Who is eligible?

Graduate and undergraduate student teams at colleges and universities with current membership in the NCIIA are eligible. (Click here to check your institution’s eligibility.) Diversity in teams is encouraged, and each team must include at least one engineering student.

Please note: the limit is one entry per department within an academic institution. Inter-institution collaborations are encouraged; a faculty advisor is required from both institutions.

How are entries evaluated?

Projects should focus on a new health-related technology, be invented by students, and address a real clinical need. Evaluation criteria include technical, economic, and regulatory feasibility; contribution to human health and quality of life; social impact; technological innovation; and potential for commercialization.

How do teams apply?

Log on at www.nciia.org. The deadline for final submission of materials is April 3, 2008.