Open Call

DETAILS

Who can participate?

This Innovation Challenge Open Call is an internal HSC challenge open to all faculty, staff and students at the University of North Texas Health Science Center who are 18 years or older. Teams comprised of up to four members are welcome and encouraged, but not required. 

Process

• Innovators submit ideas by answering questions at HSCNext.com.
• The HSC Next team provides feedback to all applicants.
• The most promising ideas are selected to receive coaching, development and potential funding to take the next step with their ideas.
• You could be the next great innovation from Fort Worth!

Tell us your idea. 

Register

Claim your HSC Next profile by clicking the SIGN UP button in the top right corner of this web page. HSC faculty, staff and students can sign-up with their HSC single sign-on (SSO) credentials. If you are a returning user to the HSC Next platform, simply log-in with SSO by clicking on the LOGIN button.

Review Resources

Explore the HSC Next platform to discover resources that can help you think about or develop your idea. You can find Tools to help you develop your idea,   Stories that will inspire you to think like an entrepreneur, Connectors that offer innovation programming and even Events that will challenge you to grow as an innovator. Check back often as the resources are frequently updated.

Submit Your Idea

Begin telling us about your idea! Click the START button on this page and answer a few questions. You can save your work and return to it later. After logging back in, you will find your draft submission on your profile page. Once you’ve finished, click SUBMIT to enter your idea.

Terms & Conditions

Values:

This Innovation Challenge will be conducted in accordance with HSC core values:

• Serve others first – encourage growth, well-being and success of each other and people we serve
• Integrity – uphold the highest ethical standards
• Respect – treat everyone with dignity and compassion
• Collaboration – work together to achieve shared goals
• Be Visionary – create innovative solutions in the pursuit of excellence

General:

The University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth (“HSC”) is sponsoring the Innovation Challenge Open Call (“Challenge”) to stimulate ideas for innovation with commercial potential. Ideas with the most promising potential for innovation will be considered for funding, resources and mentors to help them take the Best Next Step with their ideas. For background information, submission deadlines and other Challenge details, see the specific challenge website here.

The Challenge will be managed by the HSC Next team using the online platform at https://www.hscnext.com (“Platform”). The Challenge, and your participation in it, is governed by these Innovation Challenge Terms & Conditions (“Terms”). Participants agree to be bound by these Terms upon submitting a Challenge entry through the Platform. HSC may revise these Terms at any time during the course of the Challenge to provide additional information or to improve the quality of the Challenge. Unanticipated issues that arise may require modifications to these Terms. HSC reserves the right to revise these Terms as it, in its sole discretion, deems necessary. All participants will be notified of revisions in a timely manner.

Please send any questions about this challenge and/or feedback regarding these Terms to hello@hscnext.com.

Common Qs about HSC Next Innovation Challenges...

Who is this for?

Can I submit more than one idea?

How do I get started?
Access the resources tab for Tools and Stories that have been curated to inform and inspire innovation. Click the "Start" button on this page any time to submit your idea. 

Can I work with a team?

What is the time commitment?

Who will be judging the entries?

When will I hear back?