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| Submission Deadline For Fall 2008 |
| The deadline for submission for the Fall 2008 Challenge is November 17, 2008
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Award Announcements: |
The awards for Fall 2008 will be declared on December 5, 2008. These are being sponsored by Rensselaer alumnus; business and social entrepreneur, Sean O'Sullivan. To read more about Sean O'Sullivan please click here. | |
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| Change the World Challenge |
THE CHANGE THE WORLD CHALLENGE is a twice yearly contest to develop innovative, technological ideas with the potential of changing the world. The Challenge is open to all RPI students, but interdisciplinary team submissions are particularly encouraged. It is a twice-yearly competition to develop innovative technology ideas with the potential of changing the world in energy, water, trust, security, and other areas.
Read about the program's inception here.
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| Why Participate? |
A chance to meet and work with like-minded students on something really important.
• A chance to win a $1000 for your idea (up to 10 awards will be made each semester).
• A chance to actually CHANGE THE WORLD! |
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| Spring 2008 Change the World Challenge Winners: |
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Five student submissions were recently selected as winners of Rensselaer's "Change the World Challenge" idea competition for Spring 2008. Forty proposals, created by more than 100 students, were submitted for the Spring semester competition. Created in 2005 by Rensselaer alumnus Sean O'Sullivan '85, the competition is intended to support entrepreneurship education and inspire ideas to improve the human condition by providing a $1,000 cash award for ideas that will make the world a better place.
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Click here to view video of Spring 2007 Awards Event.
Click here to read about Fall 2007 Challenge winners.
Click here to read about 2007 Challenge winners success in international competition.
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| Submission Criteria |
Provide a clear statement of the problem/opportunity with supporting data.
- A summary description of 50-75 words must be included with each entry.
- Describe how your technological solution addresses the problem.
- Enough details should be shown to demonstrate that your solution is feasible.
- Include diagrams and sketches where appropriate.
- Written submissions should be no more than 3 pages, not including diagrams, sketches, and appendices.
- To submit your Change the World idea online
Panels of experts from each area will review the submissions and make recommendations to the Vice Provost of E*ntrepreneurship.
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| What Do We Look For? |
We are looking for big ideas in the areas of:
- Energy- Energy conservation and generation is one of the biggest problems facing the world today. This problem can only worsen as the demand for energy in emerging countries like China and India increases. What big ideas can the U.S. take to decrease its energy use or increase its energy generation?
- Water- Water conservation, purification and recycling is a major problem for developing countries. What big ideas can help developing countries, especially in North Africa and the middle east, improve their water situation?
- Trust- Distrust between countries is a problem facing the world today. Stereotyping and lack of understanding led to many conflicts over the years. What big ideas can the U.S. take to improve understanding and reduce distrust among nations?
- Security- Another problem facing the U.S. and other countries is protecting its citizens from external threats and from everyday crime domestically. What big ideas can help reduce local crime?
- Other Areas- Please provide any ideas that you feel strongly about that would improve the common purposes of everyday life.
Click here to submit your ideas.
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