GOOGLE SCIENCE FAIR

Stated amount: 4,190,600 The Grand Prize winner will receive $50,000 in scholarship funding. This scholarship is intended to further the Grand Prize winner’s education. If a team wins the prize, the scholarship’s value will be divided equally among the teammates. The LEGO® Education Award honors a student who uses an innovative, hands-on approach to solve some of the greatest STEM challenges. The winner will receive $15,000 educational scholarship. The National Geographic Explorer Award honors an outstanding project with an experimental approach and creative solution to one of the toughest challenges facing our planet. The winner will receive:

1. $15,000 educational scholarship.
2. A year-long mentorship. The Scientific American Innovator Award honors an outstanding project with an experimental approach to answering some of the greatest questions in our natural world. The winner will receive:
3. $15,000 educational scholarship.
4. A year-long mentorship. The Virgin Galactic Pioneer Award honors a student who uses an innovative, hands-on approach to solve some of the greatest engineering challenges. The winner will receive:
5. $15,000 educational scholarship.
6. A year-long mentorship. The Inspiring Educator Award honors the contributions of one outstanding educator who goes above and beyond to encourage their students to achieve great things. The winner will receive a $5,000 gift card for educational products from LEGO Education as a gift to their classroom and school. The 20 Global finalists (including each member of a team) will receive a trip to Mountain View, CA, USA for the opportunity to participate in the finalist event in July 2019. Each finalist will also receive some exciting prizes from our partners, including a LEGO Education and Virgin Galactic goodie bag, and Scientific American and National Geographic 12-month subscriptions. The state winners will receive an Android tablet and a Google goody bag including a t-shirt, tote, stickers, and more. The 100 regional winners will all receive a Chrome book and a Google goody bag including a t-shirt, tote, stickers, and more. Number of Scholarship is the subject to availability, for more please visit official website.

The judging panel will be reviewing all submissions based on the judging criteria. For the first and second rounds of judging, the panel will comprise researchers, practicing scientists, and university professors. At the finalist judging event, the panel will be science luminaries and tech innovators. First, there’s the preliminary judging (to choose 100 regional finalists), when the judges will concentrate on these sections:

1. Question/Proposal
2. Method / Testing and redesign
3. Results
4. Conclusion/Report All sections of the high-scoring entries will be reviewed by experts before a spot in the regional finals (the top 100) is confirmed. The 100 regional finalists will be made up of the 25 highest-scoring entries in each of the 4 prize categories from three regions: The Americas, Europe, Africa and the Middle East, and Asia Pacific. Once again, before the Global Finalists (the top 20) are confirmed, a field expert will do a further, more comprehensive review of the highest-scoring entries. Then there’s the final judging (to select 4 category winners, and the Grand Prize Winner). At this event, at Google’s headquarters in Mountain View, California, the judges will review all sections of the finalists’ project sites and watch them present their work. Other Info Students submit a project in which science is used to help change the world. To enter: Submit one (1) Entry either as an individual or as part of a group (“Team”) comprised of up to three (3) persons. You may participate in only one (1) Entry, whether as an individual, a Team Leader or a Team Member. If you participate in multiple Entry submissions, only the first Entry you submit will be judged. All subsequent Entries in which you are listed as an Entrant, Team Leader or a Team Member will be disqualified. Entries not submitted in accordance with the instructions provided on the Competition Site and these Official Rules may be disqualified, at the sole discretion of the Competition Entities. Note: Google will assign entrants into Age and Regional groups based on information submitted during the registration process. Google will assign each entrant into an Age Group as follows: 13-15 and 16-18, and one of the following three Regions as follows: The Americas, APAC (Asia, Pacific), and Europe/Africa/Middle East.