Research Done – 5 points

• The entrant/team explains how they have conducted community/background/expert/market research throughout the design process.

Expected Impact – 10 points

• The entrant/team clearly identifies the target users or beneficiaries of this innovation – who will use or benefit from this innovation? The entrant/team describes in concrete terms how the innovation will improve things for the target users or beneficiaries – how will this innovation be helpful or useful to them? 

Feasibility of Implementing the Innovation – 10 points

• The entrant/team explains how this innovation can be, or has been, fully implemented for their intended users/put on the market. The entrant/team proposes appropriate solutions to overcome potential barriers to implementing their innovation .

Collaboration – 5 points

• The entrant identifies collaborators and community partnerships who will support their work as they plan, build, test, and implement their innovation 

Plans For Use of Award – 5 points 

• The entrant identifies a clear plan for how they will use the cash award to support their innovation.  

Please note: while Ingenious+ invites you to provide additional information about your innovation that might make the submission more clear to the judges, such as videos, presentations, articles, the innovation itself is still judged on the listed criteria.