USC students with a startup idea or invention are encouraged to enter the USC Stevens Student Innovator Showcase business competition and win thousands of dollars in funding.

The USC Stevens Center for Innovation currently is seeking applications from undergraduate and graduate students in all disciplines to compete in the 11th Annual USC Stevens Student Innovator Showcase on Oct. 13 at the University Park Campus.

Applications for the Showcase will be accepted online beginning April 26 at http://stevens.usc.edu/events/student-innovator-showcase. The deadline to apply is Sept. 5.

— Peijean Tsai