Reminds me of Open IDEO — a contest to support makers with support from Kickstarter, littleBits, Instructables, Shapeways, Uncubed, The Muse, and others:
The 12 most-voted projects will get hands-on mentorship from the Kickstarter team. The grand prize winner gets a $2,000 grant and a suite of maker tools worth over $3,000.