Innovation Fellows in Training (I-FiT)
International Dash Series 2021
Iowa State University would like to invite you and your school to join us for Innovation Fellows In Training: International Dash Series 2021.
The International Dash Series includes a variety of workshops for students to innovate alongside Iowa State faculty and students, and participate in Iowa State’s Innovation Fellows in Training Program.
As participants, students receive an innovation certificate, a t-shirt, and compete for a chance to win prizes! (International Dash Series 2021 has a total of $37,500 in prizes).
October Challenges
Change Your World
Be a changemaker: Take Action
Innovate with Iowa State University students in this social innovation workshop, brought to you by ISU’s Last Mile Project student organization.
Workshop Day 1: October 7; 7:00–8:30 am CT
Workshop Day 2: October 14; 7:00–8:30 am CT
Project delivery by: October 21
Awards celebration: October 28; 7:00–8:00 am CT
Who can participate: Senior or rising senior international high school students (anticipated university start date of 2022) with an interest in any area of study
Size of teams: 2–4 students
Prizes: Prizes: $500–$1,000 per winning team
How to register: High School Counselors, Administrators, or Teachers may register their school to participate in the upcoming series.
Registration deadline: September 19
There are no registration/participation fees charged to students or schools.
INNOVATE FOR THE GREATER GOOD
Create a solution for your community
What do innovation, engagement, and initiative have in common? They’re all important skills needed for strong career preparation. You can build these skills and help your community when you join this challenge! Attend this workshop led by Iowa State University faculty to engage in the innovation process and design solutions for our communities.
Workshop: September 30, 7:00-8:30 pm CT
Project delivery by: October 11
Awards celebration: October 18, 7:00-8:00 pm CT
Who can participate: Community college or university students in any major with an interest in creatively solving problems.
Size of teams: 2-4 students
Prizes: $500–$1,500 per winning team
How to register: Form your student team – one team member fills out the online registration and includes all team member names and a college/university contact (faculty or staff).
Registration deadline: September 17
There are no registration/participation fees charged to students or schools.
August Challenges
APPtitude
Be the next app inventor!
The new conversation hub of your generation—SnapChat, Instagram, TikTok, WeChat— what is your APPtitude for engaging in the global conversation that will define how we collaborate, innovate, and invent?
Workshop part 1: July 23; 7:00–8:30 am CT
Workshop part 2: August 13; 7:00–8:30 am CT
Project delivery by: August 27
Awards celebration: September 9; 7:00–8:00 am CT
Who can participate: Senior or rising senior international high school students (anticipated university start date of 2022) with an interest in computer science, artificial intelligence, software development, app development, mathematics, and data science (no programming experience required).
Size of teams: 3–5 students
My School is Cool
Day in the Life video challenge
What if the world was really in your backyard? How would you get them there? We have the perfect solution! Show off your school, your friends, your exciting big life and share with us and students from around the world. What better way to make friends and influence people?
Workshop: August 5; 7:00–8:30 am CT
Project delivery by: August 12
Awards celebration: August 19; 7:00–8:00 am CT
Who can participate: Senior or rising senior international high school students (anticipated university start date of 2022) with an interest in any area of study
Size of teams: 4–10 students
Tiny World – Big Problems
What’s bugging you?
So much of the world operates without our awareness, in places and spaces we don’t easily see, feel or think about. But what happens in these tiny worlds influences the entire planet? From pandemics to particles to phytoplankton and pests—learn about how the problems that bug us often start and end within the inner workings of these worlds.
Workshop: August 6; 7:00–8:30 am CT
Project delivery by: September 3
Awards celebration: September 10; 7:00–8:00am CT
Who can participate: Senior or rising senior international high school students (anticipated university start date of 2022) with interest in biology, genetics, neuroscience, microbiology, life sciences, medicine, bioengineering, ecology, biodiversity, pest management, health, sustainability, invasive species management, pollinator conservation, resistance management, bugs, bacteria, and bioremediation.
Size of teams: 2–4 students
June Challenges
The School of the Future
Designers of the future, start here!
How might we re-imagine our schools? Can we re-frame what are learning spaces, places, and practices in our education in a post-pandemic era? Do we need or should we re-design our schools for challenging futures?
Design thinking, innovation, and education is for everyone; join us and enjoy a creativity workshop!
Global Theater Festival
Your 90 seconds of fame
What does innovation look like in theater? Our performing arts students have been wildly creative and we’d love to collaborate with you to create 90 second video-clips of theater performances. Why wait until you are rich and famous to get your 90 seconds of fame—make your first global splash with us in this workshop and theater dash challenge.
Start Something
It’s all in the pitch
Are you the next Steve Jobs or Bill Gates? Future innovators, inventors, and entrepreneurs invited to a workshop on how to create and pitch a business concept. Choose something ordinary, extraordinary, or wildly impossible—it’s all in the pitch!