About the Challenge
The Stanford Center on Longevity invites university students from around the world to participate in its seventh annual Design Challenge.
With thanks to our sponsors, we are pleased to offer the following awards for winners and finalists:
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Cash prizes: $10,000 (1st place), $5,000 (2nd place), $2,000 (3rd place)
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Finalists receive:
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- $1000 for prototyping and presentation development
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- Mentorship and personalized coaching from leading industry experts and researchers
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- Airfare and hotel reimbursement for 1 student from each team to attend the Finals at Stanford University to present their idea.
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The challenge runs concurrent with the 2019-2020 academic year, with initial submissions due by December 6th, 2019 and finalists presenting at Stanford University in April, 2020.>
About the 2020 Theme
This year’s contest challenges teams to create solutions for "Reducing the Inequity Gap: Designing for Affordability."
One of the key challenges of the 21st century is the rising level of inequity in societies around the world. While design and technology are increasingly being deployed to help individuals reach old age mentally sharp, physically fit, and financially secure; innovations far too often only reach people at the upper levels of socioeconomic status. The 2020 Design Challenge is targeting this issue by asking student designers around the world to identify and design for opportunities to significantly reduce the cost of innovations that help people at all ages do the things needed to increase their odds of long and healthy life outcomes.
Any design significantly reducing the cost of a solution contributing to longer and healthier lives will be accepted. The following are a few examples of categories that could be targeted:
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The health and well-being of young people. Monitoring health and managing chronic disease.
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Solutions that bring nutritious food to individuals.
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Solutions that allow individuals to remain in their homes.
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Encouraging higher levels of activity and engagement at the community level.