The National Academy of Inventors, USF Chapter selected the following students to present their inventions at the Fifth Annual Young Innovator Competition on Monday, February 11, 2013:
| Finalist | Invention | School | County | Grade | Teacher |
| Cooper Tharrington | Sound Asleep Clocks | Walden Lake Elem | Hillsborough | 4 | Sandra Van Oosten |
| George Seits | Built-In French-Fry Condiment Holder | Middleton High | Hillsborough | 10 | |
| Grace Larson | Portable Hitching Post for Dogs | Safety Harbor Elem | Pinellas | 4 | Ms. Howard |
| Jonathan Ullom | Lawn Mower Side Discharge Chute Clearer | Home-Schooled | Polk | 11 | |
| Katie Warren | Boo Boo Baboon | St. Pauls School | Pinellas | 3 | Joanie Falk |
| Keeley Karnes | Hear-rings | St. Pauls School | Pinellas | 3 | Joanie Falk |
| Mica Jadick | Cereal Container that Removes Crumbs | Martinez Middle | Hillsborough | 7 | Shane Ama |
| Nicholas Boyd | Safe Teen Driver System | Oak Grove Middle | Pinellas | 8 | Terrie Soltau |
| Prerna Ravinder | The Back Benefactor | McKeel Academy | Polk | 5 | Lisa Bridges |
| Stamatina Liristis | Scratch O Matic | St. Pauls School | Pinellas | 3 | Joanie Falk |
