We've written plenty about grid computing recently - and innovative grid services like Seti@Home and Big Bang research at Cern have helped bring the idea to the attention of academics and computer scientists.
Now anyone could have the chance to get their grid on the go, with a competition being run by Grid Computing Now! (a government funded body). The idea? To come up with the most innovative and interesting grid concept. The prize? A six week paid internship with Intellect,an Xbox 360, the chance to attend a Microsoft European Research and Innovation day in brussels, a year's membership to the British Computer Society and some server gubbins.
The entrant will have to develop a submission of up to 500 words describing the problem and their approach to a solution using grid computing technologies. The submissions will be reviewed by the organising committee and selected candidates will be invited to submit a more complete entry.
The competition, which is being backed by a number of organisations and companies including the National e-Science Centre, Intel and Microsoft, is aimed at students and young professionals and will close to initial entries on June 30. A shortlist of 10 finalists going through to compete against each other in September - there's more information at the Grid Computing Now! site.
