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This category seeks out students from the BCIT community to be recognized for innovative ideas, entrepreneurship, and commercial products. This category is open to all full and part-time BCIT students in good standing. Multidisciplinary teams are strongly encouraged. The winner in the Entrepreneurship category will be the idea deemed most likely to succeed as a business venture in the current market.
Judging Criteria:
- Innovative / Unique
- Clarity / Comprehensive
- Market Potential
- Business Model / Financial Viability
- Development Planning
- Team (Skills)
- Implementation
Prizes:
- 1st Prize – $3,000
- 2nd Prize – $1,500
- 3rd Prize – $500
Applications: To apply in this category, please download this guideline [PDF] and submit here.
BCIT students deliver great projects every year with their capstone, class, and directed studies projects. If you think you have an innovative project that solves a real world problem, submit it for your chance to win the Applied Research category. We are looking for BCIT’s top students delivering solutions to problems. This category is open to all full and part-time BCIT students in good standing. Multidisciplinary teams are strongly encouraged.
Judging Criteria:
- Innovative / Unique
- Clarity / Comprehensive
- Solves Industry or Company Problem
- Feasibility
- Development Planning
- Team (Skills)
- Implementation
Prizes:
- 1st Prize – $3,000
- 2nd Prize – $1,500
- 3rd Prize – $500
Applications: To apply in this category, please download this guideline [PDF] and submit here.
BCIT students deliver great projects every year with their capstone, class, and directed studies projects. If you think you have an innovative project that contributes to sustainability, submit it for your chance to win the Sustainability category. This category is open to all full and part-time BCIT students in good standing. Multidisciplinary teams are strongly encouraged.
Judging Criteria:
- Innovative / Unique
- Clarity / Comprehensive
- Contribution to Sustainability:
- balance use and renewable resources
- account for costs and benefits of implementation
- ensure safety and access to services by everyone
- Feasibility
- Development Planning
- Team (Skills)
- Implementation
Prizes:
- 1st Prize – $3,000
- 2nd Prize – $1,500
- 3rd Prize – $500
Applications: To apply in this category, please download this guideline [PDF] and submit here.