Join the National Instruments Innovation Design Competition for Young Entrepreneurs in Vietnam
Organized by National Instruments and the Arizona State University alliance for Building University-Industry Learning & Development through Innovation & Technology (BUILD-IT); this is a unique opportunity for STEM students and young engineers, scientists and technologists to nurture their innovative and entrepreneurial ideas; and have a chance to win cash, NI design products and a trip to NI world headquarters in Austin, Texas USA.
Important Dates for Participation
August 15, 2016 - Competition opens
September 30, 2016 - Last day to submit abstract
October 14, 2016 - Top 10 abstracts announced; design/prototyping begins
January 27, 2017 - Last day to submit final project report
March 3, 2017 - Awards ceremony
May 2017 - NI Week in Austin, Texas USA
Eligibility Criteria
Be ±3 years from college or university graduation
Be or have been enrolled as a student in a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) academic
program of a college or university, that awards associate’s, bachelor’s, master’s, or doctorate degrees
Have an innovative idea for a product that could become a new business and benefit the local community
Participation
Technical support and design space provided by Saigon High Tech Park, Fablab Saigon and Fablab Danang.
Judging provided by NI, ASU, US Consulate General Ho Chi Minh City and 500 Startups. The Top 10 teams advancing to final round receive access to NI’s myRIO and LabVIEW development platforms to support prototype design.
Prizes
First Prize: 600 USD, myRIO® embedded hardware device, trip to Austin, Texas USA to present winning project at NI Week 2017, paper published on www.ni.com.
Second Prize: 300 USD, myRIO® embedded hardware device, paper published on www.ni.com.
For the complete rulebook, including submission criteria and abstract/report templates, visit builditvietnam.org.