CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL 2025 IF.GIC INNOVATORS
THE INVENTFUTURE.GLOBAL INNOVATION CHALLENGE (IF.GIC) is an annual challenge designed to provide students ages 5 to 19 from around the world a place to share, compete, and be celebrated for their brilliant innovations.
Innovation, invention and design programs that solve problems are regularly held in countries all around the world and InventFuture.Global now offers students an amazing opportunity! Share your creativity beyond your country’s borders … the international community is waiting to see what you have achieved. Join the top student innovators from all over the world and present your ideas and solutions to a global audience. Be a part of the solution!
ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
5-19
Participant must age 5 to 19
1-3
Register as an individual or team of up to three
IFGO
Invited or selected by an IF.G member organization
WHAT IS INNOVATION
The Oxford Dictionary defines “innovation” as a new method, idea, product.
We expand the definition to also include significantly improved methods, ideas or products. Meaning you could create an enhancement, change or addition to a current innovation that significantly improves the innovation or performs the same function in a different way. For example, a plain pencil is used to write, but a pencil with an eraser on it can both write and erase. While a pen performs basically the same function but in a different way. These are all innovations.
Further, you could also combine existing products to come up with a unique innovation. For example a fork combined with a spoon to make a Spork.
Some examples of innovations:
prototype, App, idea, social good program, service, process, or yours could be different from these and we encourage you to apply.
MATERIALS FOR REGISTRATION
Image of Individual or Team
JPEG or PNG image of yourself or your team (max. file size: 512 MB)
Image of Innovation
JPEG or PNG image of your innovation (max. file size: 512 MB).
60-Second Pitch Video
The promotion video of your innovation, mp4, mov or avi format (max. file size: 512MB). The purpose is to get people interested in learning more about your innovation.
Logbook / Journal / Diary
The logbook, journal or diary needs to document every aspect of the student’s journey. Each step in the innovation process needs to be clearly identified
Presentation Slides
A presentation not longer than 6 slides using Powerpoint, Keynote, or Google Slides and saved as .PDF or .PPTX
SCHEDULE
1 MARCH 2025
Student Registration Starts
19 SEPTEMBER 2025
Student Materials Upload Deadline
19 SEPTEMBER –
5 OCTOBER 2025
Round 1 Review by International IFGIC Judges
6 OCTOBER 2025
Finalists Announcement
18/19 OCTOBER 2025
Finalists Live On-Line Presentations at GIFT
26 OCTOBER 2025
Awards and Honors Celebration
STEPS TO 2025 IFGIC
PRIOR TO REGISTERING FOR THE IFGIC
- Create a Presentation Document of no more than 6 pages or slides detailing your innovative process.
- Be ready to attach diary, logbook, journal documenting your innovation process.
- Create a 60-Second (or less) pitch video.
- Include a picture of yourself or the team.
- Take a picture and create an image of your innovation.
REGISTER FOR THE IFGIC
- Secure your UIC from your InventFuture.Global Organization.
- Click on the “Registration” button at: https://inventfuture.global/ifgic/.
- Only one registration form detailing participant information for all members of the team.
- Participant’s information – includes full name, gender, age, city, state/region, country, parent name(s), and contact email for each member of the team.
- Project information – includes the name of your innovation, a description, the problem it solves and a summary of how it works.
- Upload your logbook, journal or diary.
- Upload your Pitch Video (No longer than 60 seconds).
- Upload a picture of yourself or team.
- Upload the image of your innovation, screenshot of a portion of the code, a partial diagram, or high-level outline of the idea.
- Presentation document – a presentation not longer than 6 slides or pages, saved as PDF or .pptx
Our Success Is Measured by the Students’ Success
In How They Innovate and Create the Future
For Themselves
For Their Countries
For the Entire World