Marketplace Economics and Entrepreneurship
Student Awards and Contest

• Modern Marvels Invent Now Challenge - www.invent.org/challenge/
  
• ©®EA Contest created by and developed by the National Inventors Hall of Fame® Foundation and the United States Patent and Trademark Office - www.inventnow.org
  The ©®EA contest was designed to encourage interest in and understanding of intellectual property and its protection through patents, trademarks and copyrights. It is an extension of the ©®EA Intellectual Property Resource Guide that has been developed for teachers and other educators. This year's contest will focus on using knowledge of the intellectual property system to invent or create alternative energy solutions for transportation. Three individuals or teams each from the high school, middle school and elementary school entries will be selected for an all-expenses-paid trip to an exciting awards and recognition event in Washington D.C., where they will compete for over $20,000 in prizes.
  
• NCEE National Economics Challenge - economicschallenge.ncee.net
  The NCEE/Goldman Sachs Foundation National Economics Challenge provides the excitement of an athletic competition to academic excellence. In each competition, teams of students answer rigorous questions on microeconomics, macroeconomics and international economics.
  
• Michigan Council for Economic Education "A Picture is Worth a 1,000 Words" Calendar Contest
  The Michigan Council on Economic Education "A Picture is Worth a 1,000 Words" poster contest was developed to make learning about economics fun. Students design posters to illustrate one of the six basic economic concepts. Twelve winners will be selected and awarded with savings bonds. Winning entries will be used to create the Michigan Economics Concept Calendar. For more information, please e-mail the NMU-CEEE at ceee@nmu.edu.