UW-TEC and its competitions, the Schoofs, Tong and Burrill Prizes, were created by UW-Madison for the benefit of its students. These competitions, funded by alumni contributions, are for registered students at UW-Madison. Other rules apply in each individual competition.
UW-TEC does not support invention, prototyping and business planning activities for the general public or the business community.
For state, UW-Extension and other UW and federal programs that do support such activities, please see the following links: