2022 Cade Prize
Applications for the Cade Prize will be accepted June 1st, 2022-August 1st, 2022.
- $55 non-refundable application fee is required to begin your application
- The Cade Prize does not take equity in your idea if you win.
- To apply go to: cadeprize.awardsplatform.com
Cade Prize Events
Applications Open - June 1, 2022
Applications Close - August 1, 2022
Round One Judging - August 2-12, 2022
Announcement of 21 Fibonacci Finalists - August 15th, 2022
Fibonacci Forum -September 8th, 2022, at the Cade Museum - Open to the public
Round Two Judging - September 8-19, 2022
Final Five Announcement - September 22, 2022
Invent Possible Tour + Cade Prize Ceremony - September 29th, 2022, at the Cade Museum - Invitation only
For more information, contact cadeprize@cademuseum.org with questions.
About the Cade Prize
The Cade Prize, and the Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention, are the legacy of Dr. Robert Cade, best known as the leader of the research team that invented Gatorade. Since 2010, the Cade Prize has celebrated innovation by identifying, recognizing, and celebrating Florida-based inventors and entrepreneurs, who, through an innovative invention, demonstrate a creative approach to addressing problems in their field of expertise. As one of the largest cash prize competitions for innovation in Florida, the Cade Prize has drawn hundreds of creative thinkers from diverse sectors, from Pensacola to Miami, who enter cutting-edge inventions with real market potential. The Cade Prize has awarded $50,000 in past years. In 2021, thanks to a generous pledge by Scott R. MacKenzie, the Cade Prize awarded $64,000: $34,000 for first place, $13,000 for second place, $8,000 for third place, $5,000 for fourth place, $3,000 for fifth place and $1,000 for the People’s Choice. Patent atourneys, Saliwanchik, Lloyd & Eisenschenk, provide in-kind services for the Cade Prize final five finalists.
Geography: The Cade Prize has expanded beyond Florida to Alabama and Georgia, enabling more inventors and research universities to highlight their cutting-edge inventions.
Leading Research Universities: The Cade Prize partners with high-level research institutions across Florida, Alabama, and Georgia. Universities invited to submit Cade Prize applications include: Auburn University, University of Alabama, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Florida Atlantic University, Florida International University, Florida State University, University of Central Florida, University of Florida, University of Miami, University of South Florida, Emory University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia State University, University of Georgia
Eligibility: R1 research universities from Alabama, Florida, and Georgia (13 total) are each eligible to nominate one entry for an automatic slot, as one of the 21 Fibonacci Finalists. R2 universities or other institutions without an automatic slot will automatically advance to become a finalist if they produced an entry in the previous year that made it to the final round. Any Alabama, Florida and Georgia inventors and entrepreneurs that are not nominated by a Cade Prize Partner Institution can compete for remaining Fibonacci Finalist slots. To be eligible, individuals or companies must have no more than $500,000 in outside investment {funding from investors received in exchange for stock, convertible note, or other similar instrument issued by the company (excluding grants, personal funds, in-kind support, competition prizes, or loans from friends and family).
Entry Categories: The Cade Prize call for applications included designated Cade Prize entry categories, to address key technology clusters and critical issues impacting the southeast: Agriculture/Environment, Health Care/Biomedicine, IT/Technology, Energy, plus a Wild Card category.
Geography: The Cade Prize has expanded beyond Florida to Alabama and Georgia, enabling more inventors and research universities to highlight their cutting-edge inventions.
Leading Research Universities: The Cade Prize partners with high-level research institutions across Florida, Alabama, and Georgia. Universities invited to submit Cade Prize applications include: Auburn University, University of Alabama, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Florida Atlantic University, Florida International University, Florida State University, University of Central Florida, University of Florida, University of Miami, University of South Florida, Emory University, Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia State University, University of Georgia
Eligibility: R1 research universities from Alabama, Florida, and Georgia (13 total) are each eligible to nominate one entry for an automatic slot, as one of the 21 Fibonacci Finalists. R2 universities or other institutions without an automatic slot will automatically advance to become a finalist if they produced an entry in the previous year that made it to the final round. Any Alabama, Florida and Georgia inventors and entrepreneurs that are not nominated by a Cade Prize Partner Institution can compete for remaining Fibonacci Finalist slots. To be eligible, individuals or companies must have no more than $500,000 in outside investment {funding from investors received in exchange for stock, convertible note, or other similar instrument issued by the company (excluding grants, personal funds, in-kind support, competition prizes, or loans from friends and family).
Entry Categories: The Cade Prize call for applications included designated Cade Prize entry categories, to address key technology clusters and critical issues impacting the southeast: Agriculture/Environment, Health Care/Biomedicine, IT/Technology, Energy, plus a Wild Card category.
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