Best Invention
Oakland Schools Education Foundation
Award Amount: $1,000
Deadline: 2026-05-10
Location: Oakland, MI
Minimum GPA: Not specified
Grade Level: 9; 10; 11; 12
Overview
The Best Invention award is part of the Oakland Schools Game and Invention Challenge, an event designed to inspire local students to use creativity, critical thinking, and Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) skills to develop games, inventions, or solutions to real-world problems. The competition was established to foster innovation and problem-solving skills in young engineers by rewarding the development of original prototypes. Awards are given to the highest-scoring projects at both the middle and high school levels to encourage student engagement in technical disciplines.