The Johns Hopkins Healthcare Design Competition invites student-led teams from all over the world to submit their innovative health-related solutions.

The competition is an exciting opportunity to celebrate impactful design in healthcare across various fields.

Eligibility Requirements

To participate, your project needs to focus on a healthcare-related challenge.

There are four distinct categories or “tracks” you can submit your design under:

Designs of Solutions for Advanced Health Systems
Global Health/Humanitarian Design
Healthcare Apps/Digital Health
Post-Surgical Infection Management

Here are a few key eligibility points:

Your project should have been started after January 1st, 2023.
Only full-time students are eligible to participate. This includes undergraduate, masters, doctoral, and professional degree students (such as MBA, MD, etc.).
The project must be student-driven, and teams must consist of more than one full-time student.
Postdoctoral research projects or those funded significantly (more than $100K) are not eligible.
Projects run by startups or faculty are also ineligible.

You can submit multiple unique projects if you’re part of different teams.

Competition Tracks

The competition is divided into four categories:

Designs of Solutions for Advanced Health Systems
Global Health/Humanitarian Design
Healthcare Apps/Digital Health
Post-Surgical Infection Management

Each track offers specific awards to the top projects:

1st Prize: $5,000
2nd Prize: $3,000
3rd Prize: $1,000

Design Brief Guidelines

The Design Brief is a crucial part of your submission.

It’s a two-page summary of your project, written for an audience that may not be familiar with your clinical space.

Here’s what you should include:

Problem Description (25%)

Explain the healthcare problem you’re addressing, the background, and why it requires a better solution.

Solution Concept(s) (25%)

Present your solution, how it works, and why it’s the right approach to tackle the problem.

Reduction to Practice (25%)

Include any experimental results, renderings, or photos of your prototype. This is where you demonstrate that your idea can work in practice.

Pathway to Implementation (25%)

Describe the next steps for your project.

How will it be implemented to make a real-world impact?

Key Dates and Submission Timeline

January 19: Submit your two-page proposals
March 10: Finalists will be notified
April 12: The final round will take place virtually

Don’t miss the deadline on January 19, 2025.

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