Contest Information

Key Dates

June 1 (Monday) Application opens at 09:00 a.m.
September 11 (Friday) Applic closes at 09:00 a.m.
Before September 24 (Thursday)) Announcement of Finalists
November 7 (Saturday) InnoServe Awards Final and Awards Ceremony

Final Round Venue

National Taiwan University (NTU) Sports Center
(Address: No.1, Sec. 4, Roosevelt Rd., Da'an Dist., Taipei City, Taiwan)

International Exchange Category (IC)

  1. This category is required all documentations and presentations to be in English.
  2. This category is designed for international teams with innovative ICT or computer technology projects. Eligible projects may focus on, but are not limited to, areas such as AI, AIoT, blockchain, cloud applications, cybersecurity, medical technology, mobile applications, open data, XR, e-commerce, green technology/sustainability, smart manufacturing, sport-tech, e-mobility, etc.

Eligibility

  1. The competition is open to all students currently enrolled in undergraduate, postgraduate, or PhD program at accredited colleges or universities.
  2. Participants maintain their students’ qualification until November 7, 2026.
  3. Each team may register for one project, consist of up to 8 eligible students and must have at least 1, but no more than 2 mentors.
  4. If the team has won another ICT-related competition award(s) in the past, please provide the proof for reference.
  5. Projects are commercialized are NOT allowed to participate in the competition.

Registration Steps

All applications must be submitted at Online Registration.

Required Submission Documents

Description of Information System Form The form must use Appendix 1 submitted in MS Word format (.doc or .docx), written in English, and limited to 5 pages, Times New Roman 12-pt. (with a maximum file size of 4MB).
A copy of students' ID card All participants need to provide eligible student cards with both sides and including the expiration date.
3-minute Presentation Video
  1. The video must be presented in English by at least one team member; any video exceeding 3 minutes in length, presented by mentors, or lacking oral description will not be included in the assessment.
  2. Please upload your video to YouTube with privacy settings set to 'Unlisted' and provide the URL in the online submission form.
* Proof of your student's status document(If necessary)
If your Student ID card does not display an expiration date, please provide an official confirmation of your student status from your school or department. If you encounter difficulties obtaining the official confirmation, you may alternatively provide an enrollment payment confirmation.

Assessment Process

  1. 1st Stage Assessment: The judge panel will evaluate the project system form and the 3-minute video presentation from registration teams.
  2. Final Round : Qualified teams must perform a presentation of their prototypes in English, consisting of a 6-minute presentation and a 7-minute Q&A session.

Evaluation Criteria

Entries will be evaluated by a panel of judges representing the industry, government, and education sectors. The assessment will assign a score range review for each sector involved in your project, as outlined in the following list:

Criteria Weight
Innovativeness 30%
Practicability 45%
Presentation Performance 15%
Document Integrity 10%

Prizes

Award Prize
1st Place $120,000 NTD (Approx. USD $4,000) with Award Certificate
2nd Place $50,000 NTD (Approx. USD $1,750) with Award Certificate
3rd Place $30,000 NTD (Approx. USD $1,000) with Award Certificate
Best Innovation Award Award Certificate

※ For competition details, please download and carefully read the InnoServe Awards 2025 Regulations and Rules.
※ The organizer reserves the right to amend the competition rules as necessary and will announce updates on the competition website. For full details, please download the regulations and rules from the website.

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