Medtronic/BMES Student Design Competition 

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

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

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

Winning Teams (one team from each of the 3 tracks) will receive:

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

The three final teams will present their designs to judges, in a final round of competition, at the 2026 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.
• You may only submit your design once and only to one track.
• You may submit a different secondary design to one of the other tracks.
• Eligible participants shall be individuals enrolled as undergraduate students during the 2025-2026 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 2026 Annual Meeting in Orlando from October 21-24.
• At least one member of each of the finalist teams must attend, in person, the final round of the competition in Orlando, 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.