The Application process allows students to submit their application in smaller sections and receive coaching each time (4 TIMES) as you build your application. 2019 applicants said the coaching was the best part of the contest, learning about how to think about their innovation, learn how investors would view it, how best to present it, discovering intellectual property rights issues, learning about licensing, funding a pilot, etc...things not normally taught in engineering school. The schedule for the different application parts and coaching for each region is below. For explanation of what each "Part" is, go to Application Process page.
NOTE: Teams can take advantage of up to four coaching reviews of their application summary. Teams are not required to use the coaching and can submit their application summary without coaching up until the Part 5: Final Submission of Complete Summary deadline for their region.
TEAMS CAN MISS A COACHING DEADLINE AND STILL SUBMIT ANYTIME BEFORE THE FINAL PART 5 DEADLINE !!!!
This new format of incrementally building the summary over several months and the benefit of an experienced judge coach (see bio in Student Resources page on website) is the result of great feedback received from dozens of 2019 innovation contest students.
Southeast Region
Part 1: Initial Innovation Idea Statements Coaching November 7, 2019
Part 2: + Competition and Before/After Coaching December 13, 2019
Part 3: + Feasibility and Go to Market Coaching January 19, 2020
Part 4: + Capital Coaching February 11, 2020
Part 5: Final Submission of Complete Summary February 25, 2020
Student Innovation Contest- Regional Conference March 12-14, 2020
Texas/Mexico Region
Part 1: Initial Innovation Idea Statements Coaching October 30, 2019
Part 2: + Competition and Before/After Coaching December 5, 2019
Part 3: + Feasibility and Go to Market Coaching January 11, 2020
Part 4: + Capital Coaching February 3, 2020
Part 5: Final Submission of Complete Summary February 17, 2020
Student Innovation Contest- Regional Conference March 4-7, 2020
Carolinas Region
Part 1: Initial Innovation Idea Statements Coaching November 27, 2019
Part 2: + Competition and Before/After Coaching January 2, 2020
Part 3: + Feasibility and Go to Market Coaching February 8, 2020
Part 4: + Capital Coaching March 2, 2020
Part 5: Final Submission of Complete Summary March 16, 2020
Student Innovation Contest- Regional Conference April 2-4, 2020
Mid-Continent Region
Part 1: Initial Innovation Idea Statements Coaching December 12, 2019
Part 2: + Competition and Before/After Coaching January 16, 2020
Part 3: + Feasibility and Go to Market Coaching February 22, 2020
Part 4: + Capital Coaching March 16, 2020
Part 5: Final Submission of Complete Summary March 30, 2020
Student Innovation Contest- Regional Conference April 16-17, 2020
Upstate New York Region
Part 1: Initial Innovation Idea Statements Coaching December 18, 2019
Part 2: + Competition and Before/After Coaching January 23, 2020
Part 3: + Feasibility and Go to Market Coaching February 29, 2020
Part 4: + Capital Coaching March 23, 2020
Part 5: Final Submission of Complete Summary April 7, 2020
Student Innovation Contest- Regional Conference April 23-25, 2020