Student Innovation Expo rules and regulations

• Eligibility: All participants must be currently enrolled OSU students (full- or part-time).
• Team Composition: Students may only join one team. Teams may consist of one or more members, with a typical size of 2–5 students.
• Funding Limit: Teams that have raised $50,000 or more in external funding (e.g., from investors or competitions) are ineligible.
• Previous Winners: Teams that won the Rising Entrepreneurs track in the previous year may not compete again with the same idea. New ideas are permitted.
• Original Work: Submissions must be the original work of the team. Students using OSU-owned technology must obtain prior approval from the OSU Technology Development Center.
• Availability: Participants must be available for the full duration of the expo and the awards ceremony. Exceptions may be granted for extenuating circumstances.
• Scholarship Awards:
  • Scholarships are deposited into participants’ bursar accounts.
  • Outstanding bursar balances will reduce the scholarship amount.
  • Awards may affect existing financial aid; participants should consult the OSU Financial Aid Office.
  • No direct payments will be made to participants.
• Disqualification: The Riata Center reserves the right to disqualify any participant at its sole discretion for reasons including, but not limited to, academic dishonesty, intellectual property violations, or failure to follow competition rules. Disqualified participants forfeit all scholarship awards.
• Deadlines: All submission deadlines are final. Late entries will not be accepted. Teams are encouraged to submit early to avoid technical issues.

 

Scholarship and breakdown of distribution

Scholarships totaling $10,000 will be awarded to the top finalists from all expo tracks, as well as the people’s choice recipient.

 

Placement	Scholarship Awarded
Overall Expo Winner	$2,000
Rising Entrepreneur	$1,500
1st Place	$1,000
2nd Place	$700
3rd Place	$300
People’s Choice	$500

Please note: All submission deadlines are final. Late submissions will not be accepted, and deadline extensions will not be granted for any reason. The Riata Center staff encourages each team to submit their posters early, so any technical difficulties can be resolved before the submission deadline.