The National Inventors Hall of Fame ® Foundation is pleased to announce that they are accepting entries for the 2007 Collegiate Inventors Competition ® . Now in its 16 th year, the Collegiate Inventors Competition is one of the foremost programs in the United States that recognizes and rewards invention, innovation, and discovery by college and university students. Past winners include the inventors of such technologies as a tissue-engineered vascular graft, a new way of forecasting weather, and a novel hull design for catamarans. In addition to the National Inventors Hall of Fame Foundation, sponsors of the competition include the Abbott Fund and the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

This year, students and their advisors will compete for over $120,000 in prizes including:

Student Grand Prize--$25,000; Advisor Prize--$15,000

Graduate Prize--$15,000; Advisor Prize--$5,000

Undergraduate Prize--$15,000; Advisor Prize--$5,000

All students and advisors who advance to the final round of judging (typically 10-12 students/teams) will receive a cash prize and all student finalists will receive an all-expenses paid trip to present their work to a Blue Ribbon Panel of judges in fall 2007. The panel includes Chief Science and Technical Officers from Fortune 500 companies, senior representatives from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and National Inventors Hall of Fame Inductees. These students will also attend an exclusive Awards Ceremony and reception where they will meet other Inductees to the National Inventors Hall of Fame, industry leaders, government representatives, and the media.

The deadline for the competition is June 15, 2007. The entry form and FAQs are available at www.invent.org/collegiate.