A friendly reminder that the EOL Education Innovation Challenge first round deadline is this Friday March 23rd by 5:00 pm US Eastern Daylight Time.
The first round submission is a product idea that includes an overview of the concept (1,500 words or less). For more information see below and please visit: http://eol.org/info/info/learning_education_challenge ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Encyclopedia of Life Education Innovation Challenge The Encyclopedia of Life (EOL) is pleased to announce the EOL Education Innovation Challenge, an international competition to foster development of educational software tools, services, or games using EOL content. The challenge is to use EOL content and services to create an engaging and educational application that will promote global learning activities focused on discovering and understanding the living world. The competition will award funding to the most scalable and innovative applications. Target audiences can include the general public, citizen scientists and learners of all ages in both formal and informal settings. The platform can be the web and/or mobile devices. The Challenge is a two-stage process. In Stage 1, applicants submit a product idea that includes an overview of the concept. Applicants who are selected to continue to Stage 2 will be asked to submit a development plan and budget required to complete a working product. One or more prizes will be awarded to successful Stage 2 proposals. Deadlines: Stage 1 applications are due on March 23, 2012 by 5:00 PM US Eastern Daylight Time. The results of Stage 1 will be announced no later than April 13, 2012. Stage 2 submissions are due June 15, 2012. The results of Stage 2 will be announced by mid-July 2012. Awards The prize total is $50,000 USD, which may be divided among one or more successful applicants. In addition to the cash award, the winners' work will be promoted and distributed by EOL. 

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