The 2017 Lite-On Award is calling for entries! This year the competition sets two competitive categories, "Design Innovation" and "Technology Innovation," providing a platform to shine for creative minds specializing in either design or technology with their team. Both the "Design Innovation" and "Technology Innovation" categories will award the 3 top teams with gold, silver and bronze prizes respectively. To encourage innovators to brainstorm ideas that bridge the fields of design and technology, entrants will be allowed to enter both categories as long as its concept is in accordance with the selection standards. This is a great opportunity for one dual-category winner to take home a grand prize of $800,000 NT Dollar in total! Lite-On Award this year consecutively joins hands with global-leading company Merck to hold the Lite-On Special Award. Meanwhile, Lite-On Award continues to cooperate with Ministry of Science and Technology's FITI Program to provide further start-up potential.

This year, Lite-On continue to work with Merck to hand out 6 special prize awards. Merck, introduces the “Merck Concept Car” to young designers and encourage participants to employ innovative material such as liquid crystal , OLED, LED and OPV to propose creative ideas on the windows, lighting and renewable energy of all kinds of transportations such as airplanes, ferries, high speed rail and even ambulances or fire trucks. The purpose is to fulfill the needs for energy saving, safety and future living style in order to help human beings living a more eco-friendly and intelligent life. As for Lite-On Special Award, Lite-On is looking for ideas related to future smart car. Sensors, automotive lighting, car-to-car communications, power charging system or applications on automotive electronics are all welcome to join in.

To encourage the development of ideas with commercialization and real startup potential, the Lite-on Award will work with the Ministry of Science and Technology's FITI Program; in addition to allowing the 3 top teams a chance to join the final selection for a million NTD startup capital award, the selected finalists will also be offered relevant startup and presentation courses to help teams present their creativity, and strengthen their understanding of product commercialization before the final competition. The jury of the Lite-on Award will include experts in industry and academia, as well as startup venture capitalists, thus incorporating comprehensive and diversified views throughout the selection process for the prize winners.

The Lite-On Award is open to participants of all fields and ages, including students, young designers, and anyone interested in using creative and innovative designs to advance the cause of environmental sustainability. The submission deadline is 19th June, 2017. The preliminary selection will be held on early July; final selection, the Award ceremony and Lite-On Forum will be held on end of August. Please visit the Lite-On Award official website: www.liteonaward.com  for the latest information.