Medtronic/BMES Student Design Competition 

Finalists (top three teams from each track, 12 teams total) will receive:

• One (1) complimentary annual meeting conference registration to offset costs.
• A certificate of achievement 

At least one member of each of the 12 finalist teams must attend, in person, the final round of competition in San Diego.

Winning Teams (one team from each track, 4 teams in total) will receive:

• $2,500 cash prize
• An engraved trophy
• The opportunity to discuss the design’s commercialization potential with a Medtronic representative.

The four final teams will present their designs to judges, in a final round of competition, at the 2025 BMES Annual Meeting.

Other Important Information:

• All participating teams must be comprised of active BMES student members.
• Designs must be submitted by active BMES student members or active BMES student chapters.
• Eligible participants shall be individuals enrolled as undergraduate students during the 2024-2025 academic year, or teams where at least 60% of the members are undergraduate students during the same period.
• The three finalist teams from each track will present their designs to judges, in a final round of competition, at the BMES 2025 Annual Meeting in San Diego from October 8-11.
• At least one member of each of the 12 finalist teams must attend, in person, the final round of the competition in San Diego, and should designate one presenting author on their application to present their student design project. 
• Each finalist team will receive one complimentary Annual Meeting registration to offset costs.