After several weeks of preparing entries and judging the 325 submissions, the Finalists and Honorable Mentions entries for the 2025 BIG Idea Competition have been determined.  The Special Category Award Winners are in the process of being selected by award sponsors! Thank you to everyone for your hard work! To see the full list of Finalists and Honorable Mentions, click HERE.  We will announce the additional award winners next week.  Thank you to everyone for your hard work!  We look forward to meeting all the students who will be participarting in the Final Competition and Awards Ceremony on December 10th.  The Awards Ceremony will be held at 1 pm at the Johnson Fine Arts Center at Northern Sate Unversity and is open to the public.

BIG Idea Competition 2025

325 Entries

66 Schools

65 Wellness Entries

32 Agriculture Innovation Entries

111 Hometown Business Entries

44 Makers Entries