2026 Iowa Invention Convention—Intent to Invent | Jacobson Institute

Iowa Invention Convention (IIC) is a statewide invention education program for any K-12 student in Iowa. Led by the Jacobson Institute at the University of Iowa, the IIC is the state’s official pathway to Invention Convention U.S. Nationals, hosted by The Henry Ford.

Any Iowa student in grades K–12 may participate through a public or private school, homeschool, after-school program or online academy. Iowa students have the opportunity to showcase their inventions at the state level and, for top inventors, advance to compete on a national stage.

Submit the form* indicating the estimated number of Iowa students you're teaching invention to and of those, the estimated number interested in competing at the IIC statewide competition, Saturday, April 11, 2026.

*If you are an educator outside of Iowa interested in Invention Convention, visit the "Not an Iowa educator" section of our site to learn how to navigate signing up.

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If you need to register multiple schools/sites within a district, please submit one of these forms for each participating school to ensure we have the correct contact information and number of expected participants per location.

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