The Stanford Center on Longevity introduced a new competition that asks college students to design products and services to help improve the lives of seniors affected by cognitive impairment. The goal of the program is to encourage students to create solutions that help older adults with cognitive issues keep their independence as long as possible.
The competition, open for all graduate and undergraduate students, is currently accepting submissions in what is called Phase I of the challenge. During this time, teams will learn about the topic and develop their unique solution. Submissions will be judged in January and the selected finalists will be given financial awards to help flesh out their design and travel to Stanford to present it.
From January until April, called Phase II, finalists will also have access to mentors in different schools and centers at Stanford. During Phase II, finalists will be asked to further develop their idea and to prepare a presentation to be given at the award event in April.
The final presentation will occur at the award event, where teams will present their creations to experts from academia, industry, and non-profit groups; as well as companies and investors who may be interested in moving the ideas forward into wide-spread use.
The top prize is $10,000, while the second place team will take home $5,000 and third place will get $3,000.
Visit the Stanford Center on Longevity Design Challenge webpage to learn more.
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