NI Academic Grant Program Official Rules

ELIGIBILITY

Authors must be 18 years of age or older at the time of entry.

Authors must us an NI product to produce a measurement, control, and/or automation

application in the proposed project, and the abstracts and technical papers describing
such uses must be original to the authors.

This contest is void where prohibited or restricted by law.

Employees of National Instruments Corporation (NI), its subsidiaries and affiliates,

advertising agencies, promotional partners, and the relatives and household members of
the employees of each are not eligible to enter.

This contest is subject to all U.S. federal, state, and local laws and regulations.

HOW TO ENTER

Download the application form, submit your complete proposal and signed right-topublish form. NI must receive your registration materials no later than the specified
deadline on ni.com.

Entries will not be maintained in confidence.

All entries (including abstracts and papers) become the property of NI and will not be
returned. NI is not responsible for late, damaged, incomplete, illegible, lost, delayed, or
misdirected entries.

JUDGING CRITERIA

An anonymous panel of judges consisting of NI experts evaluates all entries. Entries are
judged according to the following criteria:
1. Is the application an excellent example of graphical system design?
2. How technically challenging is the solution?
3. Are the benefits of adopting a graphical system design approach clearly
articulated?
4. Does the application make a positive impact on the world?

The decisions of the judges are final.

SELECTED RECIPIENTS

All recipients will be notified by NI using the email address listed in the entry.

Each of the winners may be required to sign a declaration of eligibility, prize claim form,
and release (Declaration). If the completed Declaration is not received by NI within ten
days of notification attempt, the applicable prize will be forfeited.

PRIZES

All application category finalists and winners will receive full reimbursement on one
NIWeek conference and expo pass for a specified year (this is not transferable to
another year).

Up to $50,000 in USD or the equivalent in tools, training, engineering consulting, and

support winning government grants.

All prizes are nontransferable.

Any tax or duty on a prize is the sole responsibility of the applicable winner.

GENERAL
Odds of receiving a grant depends on the number and quality of eligible entries received. By
entering or accepting a prize, authors consent to the use of their names (including corporation
name), pictures, voices, evaluation data, biographical data, and/or likeness in advertising and
promotional materials by NI and its promotional partners, without additional compensation.
Authors agree that NI (including its affiliates and advertising agencies) shall not be liable for
injury, loss, or damage of any kind resulting from participating in this program or from the
acceptance or use of any prize awarded. Authors warrant that their entries are original, that no
false information is given, and that no other person owns or has any rights to any element of the
entry including any copyrights in it. Program rules may change from year to year.