Community College Innovation Challenge

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The Community College Innovation Challenge (CCIC) is sponsored by the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) in partnership with the National Science Foundation (NSF). It is a prestigious, two-phase 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; earn full travel support to attend an Innovation Boot Camp in the Washington, DC, metro area; and compete for cash awards.

The Innovation 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 CCIC includes a poster session and reception on Capitol Hill and a formal pitch presentation at the Boot Camp in front of a panel of industry professionals to determine the first and second place winning teams.

WHO?

Teams of 2 to 4 community college students with an interest in STEM innovation, entrepreneurialism, and in making a difference; a faculty or administrator team mentor.

Submit from January 16 to March 31, 2020, by 11:59 p.m. (ET). Required Innovation Boot Camp for student finalists and team mentors in Alexandria, VA, June 15-18, 2020.

WHEN?

WHY?

To foster the development of crucial innovation, communication, and entrepreneurial skills to initiate real-world change; receive travel to the Washington, DC, metro area for an innovation Boot Camp; network with national student teams, STEM leaders, and members of Congress; and compete for cash awards for your STEM innovation.

Contact the CCIC team at CCIC@aacc.nche.edu

QUESTIONS?

FOLLOW

Follow the Challenge: #CCIChallenge2020

MORE INFORMATION

Visit: www.aaccinnovationchallenge.com

Before your team can submit your entry, the whole team must register for the challenge. The team’s mentor must initially register their team and invite all team members to join. Once all team members are registered, any team member can submit the team’s entry by the March 31, 2020 due date.

Please note that only Team Mentors may register on this page. If you are a Student, please have your team's Faculty or Administrator Mentor register and then invite you to the team.

In order to ensure that you receive emails from the competition, please add ccic@aacc.nche.edu to your address book.

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Demographic Questions
(Answering these demographic questions is voluntary. If you prefer not to answer, please indicate your preference under each question below).

What is your age range?

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What is the highest degree or level of school you have completed? If currently enrolled, highest degree received.

I confirm that I am a U.S. citizen, national, or permanent resident.

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I confirm that I have read and comply with the CCIC Rules.

I Agree.

I confirm that if selected as a finalist, I will be able to attend the Innovation Boot Camp in Alexandria, VA on June 15 - 18, 2020. I also agree to participate in the two required orientation webinars by either attending the live webinars or viewing the recorded versions. The webinars will take place May 1 and May 5, 2020. Both webinars will be held from 1:00 - 2:30 pm ET.

I Agree.

TIMELINE

January 16, 2020
CCIC opens, accepting submissions
March 31, 2020
Submissions due by 11:59 p.m. (ET)
Early to mid-April 2020
Submission judging
Late April 2020
10 finalist teams notified and announced
May-June 2020
Finalist teams prepare for Innovation Boot Camp
June 15-18, 2020
Innovation Boot Camp in Alexandria, VA
June 18, 2020
First and Second Place winning teams announced on site

American Association of Community Colleges
One Dupont Circle, NW, Suite 700
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202.728.0200