Innovation Echo offers 3 prizes awarded for projects leading to inventions that can be patented from an individual graduate or undergraduate student or team. Successful entries will be clear, concise, and convincing. Finalists will present their idea to the judging panel, which are some of the most influential inventors and invention experts in the nation — National Inventors Hall of Fame Inductees and United States Patent and Trademark Office officials. Awardees will present innovative work related to emerging ideas and technologies.
Eligibility & Requirements
Applications to enter the competition must include: general student information, essay including a brief description or abstract of the invention, a letter of recommendation from the faculty advisor, a literature/patent search and summary. Individual entrants must be enrolled as full-time students in any US college or university for at least part of the 12-month period prior to entry. Teams must include at least one member who meets this requirement, and all remaining members must be enrolled at least part-time at some point during the 12-month period prior to entry. Eligible entries must prove capable of being reproduced. An essay including a brief description or abstract of the invention. Information and a letter of recommendation from the faculty advisor. Each entry must be the original idea and work product of the student/advisor team. Entry must not have been available to the public. Entry must not have patented or published more than 1 year prior to the date of submission to the Competition. Students chosen as finalists must attend the final judging session and awards presentation in Washington, DC.
Academic Level
Current Graduate Student. Working on Master's Thesis. Working on Doctoral Dissertation.
Disciplines
Open to all fields.
Agency
National Inventors Hall of Fame
AbbVie Foundation, United States Patent and Trademark Office
Last Updated :: 04/28/2021
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