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Innovation Quest

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About the program · 1 linked sources

Innovation Quest is CIE's student competition for moving ideas toward prototypes and companies. The page says it offers a $15,000 grand prize and over $10,000 in additional prize money, and that iQ has awarded more than $400,000 since founders Carson Chen, Richard Boberg, and Laura Pickering started it in 2004.

Also known as: iQ

How we know this: the figures on this page come from the linked sources (last verified 2026-10-08); what those sources do not state is left unknown.

Key numbers

Funding range

$15,000

Equity

Varies by investment

Application

Annual

Campus Wide

Last activity

Not recorded

High confidence

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Innovation Quest

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    Rating

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    Application and Timing

    Presented as a recurring competition. The next deadline is not on the captured page. Questions are directed to CIE rather than a personal inbox in this note.

    Participants

    The CIE page describes entrepreneurial-minded Cal Poly students. A separate FAQ page was thin in the capture used here, so class standing is not restated.

    Funding and Equity

    Grand prize $15,000, plus over $10,000 in additional prizes. The CIE page does not say whether awards are equity-free. The $15,000 figure is the stated grand prize, not the full purse.

    Recent Activity

    The program page is live on the CIE site and restates the prize levels and the cumulative $400,000 figure.

    Known Startups or Winners

    The program page does not name current winners.

    Research gaps & things to verify

    Verification Gaps

    Eligibility fine print, equity, and the next application date.

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