2022 IIN Innovation Award Nomination Form

Welcome to Illinois Innovation Network Awards Nomination Form

NAME

1. Your (nominator's) name

NAME

INSTITUTION

2. Your (nominator's) institution.

INSTITUTION

Enter text for question 2 other

EMAIL

3. Please include your (nominator's) email address below. If you wish to remain anonymous, please indicate. answer must be an email address

EMAIL

NOMINEE INFORMATION

Unless otherwise requested, please answer all questions in this application about the primary person or entity most responsible for the innovation ("Nominee"). Others can be included in the appropriate question, but only one will be contacted.

4. Primary Nominee's Full Name

Other Innovators

5. If any, please list names of other people who worked on this innovation that you would like to recognize.

Other Innovators

If there are mulitple people listed above, please choose one primary person to populate the answers to the remaining contact information questions.

6. Nominee email answer must be an email address

If there are mulitple people listed above, please choose one primary person to populate the answers to the remaining contact information questions.

CATEGORIES

7. We understand your innovation may fit into multiple categories. Please choose only one. (If we feel the innovation fits better in a different category, we reserve the right to move it. We also reserve the right to modify the categories to better represent the pool of nominations.)

CATEGORIES

Faculty/Scientist/Staff--Computing & Data

Faculty/Scientist/Staff--Food & Agriculture

Faculty/Scientist/Staff--Environment & Water

Faculty/Scientist/Staff--Health & Wellness

Faculty/Scientist/Staff--Other (all others that do not fall into the above)

Student -- College -- Open -- Any student(s) in good standing enrolled in an IIN institution, or affiliated with an IIN Hub, who has completed at least three credit hours of college, including graduate school, in the last nine months (as of the date of the application). There are no specific categories of innovation for students. All college students will be placed in one open category.

Student - High School - Open -- Any student(s) who has completed at least one full year of high school in Illinois but who has also not been out of high school for more than nine months (as of the date of the application). There are no specific categories of innovation for students. All high school students will be put on one open category.

SCORING RUBRIC

Submissions will be evaluated on the following criteria:

Novelty (30%) -- How unique is this innovation? How clearly does it differentiate from existing innovations, alternatives, substitutes, etc.?
Impact on the field and society (30%) -- How much does the innovation advance the field of study? How likely is it to catalyze other innovations? To what degree will/has the innovation positively affected society? Does it impact underserved or under-resourced populations or advance social equity?
Feasibility (30%) -- How likely does the innovation get applied or consumed? To what degree is it currently being applied, if any? What amount of resources does/will it take to be applied or consumed?
Support of IIN Principles (10%) -- To what degree does the innovation
- Drive innovation, workforce development and inclusive growth throughout Illinois
- Access and meet regional needs through a combination of collaborative research, public-private partnerships, and entrepreneurship and training programs
- Collaborate with hubs across the state sharing best practices (in innovation)
- Promote the value of higher education in Illinois and throughout the country.

INNOVATION DESCRIPTION

In the space below, please describe the innovation to the best of your ability, including how it may relate to the scoring criteria.

8. Description of Innovation

SCORING RUBRIC

Submissions will be evaluated on the following criteria:

Novelty (30%) -- How unique is this innovation? How clearly does it differentiate from existing innovations, alternatives, substitutes, etc.?
Impact on the field and society (30%) -- How much does the innovation advance the field of study? How likely is it to catalyze other innovations? To what degree will/has the innovation positively affected society? Does it impact underserved or under-resourced populations or advance social equity?
Feasibility (30%) -- How likely does the innovation get applied or consumed? To what degree is it currently being applied, if any? What amount of resources does/will it take to be applied or consumed?
Support of IIN Principles (10%) -- To what degree does the innovation
- Drive innovation, workforce development and inclusive growth throughout Illinois
- Access and meet regional needs through a combination of collaborative research, public-private partnerships, and entrepreneurship and training programs
- Collaborate with hubs across the state sharing best practices (in innovation)
- Promote the value of higher education in Illinois and throughout the country.

INNOVATION DESCRIPTION

In the space below, please describe the innovation to the best of your ability, including how it may relate to the scoring criteria.

limited to 500 words.

OTHER

9. Please share any other information about the innovation that you would like to the judges to consider.

OTHER

limited to 250 words.

Files, documents, images, links, etc.

10. If you would like to upload a file, a document, add an image or link, you may do so here. (maximum file size: 15MB)

Files, documents, images, links, etc.

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If you have any questions about the nomination or award, please contact Bruce Sommer: bsomm2@uis.edu

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Thank you for completing the nomination form and encouraging innovation at your hub!

Non-confidential and Public Disclosure. Information provided in this application may not be held in confidence and is not protected by a confidentiality agreement. Details about the innovation will be shared with competition judges. Please provide only information you are comfortable sharing with the public. Further, intellectual property information provided may meet public disclosure thresholds.

2022 IIN Innovation Award Nomination Form

2022 IIN Innovation Award Nomination Form