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Challenge launched January 27, 2026; submission deadline June 5, 2026 at 11:59 PM EDT; winners announced August 25, 2026.
"Design by Biomedical Undergraduate Teams (DEBUT) Challenge" is currently closed and not accepting applications.
Design by Biomedical Undergraduate Teams (DEBUT) Challenge is sponsored by National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB). Design by Biomedical Undergraduate Teams (DEBUT) Challenge is a grant from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) and VentureWell that challenges undergraduate student teams to develop technology solutions to unmet healthcare needs.
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Design by Biomedical Undergraduate Teams (DEBUT) Challenge | National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering Design by Biomedical Undergraduate Teams (DEBUT) Challenge Division of Interdisciplinary Training The National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) and VentureWell are challenging undergraduate student teams to develop technology solutions to unmet needs in any area of health care.
Eight NIH partners, including the NIH Office of AIDS Research, the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, the National Cancer Institute, the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, the National Institute of Nursing Research, the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, the Office of Research on Women’s Health, and the National Institute on Aging, are providing a prize each for: 1) technologies for HIV/AIDS prevention and/or care, 2) technologies for underserved populations and/or for low-resource settings, 3) technologies for cancer prevention, diagnosis, and treatment, 4) rehabilitative and assistive technologies for the functional and health care needs of people with physical disabilities, 5) technologies to empower nurses in community settings, 6) solutions to problems faced by people with kidney diseases, their families, nephrologists, and other care providers, 7) technologies to address problems faced by girls and women at any stage of the life course, and 8) technologies to address problems faced by older adults, including those facing Alzheimer’s disease or related dementias.
2025 DEBUT Challenge winners announced ! Challenge Launch: January 27, 2026 Submission Deadline: January 27, 2026 to June 5, 2026, 11:59 PM EDT Judging Period: June 6, 2026 to August 18, 2026 Winners Announced: August 25, 2026 Award Ceremony: October 2026, Biomedical Engineering Society Conference, Orlando, Florida The Steven H.
Krosnick Prize : $20,000 OAR HIV/AIDS Prize: $15,000 (with funds from the NIH Office of AIDS Research) NIMHD Healthcare Technologies for Low-Resource Settings: $15,000 (with funds from the National Institute on Minority and Health Disparities) NCI Technologies for Cancer Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment Prize: $15,000 (with funds from the National Cancer Institute) NICHD Rehabilitative and Assistive Technologies for the Functional and Healthcare Needs of People with Physical Disabilities: $15,000 (with funds from the National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research at the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development) NINR Technologies to Empower Nurses in Community Settings: $15,000 (with funds from the National Institute of Nursing Research NIDDK Kidney Technology Development Prize $15,000 (with funds from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases) ORWH Technologies to Improve the Health of Women Prize: $15,000 , (with funds from the NIH Office of Research on Women’s Health) NIA Technologies to Foster Healthy Aging Prize: $15,000 (with funds from the National Institute on Aging) 5 Honorable Mentions will receive $1,000 each In addition to monetary prizes : All NIH prize winners (including honorable mentions and non-U.S. citizen members of winning teams) will have the chance to partake in Phase 1 of a commercialization course, DEBUT Concept to Clinic: Commercialization-Innovation (dC3i), with didactic content and expert guidance covering the following concepts necessary to commercialize healthcare solutions: unmet need, value proposition, interviewing, proof-of-concept testing, regulatory, reimbursement, and milestone-driven go-to-market strategy.
Phase 1 of the dC3i program will culminate in a final presentation to a group of business advisors who will provide feedback. Of the teams that complete Phase 1, up to 3 teams will be offered, at NIBIB’s discretion, the chance to participate in Phase 2 of dC3i commercialization training.
These teams will be selected based on the team’s completion of dC3i Phase 1, quality of the completed coursework and exercises, and effective participation in office hours, as evaluated by NIH staff. In addition, NIBIB will consider offering additional in-kind support to DEBUT prize winners, which may include an invitation to tour the NIH campus.
However, such additional in-kind support is not guaranteed and will only be provided at the discretion of NIBIB. VentureWell-sponsored prizes Design Excellence prize: $5,000 Rising Star Prize: $5,000 DEBUT is a team challenge. Projects must be submitted by Student Teams of at least three students but not more than eight students.
Each student on the Student Team must satisfy all the requirements for competing in this Challenge. Interdisciplinary teams including students from different departments/colleges are welcome and encouraged to enter the challenge. For applications from institutions that have a biomedical engineering or bioengineering department, at least one student on the team must be majoring in biomedical engineering or bioengineering.
The requirement of at least one biomedical engineering or bioengineering major is waived for student teams from institutions without a formal biomedical engineering or bioengineering department. All team members must be undergraduate students enrolled full-time in an undergraduate curriculum during at least one full semester (or quarter if the institution is on a quarter system) of the 2025-2026 academic year.
Any student who does not meet the full-time student status requirement due to a disability or medical condition can request special accommodation by contacting the NIBIB DEBUT Manager ( DEBUTinfo@nih. gov ); Each Student Team may submit only one entry into this Challenge through the Team Captain.
The Team Captain will register here and follow the links and instructions to certify that the entry meets all the Challenge rules and submit the Student Team's entry on behalf of the Student Team. At this time, teams will have the option to indicate that they wish to have their entries also considered for prizes sponsored by VentureWell. See the DEBUT Participation Rules and Guidelines for details.
Read the Complete DEBUT 2026 Announcement Complete DEBUT 2026 Announcement Details on Prizes, Eligibility, How to Enter and Judging Criteria For more information and to submit entries, visit the DEBUT page . Browse winning projects from previous years: 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 For further information, contact Dr. Dave Gutekunst at (240) 789-0004 or dave. gutekunst@nih.
gov .
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Teams of 3–8 full-time undergraduate students enrolled during the 2025-2026 academic year at U.S. colleges or universities; at least one member must major in biomedical engineering or bioengineering. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows prizes up to $20,000; total prize purse includes multiple NIBIB and partner prizes. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
The published deadline was June 5, 2026, which has passed. Check the official notice for any future application windows before investing time in a proposal.
Design by Biomedical Undergraduate Teams (DEBUT) Challenge is funded by National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB). Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
Yes — this listing is flagged as national in scope, so applicants across the U.S. may apply, subject to the sponsor's other eligibility criteria.
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Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)/ Small Business Technology Transfer... is sponsored by National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB). The NIBIB Small Business Program supports the translation of cutting-edge technologies into commercial products to address critical healthcare challenges. These programs encourage research and development with a strong potential for technology commercialization.
NextTech: Translational Development of Next-Generation Diagnostic and Therapeutic Devices (R18 Clinical Trial Not Allowed) is sponsored by National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB). NextTech: Translational Development of Next-Generation Diagnostic and Therapeutic Devices is a grant from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) that funds the translational development of innovative diagnostic and therapeutic medical devices.
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NIH NLM Institutional Grants for Research Training in Biomedical Informatics, Data Science, and AI RFA-LM-26-004 is sponsored by National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Library of Medicine (NLM). This institutional training grant program aims to build the research workforce in biomedical informatics, data science, and artificial intelligence. NLM funds universities and research institutions to run predoctoral and postdoctoral training programs that prepare researchers to apply computational and AI/ML methods to health and biomedical problems.
RFA-LM-26-004 is the National Library of Medicine's institutional training grant competition for predoctoral and postdoctoral programs in biomedical informatics, data science, and artificial intelligence and machine learning. NLM plans roughly 25 awards from a USD 12,000,000 pool, with awards between USD 500,000 and USD 775,000 and applications due 25 September 2026. The RFA covers both brand-new training programs and renewals of existing NLM-funded programs, which materially changes the competitive picture: incumbents with track records of trainee placement are competing in the same pool as new entrants, and new programs need to show institutional depth that renewals can simply document. NLM asks for cutting-edge, forward-looking training experiences that prepare trainees to attack complex health problems with computational methods, and explicitly values interdisciplinary designs that pull together computer science, statistics, clinical and biological perspectives rather than housing training inside a single department. This is one of the largest sustained federal pipelines for AI-in-health workforce development, and because it is a T-series institutional mechanism it is administered by the institution rather than an individual investigator. Estimated award date is 30 January 2027 with projects starting 1 July 2027.
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