The Young Mind Awards, a global student competition that showcases design engineering and R&D excellence, is now accepting entries in five award categories. Designed to “challenge and inspire promising future engineers,” the program is open to middle and high school students, as well as undergraduates.
Created by Advantage Business Media, this year’s awards will recognize outstanding achievements and efforts of students who design and build a project in one of the following innovation categories:
- electronic
- wireless
- medical
- electromechanical/mechanical
- research and development
Each entrant must complete a competition registration form and a project submission, which includes an entry video and a written report.
Winning students and teams will be awarded a total of $75,000, with individual awards of up to $5,000. Teachers, professors and schools will receive up to $1,000. All awards will be presented at a ceremony in conjunction with the R&D 100 Awards at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, NV, on November 13, 2015.
“A main goal of the program is to stimulate interest in engineering at an earlier age, and bring a greater awareness that a career in this field can be rewarding while solving real-world problems,” says Glen Sundin, Executive Director of the Young Mind Awards. “We want to encourage and inspire students with an analytical mindset to challenge themselves and follow their dreams in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math).”
A panel of judges comprised of industry-recognized professionals will review the submitted designs based on four principles:
- Creativity: Is the project original and imaginative? Did the student develop new solutions or designs? How did the student address any surprising or unexpected developments?
- Comprehensiveness: Are sufficient details given so that others can replicate the work? Are the procedures well-defined? Does the work fully explain the project itself?
- Clarity of expression: Is the project understandable? Is the material presented logical and coherent?
- Demonstration: Does the video presentation clearly describe the project and demonstrate its function?
The Young Mind Awards judging process will begin in June 2015.
“As a former high school math teacher and current industry engineer, I am very passionate about having students discover the connection between the math and science they are learning in the classroom and how it applies to technology in the real world,” said Kaelly Farnham, Project Marketing Engineer at Keysight Technologies and a Young Mind Awards judge.
Entries are now being accepted. All submissions, including video presentations, are due by May 31, 2015.
- To enter, visit http://www.youngmindawards.com?cmpid=horizontalcontent
- For further information, contact Glen Sundin, Executive Director: glen.sundin@advantagemedia.com
