Nominations Open for The $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize! Deadline: 30 November 2017

Nominations Open for The $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize!

Deadline: 30 November 2017

Nominations are open for “Lemelson-MIT Prize” to recognize individuals who translate their ideas into inventions that improve the world in which we live.

The $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize is awarded to outstanding mid-career inventors, who have developed a patented product or process of significant value to society, which has been adopted for practical use, or has a high probability of being adopted.

Objectives

The Lemelson-MIT Prize seeks to highlight the pivotal role inventive activity plays in the achievement of positive social, cultural and economic goals. The objectives of the Lemelson-MIT Prize are to:

• recognize and reward America’s outstanding mid-career inventors
• celebrate individuals who enhance economic opportunity and community well-being through their inventive work and who have global perspective
• increase awareness and foster the work of inventors and the potential for commercialization and wider adoption of their inventions
• promote role models who can inspire young people to pursue creative lives and careers

Eligibility Criteria

• Candidates for the $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize must:
  • be U.S. citizens or permanent residents
  • be mid-career, which is defined as having received their bachelor’s degree no more than twenty-five years ago. A nominee for the 2018 $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize must have received their bachelor’s degree in 1993 or later.
  • be the primary inventor of two or more granted U.S. patents, one of which is a product or process that has been commercialized or has potential or realized adoption
  • serve as an inspiration to young people, through their creativity, outreach or mentoring activities
• Candidates may be individuals or two collaborating inventors, and they must be nominated by one of their peers. Winners will be invited and encouraged to participate in Lemelson-MIT Program activities.

How to Apply

Applications must be submitted online via given website.

Eligible Country: United States

For more information, please visit The Lemelson-MIT Prize.