The Invention Convention Independent Inventor Program (IIP) has concluded the 2025 virtual competition!
The Independent Inventor Program is a pathway for those inventors who do not otherwise have access to a state or regional affiliate program in which to compete in Invention Convention Worldwide (ICW) programming. This year, nearly 400 youth inventors participated in the IIP program at the classroom level or as part of a homeschool program from: Colorado, Illinois, Kansas, Maryland, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Tennessee, Washington State, West Virginia, Wisconsin and Puerto Rico.
This year, about 125 youth inventors earned invitations to the Independent Inventor Program competition, feeding up into RTX Invention Convention U.S. Nationals 2025. Our judges have been inspired and impressed with this year’s cohort of amazing youth inventors who are creating solutions to problems that matter to them. At least three judges viewed and evaluated each entry, providing constructive feedback for the youth inventors to continue improving on their inventions. Entrants will receive their feedback by the end of the month. We encourage all IIP youth inventors to read through the judges’ feedback carefully and use it to make their inventions even better! Keep iterating! Keep inventing!
This year’s selected finalists have the chance t o compete with winners from other ICW programs around the country at RTX Invention Convention U.S. Nationals 2025. This in-person competition will be hosted at The Henry Ford in Dearborn, Michigan, from June 4-6.
The results are in, and the following inventions are the IIP 2025 finalists moving on to U.S. Nationals:
(presented in alphabetical order by project)
- The Coral Cradle, invented by Nigel C., Benjamin P. & Wenze W.
- The Wetberry, invented by Nathan P.
- The Zone In Box, invented by Lucas Aiden O.
CONGRATULATIONS to the finalists and best of luck! Invent it Forward!