The Lemelson-MIT Program is currently accepting applications for 2012 InvenTeams, which are teams of high school students, educators, and mentors that receive grants up to $10,000 each to invent technological solutions to real-world problems. The InvenTeam initiative is designed to excite high school students about invention, empower students through problem solving, and encourage an inventive culture in schools and communities.

The deadline to submit is April 22, 2011.

For more information, visit http://web.mit.edu/inventeams/apply.html

Lemelson-MIT Program, MIT School of Engineering
30 Memorial Dr., E60-215
Cambridge
MA, 02142
Contact: Ellen Dickenson
Grade Level: High School
Discipline: Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Technology, Computers
Website: http://web.mit.edu/inventeams/

Filed under: Grades 9-12, K-12 Outreach Programs

Tags: Competitions for Students, Scholarships