2025-26 A.H. Nickless Innovation Award Competition Day
Schedule
Sat, 25 Apr, 2026 at 08:30 am
UTC-04:00Location
Saginaw Valley State University | Saginaw, MI
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NOTE: The event start time listed here is for spectators only, not for participants. If you are a participant in the competition, details regarding your start time (check-in, etc.), which is earlier than the spectator start time, were provided in the official schedule email you received from Kathy Anderson on April 8.===
Following months of planning, research and development, the teams in the 2025-26 A.H. Nickless Innovation Award competition soon will take the stage at Saginaw Valley State University to present their projects. At stake is a share of up to $77,500 in college scholarships for students and science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education grants for schools.
The competition will take place from 8:30 a.m.* to approximately 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 25, in Alan W. Ott Auditorium in SVSU’s Gilbertson Hall. Admission is free and open to the public.
High schools with teams presenting projects on April 25** are:
▶ Herbert Henry Dow High School in Midland (Midland Public Schools), 2 teams
▶ Freeland High School (Freeland Community School District), 3 teams
▶ John Glenn High School in Bay City (Bangor Township Schools), 1 team
▶ Midland High School (Midland Public Schools), 1 team
▶ Saginaw Arts and Sciences Academy (Saginaw Public School District), 13 teams
At the conclusion of the event, up to $42,500 in scholarships for students on the winning teams and $35,000 in STEM education grants for the winning teams’ schools will be awarded:
▶ First place will receive up to five $5,000 scholarships for student team members and a $20,000 grant for the school.
▶ Second place will receive up to five $2,500 scholarships for student team members and a $10,000 grant for the school.
▶ Third place will receive up to five $1,000 scholarships for student team members and a $5,000 grant for the school.
Learn more about the event and the teams' projects: https://bit.ly/4mu58LP
View the SVSU campus map: https://www.svsu.edu/go/visit/maps/
*The event start time listed here is for spectators only, not for participants. If you are a participant in the competition, details regarding your start time (check-in, etc.), which is earlier than the spectator start time, were provided in the official schedule email you received from Kathy Anderson on April 8.
**List subject to change if any team exits the competition.
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Saginaw Valley State University, 7400 Bay Rd, Saginaw, MI 48604-9733, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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