Tue, Jun 15, 2010
Contests Spark The Imaginations Of "Citizen Inventors"
NASA is seeking private and corporate sponsors for the
Centennial Challenges, a program of incentive prizes designed for
the "citizen inventor" that generates creative solutions to
problems of interest to NASA and the nation. NASA is looking for
companies, organizations or individuals interested in sponsoring
the non-profit allied organizations that manage the prize
competitions.
Since 2005, NASA has conducted 19 competitions in six challenge
areas and awarded $4.5 million to 13 different teams. Each of the
challenges is managed by non-profit organizations in partnership
with NASA, which provides prize purses for the challenges but not
the funds to conduct the competitions. A group of allied
organizations conducts and manages the competitions, typically
raising additional funds through partnerships with private and
corporate sponsors.
Potential sponsors can be for-profit companies and corporations,
universities and other non-profit or educational organizations,
professional or public organizations, and individuals. Allied
organizations generally seek sponsorships of all monetary sizes and
in-kind contributions while providing public recognition to
competition sponsors. Arrangements for competition sponsorships
will be negotiated directly between the allied organizations and
the sponsors and may include naming rights for significant
contributors.
Centennial Challenge events typically include public audiences
and are televised or broadcast over the Internet via streaming
video. The competitions provide high-visibility opportunities for
public outreach and education. There are three on-going Centennial
Challenges, with several new challenges expected to be announced
this year.
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