Overview

What's this all about?

It's simple: we are looking for an idea. Scratch that, a great idea. We believe the next Mark Zuckerberg or Steve Jobs is somewhere within our campus on the cusp of creating the next big thing.    

Your idea could be...

• a new product
• a new service
• a new social enterprise
• a new start-up business
• enhancing an existing product or service

To reward our contest's brightest innovators, we are throwing $5,000 cash to the winner and $1,000 cash to the runner-up! But more importantly, we are giving you an opportunity to harness your entrepreneurial spirit and showcase your creativity. This could be the first step to fame, fortune and living out your dream. 

All you have to fill out a simple two-page form found on our Apply Now page. If your idea is selected, you will be invited to the final round  to pitch your idea in front of a panel of judges.  

The 2012 Challenge opens on Thursday, February 2, 2012 and closes on Monday, March 12, 2012. Stay tuned for information on the 2012 Challenge!

For any questions, contact Gerald Narciso: gerald_narciso@bcit.ca

Student Innovation and Entrepreneurship - IDEAS Workshops Series

Need help developing your business plan and pitch for the Student Innovation Challenge? The BCIT School of Business and the BCIT Applied Research Liaison Office is currently running a series of free lunch hour workshops for students. Watch the video presentations from last year! Not entering the Student Innovation Challenge? No problem! These workshop sessions are open to ALL students interested in learning more about entrepreneurship and business planning. 

News

BCIT’s Grace Soo Delivers Winning Idea for 2011 Student Innovation Challenge

This year, Grace Soo's idea about a delivery service using zero-emission cargo tricycles called SHIFT beat out nearly 50 submissions to win the Challenge to pocket the $5,000 cash grand prize. Soo and her four partners at SHIFT operate a zero-emission delivery service using tricycles which have the capability to pull as much as 600 pounds.Second place, and an Apple iPad, went to Rhonda Dent (Marketing Management) for her idea of the Sun Center, a proposed wellness center for people who get Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD).

Michael Hubele wins 2010 BCIT Student Innovation Challenge

In the first year of the Challenge, BCIT computing student Michael Hubele won the BCIT Innovates Student Challenge by developing the website: OnlineStudentPlanner.com