November 14, 2018

UC Berkeley Prizes Program at Announces Competition

The Prizes Program at UC Berkeley is an important forum for rewarding creative expression and scholarly achievement by Berkeley’s finest students. Winners receive both recognition and a cash prize, which is coordinated with the winner’s financial aid package, if any. Copies of the winning essays and poetry are archived at…

November 14, 2018

Fabilli Hoffer Prize — 11/30/2018

The Fabilli Hoffer Essay Prize competition is now accepting entries. This year’s topic is: “The end of civil discourse?” The contest is open to staff, faculty, and students. Prize money totaling $6,000 is available this year. In a 1970 letter, Eric Hoffer let the University of California regents know that he…

October 3, 2018

Lemelson-MIT Student Prize — 11/30/2018

The $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize is awarded annually to outstanding mid-career inventors who have developed a patented product or process of significant value to society, which has been adopted for practical use (or has a high probability of being adopted). Eligibility be U.S. citizens or permanent residents. be mid-career, which is defined…