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If you love to create, invent or design, this contest is for you! Rubber bands are all you need to get started.

First-ever Rubber Band Contest for Young Inventors
for students in grades 5 - 8

Students can demonstrate their ingenuity by creating an invention that incorporates the use of rubber bands.

More than $20,000 in prizes will be awarded!

Download Official Contest Rules | Download Entry Form | Sponsors & Hosts | Contact Info

IMPORTANT DATES:

  • September 2, 2008 - Contest officially launched.
  • Deadline for all contest entries is November 14, 2008.
  • 15 Semi-finalists will be notified by December 10, 2008.
  • Semi-finalists' entries must be shipped to Akron, OH by January 15, 2009.
  • Three finalists will be selected and notified by January 26, 2009.
  • Awards Ceremony will be held on February 14, 2009 in Akron, OH.

Sponsored by the Alliance Rubber Company.
The Rubber Band Contest is hosted by the Rubber Division of the American Chemical Society (ACS),
The Akron Global Polymer Academy and The University of Akron.