We strongly believe that young kids have the power to
Solve the Most Pressing World Problems
and they must get a global platform to showcase their innovation,
leading to commercialization.
America’s Top Young Innovators is a nationwide hunt to find the best and brightest young minds. In this competition, children from across the country will present their unique ideas and innovations to solve present-day challenges facing humanity.
Our ultimate goal is to develop a culture of creative thinking, innovation and problem-solving among young kids. The winners of the ‘America’s Top Young Innovators’ competition will get seed funding, mentorship from experts and complete business incubation to launch their product or idea.
Top Young Innovators offers a unique proposition. First, it nurtures a child’s ability to develop innovations and then helps them participate & showcase their innovation on a global stage. We have partnered with DiscoverSTEM – the pioneer and one of the most successful and award-winning educational organizations nurturing young kids on innovation and creativity, headquartered in Texas, USA.
DiscoverSTEM has an exceptional track record of nurturing over 250 children with patents in the US and other countries in the last 4 years. In recognition of their contribution, the founders of DiscoverSTEM, Mirza Faizan and Mirza Rizwan, were conferred with the prestigious US National Award, the ‘George Washington Honor Medal (Education)-2020 for revolutionizing education in the United States.
Rules & FAQs
Important Rules
- Participants aged 10-18 years from across the world can participate.
- The Entry Fee for the competition is $300 (Entry fee may be waived for participants with financial constraints. View the detailed set of rules here)
- Participants must submit an original innovation idea.
- We strongly recommend you file a provisional or non-provisional patent application before submitting your entry to protect your innovations. If you need support in filing a patent application, please contact us.
- The competition reserves the right to approve or disapprove any participating entries.
- Each entry is judged by an elite panel of judges. The decision taken by the judges will be final.
FAQs
Yes. Participants can form a team of a maximum of four individuals.
Yes. A participant can send up to three entries.
Submissions will close on (date to be announced).
The submitted entries will be evaluated on various aspects, including the Uniqueness of Idea (Ingenuity & Innovative Thinking), Scientific & Technical Knowledge, and overall Quality of Entry and Video Presentation.
The result will be announced at the Grand Finale of the UAE’s Top Young Innovators to be held in Dubai. The schedule will be notified soon.
Yes, the entry fee can be waived for deserving participants. They must upload supporting documents (E.g. Parents’s Tax returns) in the Entry Submission Form and wait for our approval.
Judging Criteria
Judges will rate the participation entries out of 100 marks based on the following criteria.
Unique Idea
(Ingenuity &
Innovative Thinking)
50 marks
Scientific & Technical Knowledge
behind Idea
30 marks
Quality of Entry and Video Presentation
20 marks
Prizes
Win the Prestigious Title of ‘America's Top Young Innovator’
Cash Prize worth $3,000
Complimentary Filing of a US Patent
Business Incubation Support to Commercialize Your Innovation
Win the Prestigious Title of ‘UAE's Top Young Innovator’
Seed Funding worth $25,000
Complimentary Filing of a US Patent
Business Incubation Support to Commercialize Your Innovation
Win the Prestigious Title of ‘UAE's Top Young Innovator’
Seed Funding worth $25,000
Complimentary Filing of a US Patent
