The result of the second round

Dear Contestants,

 Thank you for your participation in the GIX Innovation Competition.

 We have selected 20 projects for the final round.

The 20 teams are listed as follow:

Confirmation emails will be sent to the winning teams regarding the follow-up details.

Best Regards,

GIX Administrative Office

The result of the first round

Dear Contestants,

Thank you for your participation in the GIX Innovation Competition.

We have selected 50 projects from the applications for the second round. Please check your emails for the result.

The second round will be an Internet based virtual road show on October 17^th and 18^th, 2016. Our committee will select the top 20 for the final competition.

Please note that this stage is about the demonstration of your idea. After the demonstration, the judging committee will have 5 minutes of discussion with you conducted via Skype.

Materials required for the 50 projects:

You need to provide the following materials to us before the second round:

1、A video：The demonstration should be in a video that is no longer than 2 minutes. You need to save the video on YouTube, VIMEO, YouKu or a similar service that is readily accessible and provide the direct link to the page and send them back to us. Do NOT password protect the video.

2：Two documents: You will also need to prepare one detailed technical description and one market analysis report for your project. The word limit is 500 words each.

Both documents should be written in Microsoft Word and saved as separate PDF files. Please name the files using you project number and specify the type of the file, e.g. CAMPGIX200100decription or CAMPGIX200100report.

Please notice: all contents in the video and the documents should be in English. 

Please send the video link, the detailed technical description and the market analysis report back to us by Oct 14^th, 2016, 5:00pm MST.

If you have any other further enquires, please contact us through dongruoyu@tsinghua.edu.cn.

Best wishes,

GIX Administrative Office

We are calling for university students and young innovators to bring their “Connected Devices” projects that are original and technologically inventive, covering areas such as the Internet of Things, wearable devices, intelligent hardware, VR, AR, ubiquitous computing, intelligent sensors, natural interactions and related applications.

Please join us at https://gix.tusstar.com/--you will only need two minutes for our quick application, and a link for a complete submission form about your innovative idea will be sent to you via email later. The prototype of your idea is required at the final competition in November.

Our Criteria:

1.Candidates are current undergraduate and graduate students and those who have graduated within the last 5 years,whose projects are original and not financed yet.

2. Candidates can participate in the competition as a individuals or in teams. A team should include at most three members.

3.The innovativeness of technology and application mode are the main rating standards.

4.In the selection stages, our evaluation is based on the idea of the project and the development of this idea. In the final competition, the prototype of the project is required to be presented.

Recommended Platforms：

We provide several technology supporting platforms for implementing your idea. You can choose other platforms as well.

Our Prizes:

There are two forms of prize: cash prizes and scholarships.

• Cash prizes for competition entrants award will go to at most 10 winning teams.

The First Prize: $30,000 for each of the top 3 teams.

The Second Prize: $20,000 for each of the next 3 teams.

The Third Prize: $10,000 for each of the next 4 teams.

• In addition, scholarships will be available for individuals in the top 50 projects who demonstrate strong performance and promise if they are admitted to and enroll in the GIX Dual Master degree. The scholarship is independent from the competition award.

In addition, incubation services in Beijing will be provided for excellent projects.

With great power comes  great responsibility. Our competition could be your big chance to make a difference. Please apply now!

一等奖3名， 二等奖3名 ，三等奖4名。

2. 此外，面向参加答辩的优秀项目团队（前50名）中的优秀个人提供奖学金。在前五十个项目中表现出色并同意进入GIX学习的选手将获得GIX Dual Master degree奖学金。大赛的获奖项目名次与GIX奖学金相互独立，互不影响。