to submit any supporting or supplemental materials they wish (examples: charts, graphs, videos, articles, samples, etc.).

Award Amount: All Finalists of the Collegiate Inventors Competition will receive an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C. Winners will be awarded cash prizes: - Undergraduate and Graduate Winners receive $15,000 - Undergraduate and Graduate Runners-Up receive $5,000 - People’s Choice Award Winner receives $1,500  The total dollars awarded for this scholarship is $15,000.

About The National Inventors Hall of Fame:
Address: 3701 Highland Park N.W. North Canton, Ohio 44720-4535
Email: collegiate@invent.org , collegiate@invent.org

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