Showcase your inventions and research studies and receive cash awards up to P25,000 for the upcoming Regional Invention Contest and Exhibits (RICE) to be held on May 25 to 27, 2021.
This was the call made by Department of Science and Technology-Mimaropa (DOST-Mimaropa) and the DOST-Technology Application Promotion Institute (TAPI) to all local inventors, designers, researchers, and students in the region.
The DOST-Mimaropa said both public and private sectors can compete in five categories. These are the Outstanding Invention (Tuklas Award), Outstanding Utility Model (Unlad Award), Outstanding Industrial Design (Banghay Award), Outstanding Creative Research (Likha Award), Outstanding Student Creative Research (Sibol Award) for High School and College Students.
It called on out-of-school youths to join the RICE as they were eligible to join either in the Creative Research Category or the Student Creative Research Category.
"Cash awards up to P25,000 await the 2021 RICE winners. Winners will represent the region in the National Invention Contest and Exhibits (NICE) next year,” it said.
The entries should be duly endorsed by the DOST-MIMAROPA and/or DOST-TAPI accredited inventor's organization within the region. The deadline for the submission of entries is on April 18, 2021.
The participants may submit their entries by filling out the google form: bit.ly/2021MIMAROPARICE. To download the 2021 RICE Rules and Criteria and needed entry forms per category, they have to go to the link:cutt.ly/2021RICEDownloadableForm.
In response to the new normal brought about by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the entire event will be held virtually, the DOST-Mimaropa said.
"It will also be the first time that the participants in the final round will be required to submit video presentations which will then be posted on DOST-TAPI Page and entries with the highest engagement rate per category will be dubbed as the People’s Choice, a main criterion in the final judging,” it said.
For any questions and concerns, the participants may contact DOST-Mimaropa through their email [email protected] or via mobile number 09959726258.