Student Innovation Challenge

Are you an innovator, entrepreneur, visionary?
Working on a great capstone or class project?
Have your own invention or business idea?

BCIT’s Student Innovation Challenge is an annual contest aimed at providing support and funding to BCIT students who have “bright ideas”. The goal of the Challenge is to create an inclusive space for innovation, encouraging students to turn their bright ideas into prototypes, business plans, or commercial products.

Challenge Categories:

Entrepreneurship (Innovative ideas, entrepreneurship, and commercial products)
Applied Research (Innovative project solving a real world problem)

2026 cash prizes in each category are:

1st Prize – $3,000
2nd Prize – $1,500
3rd Prize – $500

Learn more about the categories and how to apply.

Important Dates

Application Deadline: April 3, 2026
Finalists Announced: April 17, 2026
Pitch Round and Awards Ceremony: April 29, 2026

Winners announced by May 4, 2026. Check BCIT News and LinkedIn for updates.

We are happy to help. If you have any questions, please send a note to Antoinette Jackson.

Please note: Dates are subject to change.

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