Innovation Quest
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
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California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Innovation Quest
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.
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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.
Claims Supported
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.
Evidence Limits
Point-in-time notes from official pages observed on 2026-10-08. Deadlines, prize amounts, and eligibility can change. This record is not a school-verified or director-verified listing.