Empowering Young Minds, Solving Real-World Problems
The Youth Innovation Challenge is an experiential learning opportunity for high school students to advance modern solutions for today’s real-world problems and compete for a cash prize. Check out the problem statement video from CWI (College of Western Idaho) and submit your solution today!
Prize Money: The winning team will receive a $3,000 scholarship, divided equally between the team members. The winning team’s high school will receive $1,000. Eligibility: The Youth Innovation Challenge is open to all currently enrolled Idaho high school students. Competition Format: The Youth Innovation Challenge is a virtual reverse pitch competition. You do not need to come up with a problem to solve, we have sourced a problem statement for you. All you need to do is come up with a solution.
Deadline: November 16th, 2024 winners will be notified by november 29th, 2024
Judging Rubric
How innovative is the solution you are proposing? - Has this been done before? - Can the same solution be found via a simple google search?
How Feasible is the solution? - How realistic is the execution of your idea? - Does your solution require an act of congress? Does it require the discovery of a previously unknown renewable energy source? Or are most of the ingredients and infrastructure already available to you?
How clear are you communicating your idea? - Is the idea and solution easily understood? - Does your submission need to be watched more than once to understand it?
What to do next
Organize yourself into groups of 2-3 students (no more than 3).
Research to problem and make sure you understand it
Brainstorm a solution. Think about it from multiple perspectives. We recommend reaching out to key stockholders, potential customers, or anyone else this problem/solution affects.
Record a video presenting your idea and solution. Make sure the video is no longer than 8 minutes. Self record on Zoom, Teams, Google, or a phone - whatever is easiest for you.
Submit your video before the deadline on November 16th at 11:59 PM MT. Use the Google form on this webpage to do so.
