Deadline:

Jul 18, 2007 - Closed

Program Area:

Pioneer

Purpose:

"Disruptive Innovations in Health and Health Care,” an online, open source competition co-sponsored by RWJF's Pioneer Portfolio and Changemakers, seeks to identify ways in which the health and health care marketplace can offer services, tools and choices that consumers want—but are currently out of reach because of cost, complexity, or because the right idea hasn't come along. 

The "Disruptive Innovations" competition invites enterprising thinkers to recast patients as consumers and propose innovations that put consumers in an active role. Participants' entries should challenge the system to meet consumers' interests in managing their health and health care in ways that are more affordable, accessible, simple and convenient.

To learn more about how RWJF and Changemakers have framed this issue, visit the competition mosaic.

Eligibility & Selection Criteria:

Innovators submit their ideas on the Changemakers site and the Changemakers community provides feedback on the problem and proposed solutions. Twelve competition finalists will be selected by a distinguished panel of judges. The Changemakers community will then vote on the competition site for three winners, who each will receive a $5,000 award from Changemakers.

In addition, RWJF’s Pioneer Portfolio will review competition entries and may award up to $5 million to support projects with potential for the greatest impact.

To learn more about competition eligibility and selection criteria, visit the competition guidelines and assessment.

Key Dates:

• Entry Period—Entries are accepted through July 18, 2007. 
• Finalist Selection—There will be a four-week review period following the entry deadline, during which a panel of judges will narrow the entry pool to 12 finalists.
• Voting—After 12 finalists are announced, there will be a two-week period for the Changemakers community to vote; Competition winners will be announced on August 29, 2007.
  

Total Award:

Three winners will each receive $5,000 from Changemakers.

In addition, RWJF’s Pioneer Portfolio will review competition entries and may award up to $5 million to support projects with potential for the greatest impact.