The annual Arctic Innovation Competition is accepting innovative ideas for the chance to win cash prizes of up to $10,000.
The University of Alaska Fairbanks College of Business and Security Management sponsors the competition.
Participants compete for over $40,000 in awards and scholarships, including a $10,000 first-place prize in the main division.
Ideas may be submitted in one of three age groups: 18 and over, 13-17, and 12 and younger. Ideas do not have to be Arctic-based to be considered.
This year, the prizes include four $2,000 “kicker” prizes awarded to main finalists with the best idea in these categories: 1) Arctic-related, 2) submitted by an Alaska college student, 3) related to sustainability and 4) related to climate adaptation. Ideas may fall under more than one category; however, competitors can only enter an idea into consideration for the sustainability prize or the climate adaptation prize — not for both categories.
The submission deadline is 11:59 p.m. Alaska time on Friday, March 11, 2022.
Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the competition will follow a schedule of virtual events, as it did in 2021. This schedule includes a series of online semi-final sessions, followed by the final presentations and award ceremony on Saturday, April 16. Competitors will not need to appear in person at the final event.
