The UNO IT Innovation Cup is an annual competition between Nebraska and Iowa High Schools. Schools compete each year to determine who can create the most innovative, creative, and best IT-based solution given the current year’s problem requirements. For 2021, the challenge area is “Responding to Emerging Infectious Diseases.”
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The winning team is awarded the IT Innovation Cup (a traveling trophy) for their school and cash prize of $2,500. There are also awards for best technical solution, best business plan, and overall impact on society or a specific group ($500 for each). Each high school team can have at least one but no more than three faculty coaches, and each team coach will receive an honorarium of $100 and free tuition to one College of Information & Technology (CIST) IT Professional Development Workshop. All participating students will receive free tuition for one Techademy summer workshop and a CIST t-shirt.
Platinum Sponsors:
Be a Sponsor!
The Innovation Cup wouldn’t be possible without the support of private donors. UNO rewards donors for four levels of participation – Platinum, Gold, Silver, and Bronze. Download a PDF of our levels of participation.
Platinum – $7,500+
- Four (4) free registrations to the awards banquet
- Access to all intermediate events
- Opportunity to host one of the intermediate events at the sponsor's facility
- Acknowledgment of the sponsor in press releases
- Inclusion of sponsor's logo on the "IT Innovation Cup website" for the period of sponsorship and specific acknowledgment on the awards banquet ceremony
Gold – $5,000 to $7,499
- Three (3) free registrations to the awards banquet
- Access to all intermediate events
- Opportunity to host one of the intermediate events at the sponsor's facility
- Acknowledgment of the sponsor in press releases
- Inclusion of sponsor's logo on the "IT Innovation Cup website" for the period of sponsorship and specific acknowledgment in the awards banquet ceremony
Silver – $2,000 to $4,999
- Two (2) free registrations to the awards banquet
- Access to all intermediate events
- Opportunity to host one of the intermediate events at the sponsor's facility
- Acknowledgment of the sponsor in press releases
- Inclusion of sponsor's logo on the "IT Innovation Cup website" for the period of sponsorship and specific acknowledgment in the awards banquet ceremony
Bronze – $500 to $1,999
- One (1) free registration to the awards banquet
- Access to all intermediate events
- Opportunity to host one of the intermediate events at the sponsor's facility
- Acknowledgment of the sponsor in press releases
- Inclusion of sponsor's logo on the "IT Innovation Cup website" for the period of sponsorship and specific acknowledgment in the awards banquet ceremony
For more information contact Meghan Herington, 402.502.4106 or meghan.herington@nufoundation.org.
Your donation to the IT Innovation Fund may be tax-deductible. Please consult with your financial advisor to verify.