For Organizations:

1. Most Innovative Company
2. Most Innovative Government Entity
3. Most Innovative Project – Private Sector
4. Most Innovative Project – Public Sector
5. Most Innovation Project – Social Sector/Non-for-Profit
6. Best Startup
7. Best Innovation Framework
8. Best Innovation Hub (Science/Research/Tech Parks, Incubator, Accelerator)

For Individuals

1. Innovator of the Year Award
2. The Ronald Jonash Innovation Lifetime Achievement Award

Organizations should:

• Showcase uniqueness and creativity, be practical, viable, and have the potential for scalability.
• Demonstrate measurable changes, with clear evidence of the innovation or framework being adopted successfully.
• Demonstrate measurable outcomes, including both financial and non-financial benefits.

Individuals should:

• Have growth mindset, grit, flexible execution, and creative collaboration.
• Demonstrate ability to turn ideas into actionable plans and achieve tangible results, including the capacity to experiment, pivot, adapt, and iterate.
• Have innovation initiatives that demonstrate scalability, market potential, and clear milestones.

• Platinum: 10 free organizational applications + 2 free event tickets
• Gold:  5 free organizational applications + 1 free event tickets
• Silver: 1 free organizational application
• Professional: 1 free individual application

If you’re not a member yet, check our membership packages here: https://www.giminstitute.org/memberships/

Application Fee

Click in individual or organization if you want to go to the store. 

• Individual: $200
• Organization:  $600
• Multiple Submissions: Additional $100 per extra category 

Event Ticket:

• Individual: $400
• Group Bundle (10 people): $3,700