Schoolboy inventor Ahmed Mohamed (14) is trying to decide which of these invitations to prioritise - a visit to see the President at the White House, a chance to meet Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg at his headquarters, or the opportunity to meet NASA scientists.

And it's all because of his wrongful arrest by Texas authorities earlier this week after his school sparked an alert when he brought a clock invention he had made to class.

After they called local police, the teenager was led away in handcuffs. At his town's police station he was further humiliated when he was questioned, fingerprinted and photographed.

Overnight Mohamed has been slammed with requests to meet by some of the world's most powerful people.

Cool clock, Ahmed. Want to bring it to the White House? We should inspire more kids like you to like science. It's what makes America great.

— President Obama (@POTUS) September 16, 2015

Nasa too are interested in meeting the junior scientist: 

Creative minds are always welcome at Space Camp, and we appreciate donors who help them come. Someone has provided a scholarship for Ahmed.

— SpaceCampUSA (@SpaceCampUSA) September 16, 2015

We're supporters of #STEM & inspiring kids like Ahmed to pursue their dreams. Get involved: http://t.co/Bye4JcO1Ho pic.twitter.com/XEHsZs21sS

— NASA (@NASA) September 16, 2015

And at 14, he must be one of the youngest people ever to be offered a job at Twitter: 

Hi @IStandWithAhmed, we 💙 building things at @twitter too. Would you consider interning with us? We'd love it — DM us! #IStandWithAhmed

— Twitter (@twitter) September 16, 2015

Mohamed is Muslim, and that is widely thought to have contributed to the authorities' poor decision in arresting him Monday.

Irving Police Chief Larry Boyd told a news conference on Wednesday that Ahmed would not be charged.

"We have no evidence that there was an intention to create alarm," he told reporters.

School encourages reporting

The police department earlier said three teachers at the high school had accused the teenager of a bomb hoax.

Ahmed's clock. Photo: Irving Police Department

White House press secretary Josh Earnest said Ahmed had been "failed" by his school, calling the episode a "teachable moment".

But Irving Independent School District spokesperson Lesley Weaver said students and staff are encouraged to report any suspicious behaviour.

"We will take all necessary precautions to protect our students and keep our school community as safe as possible," Ms Weaver said in a statement.

Ahmed said he demonstrated his homework project to his engineering teacher and was advised not to show it to anyone else.

When his clock rang in English class later in the day, he said the teacher confiscated it claiming it looked like a bomb.

Ahmed said he was led into a room where five police officers were waiting, one of whom remarked: "Yup. That's who I thought it was."

The principal reportedly threatened to expel him unless he made a written statement to police. Ahmed has been suspended. 

"I wasn't human"

"It made me feel like I wasn't human," Ahmed told the newspaper. "It made me feel like a criminal."

The incident has sparked an outcry on social media, where #IStandWithAhmed trended on Twitter gaining support from some 700,000 people.

That movement was started by Amneh Jafari, a Texan college student.

If his name was John he would be labeled as a genius. Since its Ahmed he's labeled as a "suspect". #doublestandards #IStandWithAhmed

— Amneh Jafari (@AmnehJafari) September 16, 2015

Meanwhile, Ahmed's older sisters have set up a Twitter account for him, @IStandWithAhmed, which has more than 40,000 followers.