$10,000 Gigabit Genius Grant

Congratulations to the 20 finalists for the Gigabit Genius Grant, chosen by popular vote on the contest website.

All finalists must submit a Finalist Application before August 15, 2010 in order to be entered to win the $10,000 Gigabit Genius Grant.

Please read the finalist instructions before submitting your application.

The winner of the $10,000 grant will be announced by September 30, 2010 on this website.

And without further ado…

The 20 Finalists for the Gigabit Genius Grant

1. Bmore Fiber – 709 votes – Telesurgery
2. Matt T – 227 votes – Patient video in hospitals
3. Bmore Fiber – 181 votes – City as supercomputer
4. TedC – 170 votes – Network for outsourced workforce
5. Kasey Clark – 143 votes – Thin client computing
6. Bmore Fiber – 140 votes – Teleradiology
7. Joe – 106 votes – Civic social networking
8. RIRedinPA – 95 votes – RFID in the home
9. Dobnik – 75 votes – Elderly welfare and connectivity
10. K. Freese – 69 votes – Government alert and info system
11. Ankur – 68 votes – Transportation audio system
12. Ms. Hungry Heart – 55 votes – Meal sharing to fight hunger
13. Mjumbewu – 54 votes – Cloud-based netbook rental
14. De – 46 votes – Remote daycare monitoring
15. Sam E – 42 votes – Local sustainable agriculture technologies
16. Dobnik – 42 votes – Remote interactive schooling
17. Wifimaxfanatic47- 37 votes – Gigabit as job creation
18. Cliff Stevens – 30 votes – Medical interfaces
19. dobnik – 29 votes – City services online
20. Neal Voron – 27 votes – SuperFast Philly Initiative

Thank you so much to everyone who submitted their ideas and voted! Stay tuned to this website for the announcement of the grant winner on or before September 30.

This is the last week to enter to win the $10,000 Gigabit Genius Grant and the best part is that anyone can win. Really.

It looks like around 100 votes could make your idea a finalist (it needs to end up in the top 10). And every finalist has an equal chance of wining the $10,000 prize once your idea goes to the judges.

So add your gigabit tech ideas now and rally the votes you need to become a finalist:

> Learn more or ENTER THE CONTEST