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The Design Challenge encourages students to develop assistive technologies that empower people with disabilities to overcome barriers to employment. Register today and receive updates and feedback as you embark on “What’s Next?” this school year.
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Congratulations to the Five High School Finalist Teams! Click here for more information.
Please join us for the
AbilityOne® Design Challenge High School Finals Event
The Westin Arlington Gateway • 801 North Glebe Road • Arlington, Virginia 22203
Thursday, March 8, 2011
5-7pm Reception and Design Showcase
Friday, March 9, 2011
9am-Noon Team Presentations
Noon-1pm Lunch and Design Showcase
1-3pm Award Ceremony
The design challenge is a service learning opportunity for for students in grades 9-12 in the High School Program or any college student or student team at the graduate or undergraduate level in the University Program that also enhances science, engineering and technology skills.
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High School teams work through the fall to research, design and submit a presentation featuring their device.
The top five teams win a trip to Washington, DC to present their devices and compete for cash prizes up to $5,000.
First Place $5,000 Second Place (2): $3,000 Finalists (2) $1,000
High School Deadline: Wednesday, December 14, 2011 5PM EST (Now Closed)
High School Finals Event: March 8-9, 2012 Westin Arlington Gateway
University students work throughout the academic year and are eligible to win cash prizes up to $10,000.
First place: $10,000 Second place: $5,000 Third place: $3,000
University Deadline: Friday, April 20, 2012 5PM EST
Winner Showcase: Spring/Summer 2012, Washington, DC
Interested in creating your assistive device using revolutionary 3D design software and calculation software? PTC-the product development company, is partnering with the AbilityOne Design Challenge to offer free software to all participants! You’ll receive Creo Elements/Pro- 3D design software and Mathcad - mathematical calculation software for every member of your team.Register here to order your free copies today!
University Students may apply for the Financial Assitance Program through a partnership with American Society of Engineering Education, Design in Engineering Education Division.
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Lemelson-MIT InvenTeams program will offer byes into the InvenTeam final round to the top 3 project winners of Ability One Design Challenge if they complete the InvenTeam initial application by the our deadline of April 6, 2012. With a submitted application, one coach will be eligible to attend EurekaFest 2012 – June 20-23 at MIT – as an Excite Award recipient to view this year’s InvenTeam projects, the process of inventing and expectations of InvenTeams. The coach must attend EurekaFest (expenses paid) to be eligible to submit a final InvenTeam application due on or before Sept. 7, 2012; EurekaFest attendance is a requirement of all Excite Award recipients.
The TREAT Center, the Center for the Translation of Rehabilitation Engineering Advances and Technology, is offering an additional cash prize and potential for an internship for one of the University team students. The award will be for "Technology mostly likely to become commercially available" and will be selected by a team of rehabilitation engineers. This prize is seperate from the top prizes.
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