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SIOY Showcase Judging
Student Innovator of the Year Showcase
February 10, 2026

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We are now less than three weeks away from the big Showcase for Student Innovator of the Year (SIOY), one of the best opportunities for members of the Mentor Alliance to get involved with our current BYU students.

We would love to have your help as a judge for this competition the afternoon of Tuesday, Feb. 10. Below is a breakdown of the afternoon's schedule. As you can see, there's a little bit of flexibility in the schedule, to make it easier for you to attend.

Tuesday, Feb. 10:

  • 12 p.m. - Welcome, networking and lunch
  • 12:30 p.m. - Judging app instructions
  • 1 p.m. - Formal judging time begins (judges are welcome to leave whenever they're done judging)
  • 4:30 p.m. - Last call for submitting scores 
  • 5 p.m. - Finalists are announced (this information will also be sent later via email)
RSVP here by Jan 27

Please RSVP at the above link.
As a Showcase judge, you will evaluate the engineering, innovation and impact of students' projects to help determine the top teams who will compete in SIOY Finals for a share of $50,000 in prize money.

We currently need just a few more mentors to make this work best for our students. I hope you can make it - we would love to have you!

Thank you,

Jim Trent
Assistant Dean, Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering
Brigham Young University | 801-422-1374 | EB 240G

The BYU College of Engineering's Weidman Center for Global Leadership hosts a student competition each year in partnership with the BYU Rollins Center for Entrepreneurship & Technology. The annual SIOY competition has kickstarted now-successful companies Owlet, Khione, PhoneSoap, MyoStorm and more across its 15-year history. Competitors can receive up to $400 in funding to facilitate prototyping, research, etc., and are in the running for a part of $50k in total prize money.

Competitors present their innovations at a showcase on February 10, 2026. Finalists are selected to present their ideas in a final event on February 26, 2026. Winners and audience favorites then receive thousands of dollars of prize money to make their ideas a reality.
 
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