2012 National Security Innovation Competition

Open to all US and Canadian undergraduate and graduate students

The purpose of this competition is to stimulate college student interest to address national security problem solving by exposing their university-sponsored projects to a broad audience including industry, academic, and government organizations involved in aerospace, defense, security, and first responder activities. Students will demonstrate their critical analytical skills to determine why their new concept or technology has the potential to meet an identifiable national security need. Up to ten finalist teams will be selected from all applicants to make presentations in front of a national panel of judges. The top three projects will be chosen and prizes awarded.

Scholarship Grants awarded to top three winners

1st Prize - $10,000

2nd Prize - $5,000

3nd Prize - $2,500

Tech scouts from across industry will be attending to provide potential opportunities to further project development, funding, and student internships. The projects must be student led and the concept or technology must not currently be licensed to any business.

NSIC Application to Compete must be submitted electronically by:

January 27, 2012

Click here for the detailed Guidelines and Eligibility for NSIC 2012.
Application MUST BE RECIEVED BY JANUARY 27, 2012
Project Summary to be submitted electronically by FEBRUARY 24, 2012. Click here for Sample Project Summary.
Finalists will be notified no later than MARCH 30, 2012.
Click here for Judges' Project Grading Criteria.
The Final Round of competition will be held in Colorado Springs, Colorado on APRIL 27, 2012.