Submit an Application

To be considered as a Tech Awards laureate  you must fill out the online application and provide two references.

The deadline for The Tech Awards application for 2013 is May 8, 11:59 p.m. PST

The application takes approximately 4 hours to complete.

Before applying for The Tech Awards, and to ensure that your application will be accepted, please check our Criteria Page. Among other questions, you will be asked the following:

  • Identify the technology application
  • Explain how the technology application benefits humanity
  • What impact has the technology had on the relevant problem in the field?
  • What is the potential for this technology to be used to serve more people?

If applying to the Kathermine M. Swanson Young Innovator Award you, and your team mates must be under the age of 27 as of December 31, 2013. Please check the other criteria for this category. 

Application

During the application process you will be required to provide two references (e.g., business colleagues, professors, mentors, or members of the group applying). You can access the application system as many times as you need to in order to understand and answer the questions on the form. Applications are not complete unless both references are included.

Read our Criteria Page to understand how we select applicants and prospective laureates, and learn more about each of the awards Categories. To get a feel for who selects The Tech Awards laureates, read the profiles of some of the Judges.

Apply to The Tech Awards