More than $170,000 competition for UC Berkeley students!
Award Recipients Announced!
To see the list of award recipients, see the Fact Sheet or Proposals
Big Ideas @ Berkeley and the Berkeley student government (ASUC) are teaming up with a variety of research centers and institutes on the campus to organize a series of “idea competitions” that will encourage student teams to propose the next generation of research, education, and service activities on the UC Berkeley campus.
This is the third annual “Bears Breaking Boundaries” competition. Last year, we provided $150,000 in prizes to 40 student proposals. A number of student proposals have also received significant follow-on funding from other sources.
Goals of Bears Breaking Boundaries:
- Provide concrete support (money, advice, other resources) for creative, high-quality student proposals.
- Encourage UC Berkeley students to set ambitious goals for their current and future endeavors.
- Increase the role that UC Berkeley students play in shaping the next generation of research, education, and service activities on the campus.
- Encourage the innovation and fresh thinking that often arises from multidisciplinary student teams.
- Have fun!
Rules and Guidelines
To learn more about any of the contests we're running in 2008, please click on the links in the left hand column. Visit the various sections for more information, including the rules and guidelines page.
Most competitions have an April 14th deadline, but a few have earlier deadlines. We will be adding some additional information on the competitions in the weeks ahead, so please check back.
Latest Info
Important Dates
Energy and Environmental Innovation Contest
March 21 - Abstracts due
April 14 – Submission due
May 1 (or sooner) - Results announced.
Social Entrepreneurship in India:
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. If you are interested in receiving support for summer 2008, we would encourage you to submit a 2-3 page concept paper no later than April 1.
IT For Society: All submissions are due 5:00 p.m. April 11, 2008
Idea Labs: All submissions are due 5:00 p.m. April 14, 2008, but we will award funds on a rolling basis, so early submission is encouraged.
Science, Technology and Engineering Policy: All submissions are due June 12, 2008.
All other contests: All submissions are due 5:00 pm April 14, 2008
For general questions about the Bears Breaking Boundaries contest, send an email to Annie Yeh - annieyeh@berkeley.edu.