Idea Competition

Created to stimulate constructive thought surrounding concepts of innovation and discovery, the FOCUSS Idea Competition provides students a unique opportunity to share and cultivate solutions to "real world" problem statements presented by sponsoring institutions. Competition is open to all current participating college/university students. The first-, second- and third-place winners will have the opportunity to participate in a National FOCUSS Business Plan Competition.

For the Idea Competition, students are given the opportunity to address ONE problem statement submitted by the sponsoring institution.

A total of three (3) finalists will be selected from all of the initial submissions. The initial idea submissions will be evaluated by a group of qualified individuals representing both the public and private sectors. Each submission will be judged on the following criteria:

Statement of the idea (solution) to resolve the problem. (Are the answers to the submission questions well written and clearly thought out?)
How innovative/original is the idea?
Does the idea provide a solution to a problem?

During the live competition finalists will present their "idea" to an audience of peers, faculty, entrepreneurs, and distinguished guests from the sponsoring institution. Each finalist will have four (4) minutes to present their idea to a panel of judges who will then choose the winners.

To see the Official Rules, click here.