What types of inventions are submitted?
All types from all fields. Whatever the invention is, it must be a reduced-to-practical idea or a workable model. If it is a machine, it must be operable. If it is a chemical, it must be complete with evidence of successful application of the invention. If a new or original ornamental design for an article of manufacture is submitted, the entire design must be included in the application. In addition, the invention must be reproducible. You must establish that your invention is novel and not obvious. The entry must be the original idea and work product of the student/advisor team, and must not have been (1) made available to the public as a commercial product or process or (2) been patented or published more than 1 year prior to the date of submission to the competition.
All types from all fields. Whatever the invention is, it must be a reduced-to-practice idea or workable model. If it is a machine, it must be operable. If it is a chemical, it must be complete with evidence of successful application of the idea. If a new or original ornamental design for an article of manufacture is submitted, the entire design must be included in the application. In addition, the invention must be reproducible. You must establish that your idea is novel and not obvious. The entry must be the original idea and work product of the student/advisor team, and must not have been (1) made available to the public as a commercial product or process or (2) been patented or published more than one (1) year prior to the date of submission to the competition.
The Collegiate Inventors Competition receives inventions of all types from all fields. Each entry must be the original idea and work product of the student/advisor team, and must not have been (1) made available to the public as a commercial product or process or (2) patented or published more than 1 year prior to the date of submission to the Competition. The entry must be written in English. The invention, a reduced-to-practice idea or working model, must be the work of a student or team of students with his or her university advisor. If it is a machine, it must be operable. If it is a chemical, it must be complete with evidence of successful application of the idea. If it is a new plant, color photographs, or slides must be included in the submission. If a new or original ornamental design for an article of manufacture is submitted, the entire design must be included in the application. In addition, the invention must be capable of being reproduced.
The Collegiate Inventors Competition receives inventions of all types from all fields. Whatever the invention is, it must be a reduced-to-practice idea or workable model. If it is a machine, it must be operable. If it is a chemical, it must be complete with evidence of successful application of the idea. If a new or original ornamental design for an article of manufacture, the entire design must be included in the application. In addition, the invention must be reproducible. You must establish that your idea is novel and not obvious. The entry must be the original idea and work product of the student/advisor team, and must not have been (1) made available to the public as a commercial product or process or (2) patented or published more than 1 year prior to the date of submission to the Competition.
