2011 Awards Details
Cincinnati Innovates is a regional innovation competition open to anyone with an idea or an invention who has a connection to Greater Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky/Southeast Indiana.
This year, almost $90,000 in awards will be presented to the best ideas, products, technologies, and businesses in the region.
To enter visit www.cincinnatiinnovates.com
1. Enter a short description of your innovation – product, business, idea – and upload pictures, video, sketches or other media to help explain it.
2. Tell your friends about it. The HYPE Community Choice Award is driven by online votes.
The competition is open online at www.cincinnatiinnovates.com from April 15-July 15, 2011.
The deadline for entries is July 15, 2011.
Anyone can enter – any age, background, level of expertise.
Any type of idea or innovation is welcome – product, service, device, web or mobile app, business process, etc.
Awards: This year, Cincinnati Innovates will award twelve grant awards totaling almost than $90,000:
CincyTech Commercialization Awards: $25,000 and $10,000
(cash award, sponsored by CincyTech)
Taft Patent Awards: $10,000 and $5,000
(in kind - applied toward patent applications and prosecution, sponsored by Taft Stettinius & Hollister Law Firm)
Web Development Award: $10,000
(in kind - applied toward web development and marketing, sponsored by Round Pixel Studio & Bare Knuckle Marketing)
LPK Design and Branding Award: $10,000
(in kind - applied toward design and branding, sponsored by LPK)
Northern Kentucky Vision 2015 Award: $5,000
(cash award, sponsored by Vision 2015)
7/79 Video Production Award: $5,000
(in kind - applied toward production and editing, sponsored by 7/79)
Northern Kentucky eZone Award: $2,500
(cash award, sponsored by NKY eZone)
Cooney, Faulkner & Stevens Get Started Award: $2,500
(in kind - applied toward business accounting and advisory, sponsored by Cooney, Faulkner & Stevens)
HYPE Community Choice Award: $2,000
(cash award, sponsored by the Cincinnati USA Regional Chamber’s HYPE program)
GCVA Participation Award: $1,000
(cash award, sponsored by the Greater Cincinnati Venture Association and given to the Student or Professional Organization with the most participation)
