Iowa Invention Convention - Intent to Invent | Jacobson Institute

Iowa Invention Convention (IIC) is a statewide invention education program for K-12 students in Iowa*. IIC is run by the Jacobson Institute at the University of Iowa, and offers students the opportunity to learn about invention and showcase their work. The Jacobson Institute provides invention education resources and training, hosts the statewide event every spring, and is the state’s official pathway to Invention Convention U.S. Nationals, hosted by The Henry Ford.

If you are an Iowa educator, parent, or after-school provider looking to participate in the Iowa Invention Convention, please fill out the following webform.

(*If you are an educator outside of Iowa, and you are interested in participating in Invention Convention Worldwide, please follow the link to the main site and find your state. https://inhub.thehenryford.org/icw/home)

Please direct questions to jacobson-institute@uiowa.edu.

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Type of School or Program

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School District

Name of School or Organization

If registering muliple schools/sites (e.g. district registration) please list the names of all participating schools and number of expected student participants per school.

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General Information

If registering multiple schools/sites, how many educators will be teaching invention?

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Total number of students who will be involved in your Invention Convention education program. Please try to answer as accurately as possible.

Have you participated in Invention Convention before?

Do you anticipate sending students to the Iowa Invention Convention statewide event held in the spring?