GIST is a program that highlights American leadership in innovation, promotes S&T innovation and entrepreneurship among young innovators in low and middle income countries through networking, skills building, mentoring, and access to financing, and connects foreign entrepreneurs to American businesses
Obtain Full Opportunity Text: Link to Opportunity in SAMS Domestic
Additional Information of Eligibility: Eligibility is limited to U. S. non-profit/nongovernmental organizations subject to section 501 (c) (3) of the U. S. tax code and U. S. educational institutions.
Foreign organizations or Public International Organizations will NOT be considered for this competition.
Co-founders William Mann and David Mravyan devised the Sensimat during a mandatory project for their MBA at the Richard Ivey School of Business in Canada. Sensimat is a device that helps manage and assess pressure among wheelchair users.