Benefits of Entering

Cash Prizes

Cash rewards of $2,500, $1,000 and $500 will be awarded to first, second and third place, respectively, in three categories – diploma, undergraduate and graduate.

Get course credit for entering Project SOY Plus

Some professors may allow students to participate in Project SOY Plus to fulfill class projects or project design courses. Talk to your professors if you think that your idea for the contest is relevant to one of your fall or winter courses. 

Commercialize your idea

Project SOY Plus is receiving additional support from the soybean industry to make the path to commercialization smoother for Project SOY Plus participants. Participants are given a chance to work with patenting, licencing and commercialization experts in the Research Innovation Office to ensure products with market potential are protected and that the students receive assistance in getting their product to market.