News Brief
Conrad Foundation Announces Spirit of Innovation Challenge
By Abby HexterThe Conrad Foundation has announced its Spirit of Innovation Challenge, which invites high school students and their coaches to work as a team and develop innovative products and services to help solve global and local problems while supporting global sustainability. As part of the program, the Conrad Challenge matches participants with world-renowned scientists, engineers and entrepreneurs as mentors to assist with advanced academic and business principles.
Student teams compete for awards and recognition, including a chance to attend the 2013 Innovation Summit at the NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, where they will present their products and vie for $10,000 seed grants, patent assistance and commercial opportunities. Last year's judging panel included experts from Lockheed Martin, PepsiCo, Kraft Foods, and NASA. For more information, visit www.ConradAwards.org or contact info@conradawards.org.