The CCIC is led by the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) in partnership with the National Science Foundation (NSF). It is a national competition where community college student teams, working with a faculty or administrator mentor, use science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) to innovate solutions to real-world problems; participate in an Innovation Boot Camp; and compete for cash awards.
AACC is pleased to announce that planning is underway to hold the Innovation Boot Camp as an in-person event in the Washington, D.C., area on June 13-16, 2022 — and full travel support will be provided to the finalist teams to attend.
The Boot Camp provides professional development, mentoring, and coaching designed to build strategic communication and entrepreneurial skills to help students advance their innovations in both the private and public sectors. The event culminates in a poster session and engagement opportunity with STEM leaders and Congressional stakeholders, and a pitch presentation in front of a panel of industry and entrepreneurial professionals to determine the first, second, and third place winning teams.
The national CCIC is designed to enable community college students to discover and demonstrate their capacity to use STEM to make a difference in the world and to translate that knowledge into action.
Awards:-
- AACC and NSF provide:
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- A plaque for all finalist schools;
- Recognition certificates from NSF and AACC for each finalist team member;
- Full travel support for all finalist team members to attend the Innovation Boot Camp in the Washington, D.C. metro area;
- A $500 cash honorarium for all finalist student team members and faculty/administrator mentors for attending the Boot Camp;
- Additional cash awards – awards are made to each first, second, and third place team member in the following amounts:
- First place: $3,000
- Second place: $2,000
- Third place: $1,000
Deadline:- 30-03-2022
