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ACM Student Research Competition

The ACM Student Research Competition (SRC) offers a unique forum for undergraduate and graduate students to present their original research at well-known ACM sponsored and co-sponsored conferences before a panel of judges and attendees.

The ACM Student Research Competition (SRC)

The ACM Student Research Competition (SRC) offers a unique forum for undergraduate and graduate students to present their original research before a panel of judges and attendees at well-known ACM-sponsored and co-sponsored conferences.

Recognizing the value of student participation at conferences, ACM started the program in 2003, but it is much more than just a travel funding program. The ACM SRC provides participants a chance to meet other students and to get direct feedback on their work from experts. This year's competitions took place at 21 participating ACM SIG conferences, sponsored by SIGACCESS, SIGAPP,  SIGARCH, SIGBED, SIGCHI, SIGCOMM, SIGCSE, SIGDA,SIGDOC, SIGGRAPH, SIGHPC, SIGMETRICS, SIGMICRO, SIGMOBILE, SIGOPS, SIGPLAN, SIGSOFT and SIGSPATIAL as well as TAPIA which included more than 323 student participants. The SRC program is administered by Nanette Hernandez of the ACM, Douglas Baldwin of SUNY Geneseo and Adrienne Decker of University at Buffalo.

[Learn More about SRC]

2024 ACM SRC Grand Finals Winners

The 2024 ACM Student Research Competition Grand Finals winners are: 

GRADUATE CATEGORY

First Place-  Stefan Klessinger:  University of Passau

Second Place-  Zhewen Pan: University of Wisconsin-Madison

Third Place-  Chengjie Lu: Simula Research Laboratory

UNDERGRADUATE CATEGORY

First Place-  Jakub Bachurski: University of Cambridge

Second Place-  Amar Shah:  University of California, Berkeley

Third Place-  Rhett Olson:  University of Minnesota 

   The SRC Grand Finals are the culmination of a year-long competition that involved more than 323 computer science students presenting research projects at 21 major ACM conferences. 

Students can gain many tangible and intangible rewards from participating in one of ACM’s Student Research Competitions. The ACM Student Research Competition is an internationally recognized venue enabling undergraduate and graduate students to earn:

• Awards:  cash prizes, medals, and ACM student memberships
• Prestige:  Grand Finalists receive a monetary award and a Grand Finalist certificate that can be framed and displayed 
• Visibility:  opportunities to meet with researchers in their field of interest and make important connections
• Experience: opportunities to sharpen communication, visual, organizational, and presentation skills in preparation for the SRC experience

2024 SRC Winner, 1st Place, Graduate Category

Stefan Klessinger, University of Passau "Capturing Data-inherent Dependencies in JSON Schema Extraction" ( SIGMOD/PODS 2023 )

1 PROBLEM AND MOTIVATION JSON is a popular semi-structured data exchange format widely used across various technological domains. It describes data as keyvalue pairs, often referred to as properties. JSON is essential in web applications for data transmission and in document stores such as MongoDB or Couchbase. Even relational database management systems such as PostgreSQL and MySQL support JSON data types. A sample JSON instance from log data generated in the gameWorld of Warcraft [4] is shown in Fig. 1a. It describes two kinds of events, discriminated by the value of property type: depending on the value of type, either properties resourceChange and resourceChangeType or property overheal are present. Although JSON instances are selfdescribing, they may be accompanied by an explicitly declared schema, commonly encoded in the JSON Schema language. JSON Schema [1] allows to describe and constrain JSON data. It is the de-facto standard for schema description in JSON and adopted across many different use cases. Schemastore.org [2] lists over 800 curated and publicly available schemas, providing specifications ranging from configuration files, workflows, and pipelines, to components of content management systems, and video games. JSONSchema is supported by a wide range of tools and libraries in many different programming languages. It allows data analysts to define and enforce constraints on the data, which aids in identifying and correcting errors in JSON data sets. The conformity of a JSON instance to a JSON Schema can be analyzed with a wide range of validation tools. This improves the reliability and quality of data. Furthermore, the schema provides a documentation of the data structure to data consumers. [Read more]

2024 SRC Winner, 2nd Place, Graduate Category

Zhewen Pan, University of Wisconsin-Madison "The XOR Cache: A Catalyst for Compression" ( SIGMICRO 2023 )

Abstract—Modern computing systems allocate significant amounts of resources for caching, especially for the last level cache (LLC). We observe that there is untapped potential for compression by leveraging redundancy due to private caching and inclusion that are common in today’s systems. We introduce the XOR Cache to exploit this redundancy via XOR compression. Unlike conventional cache architectures, XOR Cache stores bitwise XOR values of line pairs, halving the number of stored lines via a form of inter-line compression. When combined with other compression schemes, XOR Cache can further boost intra-line compression ratios by XORing lines of similar value, reducing the entropy of the data prior to compression. Evaluation results show that the XOR Cache can save LLC area by 1.32× and power by 1.67× at a cost of 3.58% performance overhead compared to a 2× larger uncompressed cache. I. PROBLEM AND MOTIVATION Today’s computing systems dedicate tens to hundreds of megabytes of SRAM to caching, which contributes to a significant portion of die area, e.g, AMD’s Zen3’s 32 MB L3 cache occupies around 40% of die area [8]. Additionally, the power consumption of these systems also surges, further straining the overall energy efficiency. The demand for resources in thecache hierarchy will continue to increase due to the growthin dataset size and memory wall problem. However, large caches do not necessarily translate into better performance despite having more capacity; additionally, they come at the cost of high access latency, usually in tens of cycles. Given their resource-demanding nature, these factors combined maketraditional large caches inefficient for future systems.) [Read more]

2024 SRC Winner 3rd Place, Graduate Category

Chengjie Lu, Simula Research Laboratory "Test Scenario Generation for Autonomous Driving Systems with Reinforcement Learning" ( ICSE 2023 )

Abstract—We have seen rapid development of autonomous driving systems (ADSs) in recent years. These systems place high requirements on safety and reliability for their mass adoption, and ADS testing is one crucial approach to ensure their success.However, it is impossible to test all the scenarios due to theinherent complexity and uncertainty of ADSs and their driving tasks. Besides, the operating environment of ADSs is dynamic, continuously evolving, and full of uncertainties, which requires a testing approach adaptive to the environment. Reinforcement learning (RL) has shown great potential in various complex tasks requiring constant adaptation to dynamic environments. To this end, this paper presents RLTester, a novel ADS testing approach, that adopts reinforcement learning (RL) to learn critical environment configurations (i.e., test scenarios) of the operating environment of ADSs that could reveal their unsafe behaviors. To generate diverse and critical test scenarios, we defined 142 environment configuration actions and adopted the Time-To-Collision metric to construct the reward function. Our evaluation shows that RLTester discovered a total of 256 collisions, of which 192 are unique, and took an average of 11.59 seconds for each collision. Further, RLTester is effective in generating more diverse test scenarios compared to a stateof- the-art approach, DeepCollision. We also introduce an opensource driving scenario dataset, DeepScenario, which consists of over 30K driving scenarios. Index Terms —Autonomous Driving System Testing, Critical Scenario, Reinforcement Learning, Scenario Dataset [Read more]

2024 SRC Winner, 1st Place, Undergraduate Category

Jakub Bachurski, University of Cambridge "Embedding Pointful Array Programming in Python" ( POPL 2024 )

Abstract Multidimensional array operations are ubiquitous in machine learning. The dominant ecosystem in this field is centred around Python and NumPy, where programs are expressed with elaborate and error-prone calls in the point-free array programming model. Such code is difficult to statically analyse and maintain. Other array programming paradigms offer to solve these problems, in particular the pointful style of Dex. However, only limited approaches – based on Einstein summation – have been embedded in Python. We introduce Ein, a pointful array DSL embedded in Python. We also describe a novel connection between pointful and point-free array programming. Thanks to this connection, Ein generates performant, optimised and type-safe calls to NumPy. Ein reconciles the readability of comprehension-style definitions with the capabilities of existing array frameworks. [Read more]

2024 SRC Winner, 2nd Place, Undergraduate Category

Amar Shah, University of California, Berkeley "An Eager SMT Solver for Algebraic Data Type Queries" ( PLDI 2023 )

1 Introduction and Motivation Algebraic Data Types (ADTs) are a programming construct classically found in functional programming languages but are increasingly found in all kinds of modern languages. ADTs are a convenient generalization of structures like enumerated types, lists, and binary trees. A natural problem is the satisfiability of formulas over the theory ADT. This has applications in modelling languages [Milner 1978], proof assistants [Gonthier 2005] and program verification [Bjørner et al. 2013]. While the need to reason about ADTs have grown, the techniques to do so have not. Satisfiability Modulo Theory (SMT) extends the Boolean Satisfiability (SAT) problem to include additional theories, in this case ADT. Most SMT solvers for ADT apply the same lazy approach that use a theory solver [Oppen 1980] in a loop with a SAT solver. We propose a fundamentally different approach: an eager solver for ADT satisfiability modulo theory (SMT) queries via a quantifier free reduction to Equality and Uninterpreted Functions (EUF) SMT queries. [Read more]

2024 SRC Winner, 3rd Place, Undergraduate Category

Rhett Olson, University of Minnesota "An Automatic Approach to Finding Geographic Name Changes on Historical Maps" ( SIGSPATIAL 2023 )

ABSTRACT Changes in place names offer insight into regions’ culture, politics, and geographical characteristics. This paper proposes an automatic approach to retrieve time-sequenced maps that show place name changes on many maps from across history. The proposed approach utilizes gazetteers (i.e., indexes for geographic names) to retrieve a place’s coordinates and name variants and searches for text labels from maps matching those coordinates and names. To search for multiple-word place names, the approach constructs minimum spanning trees from an edge cost function to link text labels into phrases. We present two experiments: one to evaluate the effectiveness of the minimum spanning tree approach at linking multiple word place names, and the other to evaluate the maps retrieved by the query approach. The resulting maps give rich visual insight into how place names change over time and could facilitate scholarly investigation of geographic name changes at a large scale. [Read more]

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Student Research Presentation Competition for Middle School, High School, Undergraduate, and Masters/Doctoral Students

PRESENT and COMPETE at the 2024 AISES National Conference will be in San Antonio, Texas on October 3 – 5, 2024. 

Submit your completed STEM research presentation abstract now until  Monday,   September 2, 2024 . Early submissions receive conference registration discounts. Submit by:

• 11:59pm CST Friday, July 19, 2024  for a 100% registration discount; or
• 11:59pm CST Friday, August 23, 2024  for a 50% registration discount; or
• Noon CST Monday, September 2, 2024  to present with NO registration discount. This is the final deadline for submissions!

*  IMPORTANT NOTE:  Incomplete submissions will not be accepted until the date they are complete. Incomplete submissions include missing names, titles, and/or components of the abstracts. Research presentations will be accepted if the following criteria are met:

• Presenter must be a current AISES member. Obtain free student membership or your membership number here:  http://www.aises.org/membership
• Presenter must be a current middle school (poster only), high school (poster only), undergraduate, or masters/doctoral student.
• Presentation must be on research in STEM, STEM Education, Indigenous or Traditional Ecological Knowledge, and/or other disciplines appropriate for the AISES conference.
• Submission must be complete, especially the abstract.  See below for the abstract format.
• Submission must be edited for errors - free of formatting, spelling, and grammatical errors.  You may be asked to provide edits and your submission will not be accepted until this is complete.

Abstract Format An abstract summarizes the major aspects of the entire project in a prescribed sequence including:

• The overall purpose of the study and the research problem(s) you investigated; 
• The basic design and/or methods of the study; 
• Major findings or trends found as a result of your analysis; and,
• A brief summary of your interpretations and conclusions. 

( Writing an Abstract . The Writing Center. Clarion University, 2009.) AISES encourages research collaborations, however the following restrictions apply:

• Middle and high school students can present in pairs and any awards or prizes must be divided amongst the group members.
• Under and masters/doctoral Students presenting in poster format can only present individually, no teams.
• Undergraduate and masters/doctoral Students presenting in oral format can present individually or in a team, however:
• Only individual presentations are eligible for the awards competition.
• Group presentations are allowed but will NOT be included in the competition. If you are presenting with a professional, please have the professional submit the research presentation proposal under the professional’s category.
• You are welcome to list co-authors, who are not co-presenters.
• Please review the  Research Abstract Form example and the Abstract Format above prior to submitting.
• Create an account, complete the online application, and submit your abstract. Please keep your account information handy in case you must submit edits.
• Open only to undergraduate and Masters/Doctoral Students
• Oral presentation space is limited.
• Oral presentations will take place  October 4th  (Friday) at specified times.
• Oral presentations are 20 minutes long, including questions and answers.
• Open to middle school, high school, undergraduate, and Masters/Doctoral Students
• Poster presentations will take place in the exhibit hall with the career fair on  October 4th  (Friday)  from 9am to Noon CST . Presenters must stay for the entire three hours.
• Poster dimensions should be no larger than 90" (width) x 44" (height)

Remember to wait to register for the Conference until your research presentation is confirmed by AISES and receive a registration discount code.  If you register and pay before receiving this code, your registration refund is subject to the  Cancellation and Refund Policy.

For questions, please email [email protected] and include in the subject level and type of presentation (i.e. Question about Middle School poster presentation submission).

6–10 January 2025

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Dates to remember.

Abstract Submission Begins: 26 March 2024

Abstract Submission Deadline: 23 May 2024, 8:00 p.m. ET

Author Notification: 26 August 2024

Manuscript Deadline: 2 December 2024, 8:00 p.m. ET

*Dates are subject to change.

 Abstract Submission Process & Requirements  Technical Presenter Resources

Student Eligibility and Submission Requirements

Student Eligibility Requirements:

• Student author(s) must be members of AIAA in order to enter the competition.
• Student author(s) must be full-time students in good academic standing at their university/institution at the time of submission.
• Manuscript content represents the work of the author.
• Student(s) must be the primary author(s) of the paper and the work must have been performed while the author(s) was a student.
• Student author(s) must be able to attend the Forum to present their work should it be selected for presentation.

Student Submission Requirements:

• Student Paper Competition submissions must adhere to the overall Forum Abstract Submission Requirements.
• Students must select the “Student Paper Competition” presentation type during the electronic submission process. Do not submit the abstract more than once. Only submissions with Student Paper Competition” presentation type indicated will be eligible for the competition.
• All submissions must be made by the Forum abstract submission deadline of 23 May, 8:00 p.m. ET.
• For further requirements and instructions, please refer to the detailed descriptions of each Student Paper Competition as described in their call below.

Student Paper Competitions in the topics below are being held in conjunction with the Forum:

Please direct questions to: Eric Stewart , NASA Marshall Space Flight Center

To be considered for one of the student paper awards within the Aerospace Design and Structures Group, students must submit their abstract to one of the following areas:

• Adaptive Structures
• Complexity in Aerospace (CASE)
• Design Engineering
• Multidisciplinary Design Optimization
• Non-Deterministic Approaches
• Spacecraft Structures
• Structural Dynamics
• Survivability
• Systems Engineering

Authorship:  Student papers should report on work primarily conducted by students in collaboration with their faculty advisors; therefore, all primary/presenting authors of papers submitted for consideration in the Student Paper Competition must be students at the time of abstract submission. The first author of the paper must remain the same between the abstract, final paper, and presentation. Up to two non-student co-authors are allowed.

Presentation:  At conference, the presentation must be given by the primary author of the paper.

Extended Abstract:  Student abstracts must be extended abstracts that follow the rules outlined in this Call for Papers. When submitting to the abstract submission website, select “Student Paper Competition” as the paper type.  Semi-finalists will be chosen based on an evaluation of the extended abstracts.  The results of the semi-final round will not be made public.

Deadline:  Student manuscripts must be uploaded to the manuscript submission website by  the published regular conference paper deadline for the AIAA SciTech Forum .  Students should note that the latest version of their paper submitted prior to the deadline will be the version used for judging.

If for any of these reasons a paper is removed from student paper competition, authors still have the opportunity to submit their paper by the published regular conference paper deadline for the full AIAA SciTech Forum deadline as a regular conference paper.

The following awards will be presented to the winners where a single paper can only win one award:

Jefferson Goblet Student Paper Award:  The highest ranked Aerospace Design and Structures paper based on manuscript and presentation quality is recognized with the Jefferson Goblet Student Paper Award, which was established over twenty years ago and named to honor Thomas Jefferson. The recipient receives a monetary award ($500), a certificate, and a goblet modeled after a 1788 design by Thomas Jefferson.

American Society for Composites Student Paper Award:  The highest ranked composites-related paper based on manuscript and presentation quality is recognized with the American Society for Composites Student Paper Award. The recipient receives a monetary award ($500) and a certificate.

Lockheed Martin Student Paper Award in Structures:  The Lockheed Martin Student Paper Award in Structures recognizes an outstanding structures-related paper, based on manuscript and presentation quality. The recipient receives a monetary award ($500) and a certificate.  

Harry H. and Lois G. Hilton Student Paper Award in Structures:  The Harry H. and Lois G. Hilton Student Paper Award in Structures recognizes an outstanding graduate-level, structures related paper, based on manuscript and presentation quality. The recipient receives a monetary award ($500) and a certificate. 

SwRI Student Paper Award in Non-Deterministic Approaches:  The Southwest Research Institute Student Paper Award in Non-Deterministic Approaches recognizes an outstanding NDA-related paper, based on manuscript and presentation quality. The recipient receives a monetary award ($500) and a certificate.

The Aerospace Design and Structures Group Student Paper Competitions include submissions to the following topics:

Please direct questions to:  James Creel , Texas A&M University

The Walter R. Lempert Student Paper Award in Diagnostics for Fluid Mechanics, Plasma Physics, and Energy Transfer is sponsored by the Aerodynamic Measurement Technology (AMT), Plasmadynamics and Lasers (PDL), and Propellants and Combustion (PC) Technical Committees (TC).

The award is given on an annual basis in memory of Dr. Walter R. Lempert. Walter Lempert was an outstanding scientist and engineer who had a profound impact on AIAA and in particular these three TCs. The Walter R. Lempert Student Paper Award is given to the most outstanding student paper submitted to sessions organized by these TCs at the annual AIAA SciTech Forum.

The Award shall consist of $500 cash and a Certificate of Merit identifying the name of the Award, the Award winner, the title of the paper for which they won the award, and the date of the award. If required by the IRS, the winning student shall submit a W-9/W-8 to AIAA. The Award winner will be recognized during the AIAA Aviation and Aeronautics Forum and Exposition (AIAA AVIATION). The Walter Lempert Subcommittee Chair shall provide winner information to AIAA no later than 60 days prior to the Forum.

Any additional funds available through the endowment may be used to support the travel costs for the award winner to attend the conference to receive the award in person. Additional funds may also be used to facilitate honorable mention awards for other outstanding student papers eligible for The Walter R. Lempert Student Paper Award in Diagnostics for Fluid Mechanics, Plasma Physics, and Energy Transfer. Disbursements of funds is based upon the formal AIAA Foundation agreement.

Additional Technical Discipline Eligibility Requirements & Other Rules

Any graduate student in an engineering or related program that is the first author and presenter of a technical paper at an AMT, PDL or PC affiliated session at the AIAA SciTech. The winning students may one receive this award once.

Technical Discipline Selection Criteria:

• The paper must be in the area of measurement techniques and related to the technical disciplines covered by the AMT, PDL and PC technical committees.
• The paper should be evaluated on the innovative nature of the diagnostic or its use. Applications of mature diagnostics are not eligible for this award.
• The papers will be scored according to the following formula:
• Technical Quality/Completeness (50 pts) - Some of the considerations which you may wish to apply here are: clearly stated purpose, a well-developed introduction, methods used, the inclusion of an uncertainty analysis if applicable, well supported conclusions, breadth of references, or other technically applicable criteria.
• Technical Relevance (25 pts) - Considerations here should be contribution to the state-of-the-art or knowledge, timeliness, innovation, etc. in diagnostics for fluid mechanics, plasma physics, and energy transfer
• Readability (25 pts) – Text, grammar, figures, tables, etc.

Please direct questions to:  Andrea Da Ronch , University of Southampton Yunjun Xu , University of Central Florida

The AFM Technical Committee, with the support of Calspan Corporation , is sponsoring the AFM Student Paper Competition. Eligible written papers and oral presentations will be judged by members of the AFM Technical Committee.The competition is within the AFM conference and not part of the larger SciTech Forum and Exhibition. The winner of the competition will be notified after the conference and receive both a certificate and a $500 award.

To be eligible for the competition, the entrant must be the primary author of the submitted paper and the work must have been performed while the author was a student. As such, recent graduates may still be eligible. Entrants will present their papers in the AFM technical sessions, where judges will also be in attendance. To enter the competition, the “Student Paper Competition” option must be selected instead of “Technical Manuscript” when submitting a manuscript via the conference website. Note that when entering the Student Paper Competition, the paper is still published and scheduled within the technical sessions, as normal. Papers are due by the regular final manuscript deadline. All papers with a student as primary author are encouraged to participate in the competition.

The scoring for the award will be equally based on the written paper and oral presentation. Judging of the written paper is based on the criteria:

• Relevance of the topic to atmospheric flight mechanics
• Organization and clarity
• Appreciation of relevant technical issues and sources of error
• Meaningful conclusions of the research.

Judging of the oral presentation is based on the criteria:

• Background and problem definition statement
• Explanation of technical approach
• Explanation of research results

Please direct questions to:  Charles E. Tinney ,  The University of Texas at Austin The Prof. Kirti "Karman" Ghia Memorial Award is presented by the AIAA FDTC to an international graduate student studying in the USA, for an innovative approach to computational fluid dynamics that leads to a greater understanding of the flow physics for a problem related to aeronautics or astronautics.  The winner must present at a paper at SciTech.

Instructions : Graduate student authors may self-nominate for the Professor Kirti "Karman" Ghia Memorial Award by selecting the “Student Paper Competition” option instead of “Technical Manuscript” during submission. Note that when entering the Student Paper Competition, the paper is still published and scheduled within the technical sessions, as normal.

Eligibility : AIAA membership is strongly encouraged but not required.  Nominees must be international graduate students, meaning they do not have USA citizenship or permanent residency, working toward a graduate degree in the USA and presenting a paper at SciTech.  The winner must show written proof, potentially from their departmental graduate office, of eligibility.  Nominees may only win this award once.  Only nominees who choose a topic area under Fluid Dynamics during abstract submission will be considered for the award, and further only those who have a substantial CFD component as part of their paper.

Cash Prize : $1,500 will be provided for the winner’s conference costs, including airfare, registration, lodging, food, and other transportation, to present a paper at SciTech.  This will be given as a check to the winner before the conference to help them plan and pay for their travel.  The winner is required to make their own travel and conference arrangements.

Selection Process and Timing : The award is judged by the FDTC based on the criteria given below.  The judging has 2 rounds.  First, submitted abstracts will be down-selected to a smaller group, and winners of round 1 will be notified at the time of SciTech abstract acceptance decisions (nominally end of August).  Next, round-1 winners will be asked to submit their full papers early, by Oct. 24, for round-2 judging.  One winner will be chosen around the 3rd week of Nov., to give time for travel planning.

Award Presentation Venue : This award is presented at the same SciTech that the paper is given, and the winner will be invited to the FDTC plenary meeting to be recognized and provided with a certificate.  The award will also be acknowledged at the Student Breakfast.

Technical Discipline Selection Criteria

The award is judged by the FDTC, and the evaluation criteria and weights are: 1) an innovative approach to CFD, e.g., a new methodology, speed increase, higher accuracy, new validation framework, post-processing strategy, etc. (weight: 35%); 2) a greater understanding of the flow physics of a given problem, as a result of the CFD innovation (weight: 35%); 3) clarity and prose (weight: 15%); 4) graphical content (weight: 15%).

Please direct questions to: Keiichi Okai , Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Tarek Abdel-Salam , East Carolina University

Green Engineering Best Student Paper Award

This award will be presented to best student paper submitted under Green Engineering Integration Committee.

Please direct questions to: Raghvendra Cowlagi ,  Worcester Polytechnic Institute Xuerui Wang , Delft University of Technology

AIAA Guidance Navigation and Control Best Graduate Student Paper

The GN&C Technical Committee will host a Graduate Student Paper Competition at the AIAA SciTech Forum. In addition to appropriate recognition, all finalists in the GN&C Graduate Student Paper Competition will receive a monetary award of $500 and complimentary registration. The overall winner will receive an additional $1,000 award.

For this competition, full draft manuscript papers are sought from graduate students on GN&C technical research topics, from which up to six finalists will be selected by a panel of judges for inclusion in a special GN&C Graduate Student Paper Competition session. Author eligibility and manuscript submission requirements are described below.

• A student must be the first or sole author, enrolled at an institution of higher learning.
• Upon selection as a finalist the student must provide to the Competition Chairs a 'Statement of Contributions' that delineates the specific technical contributions of each co-author. Furthermore, the student must assert that they have provided the preponderant share of input to both the technical and written dimensions of the paper, and must also include the signatures of all co-authors.
• The student author must be a member of AIAA to become a finalist in the competition.
• The student author must be a full-time graduate student in good academic standing at his or her university/institution at the time of submission.
• Full draft manuscript not exceeding a total length of 25 pages.
• The student author is not the overall winner of the preceding year’s competition.
• Only one paper submission per primary author.

The finalists for the Graduate Student Paper Competition will be selected on the basis of three reviewer scores, with consideration to technical content (30%), originality (30%), practical application (20%) and style and form (20%). Reviewers will be members of the GNC Technical Committee. Each finalist will present their paper in a special session during the conference. The presentation will be evaluated by a panel of judges. The overall winner of the paper competition will be decided on the basis of scores granted to the paper as well as the presentation.

Please direct questions to: Friedolin T. Strauss , German Aerospace Center (DLR) Suo Yang , University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

High-Speed Air-Breathing Propulsion Student Paper Competition

High-speed air-breathing propulsion technical committee solicits student papers which address the design, analysis, optimization, testing, and evaluation of technologies and systems that enable supersonic and hypersonic air vehicle propulsion. The key technology areas include but are not limited to ramjet, scramjet and combined cycle engines, inlets, isolators, combustion chambers, nozzles and other enabler components, the design methods and optimization, thermodynamic analysis, the measurement techniques and numerical methods facilitating the interpretation of the physics observed within High-Speed propulsion systems as well as materials, structures and manufacturing methods aiming at construction of the engines.

Focus on high-speed flight regime above or equal Mach 5 or topic related to this flight regime. Topic range includes the same topics as in the general HSABP Call for Papers.

Focus on high-speed flight regime above or equal Mach 5, technical excellence, conciseness, technical approach, technical creativity, compliance with AIAA SciTech style guide and AIAA requirements.

Please direct questions to:  B. Danette Allen ,  NASA

Human Machine Teaming Best Student Paper

Papers are sought that address theoretical, analytical, simulated, experimental, or implementation results related to aerospace applications for advances in human machine teaming where the paper can focus on one of three general elements: the human, the machine, and interactions and interdependencies between them. Concepts regarding human physiology, psychology, human factors, cognitive models, and human performance that support aspects of human machine teaming are of interest. Additionally, concepts regarding artificial intelligence, explainable AI (xAI), machine learning, modeling, feature engineering (e.g., biosignal processing), and human-machine interfaces, which support the mapping of the human to the machine, the interaction with the machine, elucidates trust, and other facets of the human machine system are all topic areas of focus.

Technical Discipline Eligibility Requirements & Other Rules

Submissions will be evaluated by a team which is comprised of:

• Members of the conference program committee
• Representatives from the Human Machine Teaming TC
• Participation is limited to current graduate and undergraduate students from any accredited, degree-program educational institution.
• The teams should be composed of at least one AIAA student member and at least one advisor who is an AIAA member.
• Submissions by individuals or teams are acceptable
• Required submission format: PowerPoint charts + short abstract
• Optional submission material: videos, system mock-ups, demonstrations

The criteria for which each idea will be evaluated on:

• Compliance: is the idea submission complete and does it comply with the rules of the challenge?
• Novelty: does the idea describe a novel approach to providing a solution?
• Originality: how original is the proposed technology or use of existing technology?
• Relevance: How well does the idea relate to the topic and provide a solution aligned with the goals of this challenge?
• Feasibility: how likely can the idea be prototyped?
• Value Proposition: if successful, how well does the idea solve a stakeholder’s need and how likely would the solution be transitioned to a stakeholder?

Please direct questions to:  Andrew Lacher , NASA

Intelligent Systems Best Student Paper

Students are invited to submit extended abstracts by the abstract submission deadline in any broad area of Intelligent Systems to the Intelligent Systems Student Paper Competition. Systems of interest include both military and commercial aerospace systems and those ground systems that are part of test, development, or operations of aerospace systems. Technologies that enable autonomy (i.e. safe and reliable operation with minimal or no human intervention) as well as collaborative human-machine teaming in complex aerospace systems/subsystems are of interest. These include but are not limited to: autonomous and expert systems; discrete planning/scheduling algorithms; intelligent data/image processing, learning, and adaptation techniques; data fusion and reasoning; and knowledge engineering. The application of such technologies to problems that highlight advanced air mobility, certification, carbon emissions/sustainability, space traffic management, and cislunar operations are of particular interest.

• A student paper competition session will be held on Monday evening of January 6th, 2025 at the SciTech Forum; finalists will present during this session.
• Papers will also be included in the conference proceedings, and you will also be required to present as a regular paper in the AIAA SciTech (Two presentations will occur, one on Monday and one in the regular conference schedule).
• Please follow the abstract submission requirements in the Intelligent Systems Technical Discipline Call for Papers.

Technical Discipline Selection Criteria A student competition paper subcommittee and the chair will review the full draft manuscripts submitted as IS student paper competition papers based upon:

• Originality
• Practical Applications or Theoretical Foundations
• Long-Term relevance to IS Technologies
• Technically New, Innovative, or Constructive Review
• Professional Integrity (Credits prior work, claims are supported by results, is objective)
• Clear Presentation (writing, organizing, and graphics)

All papers that are not selected will be forwarded to the area chairs for possible inclusion as regular conference papers. Directly after this session, the subcommittee will decide the winner based on both the paper and the presentation, and the student will be notified by email. The winner will be presented with an award, “Best Student Paper.”

Please direct questions to:  Prof. Carl Ollivier-Gooch , University of British Columbia

MVCE Best Student Paper

The Meshing, Visualization, and Computational Environments (MVCE) Technical Committee is holding a student paper competition for the AIAA SciTech Forum . The student who writes the best extended abstract will receive a $500 award, which will be paid in advance of the conference, to defray the cost of attending the AIAA SciTech Forum .

The extended abstracts will be judged by a subcommittee of the MVCE based upon the importance of the work, originality, quality, and completeness. To be eligible, the student needs to be full-time at either the graduate or undergraduate level. Students are encouraged to submit extended abstracts that are as close as possible to the anticipated final paper.

Please direct questions to: Andrew Dahir , MIT Lincoln Lab Scott Palo , University of Colorado Boulder

Small Satellite Best Student Paper Award

The AIAA Small Satellite Technical Committee is proud to announce the Best Student Paper Competition at the AIAA SciTech Forum. Entrants will be judged by technical committee members and the judging will include both the written manuscript and the oral presentation.  Full-time students at any academic level are encouraged to participate and eligibility requirements are defined by the AIAA and outlined at the top of this page.  More details about the evaluation process can be obtained by contacting [email protected] .

Abstract: Students are encouraged to submit extended abstracts (70% complete papers) which demonstrate the maturity of the work. When submitting to the abstract submission website, select “Student Paper Competition” as the presentation type. Semi-finalists will be chosen based on an evaluation of the extended abstracts. The results of the semi-final round will not be made public.  Deadline: Final student manuscripts must be uploaded to the conference manuscript submission website by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time USA on 11 November 2024 (this is earlier than the deadline for regular technical papers). Students who miss this November deadline will be removed from the student paper competition but may still be allowed to present in the oral session.

The award evaluation will be based on both the written manuscript (75%) and oral presentation (25%).

Please direct questions to: Lulin Jiang , Baylor University Tarek Abdel-Salam , East Carolina University

Terrestrial Energy Systems Best Student Paper Award

This award will be presented to best student paper submitted under Terrestrial Energy Systems Technical Committee.

Please direct questions to: Andrew Lacher , NASA Langley Keith Hoffler , Adaptive Aerospace

Unmanned Systems Student Best Paper Award

Single paper awarded based on technical discipline selection criteria below.

Must be submitted/presented under any of the Unmanned Systems topics.

Selection will be done by a panel of 4-5 judges made up of the student paper competition chairs and 2-3 other committee members who do not have a conflict of interest with the candidates.

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The science competitions your students can enter this year

By Emma Molloy

Discover STEM-themed competitions for you and your students to enter in this academic year

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Learn about the fantastic array of science competitions your students can enter – so you can sign up as soon as possible

There is a great range of science competitions out there that your students can enter. Competitions come in all shapes and sizes, including essay writing, photography and video competitions, and can be local or national events.

Besides the array of downloadable materials you can make use of in your lessons, as homework or part of a science club, the benefits of taking part include learning how to work in a team, grasping how lessons apply to real-world problems, and there could even be some extra cash to bag!

You can jump straight to the lists of science-writing competitions , or more arty competitions (such as photography and drawing prizes), or simply read on to discover what’s open to you and your students this academic year.

These competitions have been ordered by closing date. Listing a competition does not serve as an endorsement by the RSC.  Last updated: 16 May 2024.

Cambridge Chemistry Challenge

Age: 19 or younger

Registration opens: now

Closes:  1 June 2024

This competition — aimed at Year 12 students but available to younger students — is designed to stretch and challenge students beyond the curriculum interested in chemistry and is excellent experience for anyone considering chemistry for further study.

Students sit a 90-minute written paper under exam conditions in school, which is sent out to schools in advance. Mark schemes are available to teachers, and for schools submitting more than five scripts, these should be marked by the teacher. Scripts of students scoring over 50% are then submitted. Students who perform well receive a certificate and the best performers are invited to join a residential camp at the University of Cambridge at the end of August

The website contains lots of past papers and mark schemes, which are a valuable resource for teachers. Full details are on the  website .

Science meets art

If you have some students who would be hooked by the artistic side of science, check out these competitions:

• RSB Photography competition (open to all ages; opens March 2024; £500 top prize for under 18s)
• RSB Nancy Rothwell Award for specimen drawing (ages 7–18; open March–July 2024; prizes include set of drawing pencils and small cash prizes for students and schools)
• Science Without Borders challenge is an artwork competition with a focus on ocean conservation. The 2024 theme is ‘hidden wonders of the deep’ (ages 11–19; closes 4 March 2024; maximum prize of $500)
• British Science Week poster competition ; this year’s theme will be ‘time’ (ages 3–14; closes March 2024)
• RPS Woman Science Photographer of the Year is open to women of all ages and backgrounds (open and under 18s; closing date TBC but expected March 2024)
• Minds Underground Competitions ; Minds Underground run a number of essay competitions each year covering a variety of STEM and other topics (all ages; closing dates vary but 2024 questions will be released January 2024, see website for full details)

UKBC Intermediate Biology Olympiad

Age: Students in first year of 16+ education

Registration opens: now open

Competition dates: 5–12 June 2024

This international, annual competition is open to students in the first year of post-16 education in the UK. The competition consists of a one-hour multiple choice paper that is taken online under formal exam conditions. Questions cover topics students will be familiar with alongside some new concepts to test their problem-solving skills and understanding of core principals.

Practice papers are available to print to help students prepare. The competition is free to enter for UK schools and participants receive an e-certificate that recognises their level of achievement.

Find more information, including registering your school to take part, on the  UKBC website .

Science writing competitions

Numerous essays competitions run each year covering all aspects and areas of STEM. Below is just a selection of some of the competitions out there. Entries into science writing competitions make great additions to UCAS applications, and they get students thinking about science, too.

• The  Oxford Scientist  Schools’ Science Writing Competition  (700-word essay that teachers submit; ages 15–18; deadline 10 July 2024; prize includes being published in the magazine and feedback).
• Newnham College, Camb ridge (2000-word academic essay; age 16–18 women at state school only; deadline 8 July 2024; winners receive up to £400 to split with their school). Teachers can sign up to mailing lists now to hear more about this essay competition and other events from the college.

IET Faraday Challenge

Registration opens: January 2024 for the 2024–2025 season

Closes: July 2024

Faraday Challenges  are cross-curricular STEM activity days for UK schools run by the Institution of Engineering and Technology. This annual competition draws on students’ practical science and engineering skills, asking them to work in teams to solve real-world engineering problems and think creatively. Schools can host Challenge Days and invite teams from local schools to join them or apply to join a day at another school. Planning for these events starts early, so plenty of time to get organised for the day.

Teams should be made up of six students aged 12–13 years old (England and Wales Year 8, Scotland S1/S2, Northern Ireland Year 9). Schools may host a challenge day themselves or attend one hosted at another school.

Students win prizes for themselves and a trophy for their school. There is also a national league table and the top teams from across the UK go through to the national final, with the chance to win a cash prize of up to £1000 for their school. Plus, by taking part students will also meet the criteria for achieving a CREST Discovery Award.

If you are not able to enter into the main competition, there is also the opportunity for students to take part in the  Virtual Faraday Challenge  open to anyone aged 7–15.

Local to Newcastle?

Newcastle Secondary School SciFair  is a university-run secondary school science fair for students from state schools across Newcastle. Sci-Fair is a whole day event that will take place during British Science Week. Students can get the opportunity to present their models, posters or PowerPoint presentations about a scientific topic of their choosing. SciFair is open to ages 11–16. There are multiple prizes to be won on the day to recognise student’s efforts. Spaces are limited capacity, so students should wait for their projects to be approved before starting work.

EMBL Art and Science Project

Age: 14–18 Participation deadline: 31 August 2024

Discover the world of proteins with the European Molecular Biology Laboratory, and create an artwork inspired by what you’ve learned. Cash prizes of up to €100.

Visit the website to find out more. 

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Stockholm uk junior water prize.

Submissions open: 29 Feb 2024

Submission deadline: 13 May 2024

This prize challenges young people in STEM to develop innovative yet practical solutions to the global water crisis. Entrants decide on a topic or problem that they want to investigate and undertake background research and experimental work before submitting a full written report.

Students whose reports are shortlisted get to present their work virtually to the judges. The winning UK entry receives £1,000 cash prize and a fully funded trip to represent the UK and their school at the Stockholm Junior Water Prize competition in Sweden in August and be in with a chance to win the international grand prize of US$15,000!

Learn more on the  website .

UKBC Biology Challenge

Competition dates: 1–17 May 2024

The Biology Challenge is a fun, annual competition open to students aged 13–15 in the UK. The challenge compromises of two, 25-minute, multiple-choice papers, and students need to complete both papers to be considered for an award category.

The questions set cover the school curriculum, but also caters to budding biologists whose knowledge has been enhanced by reading books and magazines, watching natural history programmes and taking a keen interest in all things biology.

Practice papers are available to help students prepare. The competition is free to enter for UK schools and participants receive an e-certificate that recognises their category of achievement.

Find more information and register your school to take part on the  Biology Challenge website .

BIEA Youth STEAM Competition

Registration opens:  October 2023

Closes: April 2024 for first-round submissions

The  BIEA Youth STEAM Competition  asks students to use their creativity to come up with ideas for a more sustainable future based on a specific theme. The theme for 2024 has yet to be announced, but the theme for 2023 was “developing solutions for sustainable cities”. Students research, design and present their solution, including a written report.

Students can enter as individuals or in teams of up to five members and schools can enter more than one team. There are lots of competition categories to cover all age groups. Submissions are expected to be accepted from January 2024 and the international final to be in July 2024. Learn more on the competition  website .

Royal College of Science Union (RCSU) Science Challenge

Registration opens:  1 March 2024

Closes: 26 April 2024

Imperial College London’s RCSU Science Challenge is all about science communication – requiring students to demonstrate their skills in debate and reasoning and teach the public about science and its consequences. Questions on a given theme are set by eminent scientists – who even read the shortlisted entries, so there’s a real chance students’ work will be seen by world-leading academics. This year’s theme is Hidden depth.

Students can answer one of the questions in either written or video form of up to 1000 words or three minutes, 30 seconds, respectively. Winners receive cash prizes, plus there are non-cash prizes for the runners up.

Shortlisted candidates will be invited to the grand final on 21 June 2024 at the Royal Institution, where they will deliver a short presentation. Find more information about taking part on the  challenge website .

Unsung Heroes of Science video competition

Close s: 30 April 2024

The International  Unsung Heroes of Science video competition   from Hertford College, University of Oxford is open to all 16–18 students. Entrants are tasked with making a two-minute video sharing the story of a scientist whose contributions were overlooked. Entries can be submitted by individuals or in teams of up to three.

The competition website also has lesson plans and links to videos of previous unsung heros, which are great resources for teachers to inspire their students.

British Science Week poster competition

Age: 3–14 Registration opened: January 2024 Closes: March 2024

British Science Week will run from 8–17 March. Alongside numerous activities and events across the country, there will be a themed poster competition – and this year’s theme will is ‘time’.

Entrants can explore a wide range of ideas covered by the broad theme. Judges are on the look out for an innovative angle or creative interpretation of the theme; clear, accurate and informative content; and effective, engaging communication. This competition is a great way for students to practise their communication skills. There are numerous prizes up for grabs that cover all age categories.

Entrants can be teams or individuals from any organisation, although schools are limited to five entries. Find out more on the  website , including activity packs and other resources to make the most of British Science Week.

Big Bang Young Scientists and Engineers Competition

Age: 11–18 Registration opens:  October 2023 Closes: 27 March 2024

The Big Bang Competition  is open to young people aged 11 to 18 in state-funded education or who are home educated or who enter as part of a community group. Private school participants can get involved as part of a collaboration with state-school peers.

Participants complete project-based work, focusing on investigation, discovery and use of scientific methods. Students choose their own STEM topic and work to submit their project as a written report or short video. The possibilities are endless!

Students can include their involvement in the competition in their extracurricular activities on UCAS forms and personal statements and have a chance of winning a range of awards and cash prizes.

Find out how to get started and get inspired with past projects on the  Big Bang website .

MathWorks Math Modeling challenge

Age: 16–19 (England and Wales only) Registration opens:  November 2023 Closes: 24 February 2024

The  M3 Challenge  is an internet-based applied maths competition that inspires participants to pursue STEM education and careers. Working in teams of three to five students, participants have 14 consecutive hours to solve an open-ended maths-modelling problem based around a real issue during the challenge weekend, 1–4 March 2024.

The problem typically has a socially conscious theme – equity, the environment, conservation or recycling, energy use, health, and other topics that young people care about. The challenge gives students the opportunity to use maths modelling processes to represent, analyse, make predictions and otherwise provide insight into real-world phenomena. For example, 2023’s problem centred around modelling the impacts of e-bikes to better understand if they are likely to become part of a global, more sustainable energy plan.

Numerous free  resources , including modelling and coding handbooks, videos and sample problems are available to help teams prepare for the event.

The competition’s final presentation and awards ceremony event is held in New York City in late April – an all-expense paid experience for the finalist teams. These top teams will be awarded scholarships toward the pursuit of higher education, with members of the overall winning team receiving $20,000 (»£16,000).

For rules, resources and to register, visit the competition  website .

The Cambridge Upper Secondary Science Competition

Age: 16–18 Registration opens: now Closes:  30 September 2023 and 31 March 2024

The  Cambridge Upper Secondary Science Competition , run by Cambridge Assessment, is an exciting extra-curricular activity for teams of aspiring scientists who are studying with the Cambridge IGCSE or O Level science programmes.

Teams of three to six students choose a topic and work on a scientific investigation over 20–25 hours. The competition encourages investigations with some practical or community relevance and an eye on sustainability.

Projects may involve laboratory work and should include creative and collaborative working, critical thinking and reflection. Students should be given the opportunity to present their results to a wider audience, perhaps at a science fair or other school event.

Teachers provide initial project evaluations and the best are put forward for consideration by a panel of experts. The winning team receives a certificate and is featured on the competition website. The competition runs twice a year, so keep abreast of all the dates  on the website .

TeenTech Awards 

Age: 11–16 Registration opens: now Closes:  March 2024 for first-round submissions

The  TeenTech Awards  encourage students to see how they might apply science and technology to real-world problems across several different categories, from food and retail through the future of transport to wearable technology. Students identify an opportunity or a problem, suggest a solution and research the market.

Students can work in teams of up to three people and there are lots of award categories. All submitted projects receive feedback and a bronze, silver or gold award. The event is well supported with training sessions for teachers and students, so everyone knows what to expect and what the judges will be looking for!

The best projects go forward to the TeenTech Awards Final for judging and the winning school in each category will receive a cash prize. The final is expected to take place in London in June 2024.

Schools’ Analyst

Age: 16–17 Registration opens: soon Closes: 23 February 2024

The  Schools’ Analyst Competition  is returning to schools in 2024. Run collaboratively by the Analytical Chemistry Trust Fund and the Royal Society of Chemistry, this event allows students to expand their chemistry knowledge and skills through practical analytical experiments. Students must be in Year 12 (England, Wales, NI)/S5 (Scotland)/5th Year (Ireland).

Schools and colleges register their interest to host a heat and, if randomly selected, can now enter up to 25 teams of three students to compete to be crowned the overall school winner. Each winning school team will then compete within their region to find regional winners. Regional winners receive a cash prize for themselves and their school.

Register your school  to take part by 23 February 2024. To take part, students only need access to standard school laboratory equipment and some consumables (a bursary is available for those who need it).

Equipment boxes are sent to 400 entrants, selected at random, and delivered in advance of the event. Results must be submitted by 17 May in Ireland (to ensure schools have the chance to award winners before the summer holidays) and 14 June elsewhere.

Slingshot Challenge

Age: 13–18 Registration opens: now Closes: 1 February 2024

The  Slingshot Challenge  is run by National Geographic and is an exciting opportunity for students to get involved with the global programme. Students can enter in teams of up to six. Individual entries are welcomed although all entries are expected to involve collaboration with peers, stakeholders, and/or marginalized communities.

Students work to prepare a short, 1-minute video, from topics with an environmental focus. Training sessions for teachers and resource/tool kits are available from the website and the providers can offer feedback and technical support ahead of official submissions.

Videos are expected to put forward compelling, evidence-based information and be engaging for the audience. A small number of motivating prizes are awarded each year to the student of up to $10,000.

For full details see the  Slingshot Challenge website .

UK Chemistry Olympiad 

Age: 16–18 (recommended) Registration opens: September 2023 Closes: January 2024

Run by the RSC, the  UK Chemistry Olympiad  is designed to challenge and inspire older secondary-school students, by encouraging them to push themselves, boost their critical problem-solving skills and test their knowledge in real-world situations.  Explore past papers  to get an idea of the types of questions involved.

There are three rounds that culminate with the prestigious  International Chemistry Olympiad , which will take place this year in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Round 1, a written test taken in your school, is scheduled to take place on 25 January 2024. Students then receive bronze, silver or gold certificates depending on their scores. Up to 30 students will then be selected to move on to the second round – a training weekend at the University of Nottingham. Four students will then be chosen to represent the UK in the international competition from 21–30 July 2024.

To get started, register your school or college. Do this and find out more information about preparing on the  Olympiad homepage .

Top of the Bench

Age: 14–16 Registration opens: soon Closes: January 2024

Top of the Bench  (TOTB) is an annual practical chemistry competition that has been running for over 20 years. It’s a long-standing favourite for students and teachers, and provides an opportunity for students to put their teamwork and practical skills to the test.

Regional heats are led by  RSC local sections  between October and January. The winning team from each heat progresses to the national final, held in the spring at a UK university (where there is also a session for teachers to explore resources and classroom ideas with one of the RSC’s education coordinators).

First prize is awarded to the best overall school performance, with five teams receiving runners up prizes. The Jacqui Clee Award is also awarded each year to the student who makes an outstanding individual contribution.

Teams must consist of four students: two from year 9/S2; one from year 10/S3; one from year 11/S4.

Find more information including past papers and how to apply on the  TOTB homepage .

Imperial College Science & Innovation Competition

Age:  4–adult Registration opens:  September  2023 Closes:  15 December 2023

The  Science & Innovation Competition , run by the Faculty of Natural Sciences at Imperial College, aims to motivate primary and secondary-aged children to engage with science, to encourage them to work as part of a team and engage in fun activities. Adults are also welcome to enter.

Teams of two to four people are asked to develop a new and innovative scientific solution to help achieve one of the  United Nation’s Global Goals for Sustainable Development . To enter, teams need to create a five-minute film that describes the science behind their idea. Finalists are invited to take part in an event during spring 2024 at Imperial College, London (date to be confirmed). Learn more on the  website .

Global essay competition: Young voices in the chemical sciences for sustainability

Age: 35 and under  Registration opens: now Closes: 31 March 2023

An  annual essay competition  on the role of the chemical sciences in sustainability, organised by the International Organization for Chemical Sciences in Development (IOCD) in collaboration with the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC). The competition is open globally to entrants under 35 years of age. The theme for the 2023 competition is: How can the chemical sciences lead the stewardship of the Earth’s element resources?

Essays will be grouped into seven regions for shortlisting and selection of winners, based on the entrant’s country of normal residence. Each regional winner will receive a prize of US$500 and their entries will be published in  RSC Sustainability . The shortlisted essays will be collected in an annual compendium,  Young voices in the chemical sciences for sustainability , available on the IOCD’s website. Individual shortlisted entries will also be featured from time to time on IOCD’s website.

Essays will be judged on how well they highlight the importance of scientific approaches grounded in the chemical sciences for solving sustainability challenges. Entrants should take a broad, global perspective, and reflect on the intersection of science, society and policy aspects, rather than describing a particular scientific advance in great technical detail. Essays must not exceed 1500 words of body copy.

Cambridge Chemistry Race

Age: 16–18 Registration opens: Mon 5 December 2022 Closes: February 2023

In the  Cambridge Chemistry Race , teams of 3–5 students solve as many theoretical problems as they can over the course of two hours – ranging from easy riddles to tasks of A-level difficulty and complex chemical problems.

Once a team has solved a question, the examiner verifies their answer and hands them the next question. Points are awarded based on the number of successful attempts. Whoever gets the most points wins!

Students are allowed to use a calculator, books, notes, and printed literature. The challenge aims to test problem-solving skills and chemical understanding rather than knowledge. Explore past questions and solutions  here  to get an idea of what’s in store.

Schools may only enter one team each and places are first come first served.

The competition is run in collaboration with the University of Cambridge’s Department of Chemistry. This year, it is joined by the University of Oxford too, so students may compete in either city. The competition will take place on Saturday 4 February 2023. Learn more on the  competition website .

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Comparing Fox and Human Brain Connectivity Patterns

Javin Pombra (Computer Science)

Unraveling the Black Box: Explainability for Artificial Intelligence in the Twenty-First Century

Zelin Liu (Classics / History)

Using the Past to Define Group Identity

Jerrica Li (Comparative Literature)

Diaspora: A Genre for This New Planetary Reality

Jahnavi Rao (Government)

The Spillover Potential of a Nudge

Daiana Lilo (Government / Data Science)

A Great Personality: How Different Characteristics Can Predict Supreme Court Decisions

2022 AIChE Mid-Atlantic Region Student Conference

• Events & Schedule

Presentation Competition

Regional Student Technical Presentation Competition (STPC):  The subject of each paper is left entirely to the individual student. Presentations often focus on recent advances in some branch of chemical engineering, original research, or plant design. Participation in the Regional Student Paper Competition offers valuable, real-world experience for students. AIChE's Student Chapters Committee supports the competition with prize money, though the regional awards may be augmented from other sources at the discretion of each regional host school.  Learn more:   https://www.aiche.org/community/awards/student-technical-presentation-competition

IMPORTANT :  Due to a low number of applicants, we are currently accepting everyone who applies.

When you buy the General Admission ticket , Eventbrite will ask you whether you want to participate in the poster and paper competitions. And if the answer is "yes", it will give you Google form links for uploading your files.  The files do not have to be uploaded at the time of the registration, but we should receive them by the specified deadlines for the respective competitions.

A nomination is not required.

Since STPC is an individual competition, multiple students cannot present an oral presentation together.  

Although not strictly enforced, It is strongly recommended that you adhere to a 1,500 abstract word limit and 150 character title limit.

Students will be judged on the following Categories: Nonverbal skills (Eye contact, Body language, Poise), Verbal skills (Enthusiasm, Elocution), Logistics (Visuals/Slides/Movies, Timing, Mechanics), Technical Content (Subject knowledge, Student Contribution) and Student Contribution (Student's Personal Contribution to the Presented Work).

Competition Rules & Instructions

Regional Student Technical Presentation Competition (STPC) Instructions:

The subject of each technical presentation is left entirely to the individual student. Presentations often focus on recent advances in some branch of chemical engineering, original research, or plant design. Participation in the Regional Student Technical Presentation Competition (STPC) offers valuable, real-world experience for students.

General Rules:

1. Each entry must be an undergraduate student and a member of one of the participating student chapters. Others may present, but cannot be considered for the top prize.

2. AIChE places no limit on the number of technical presentations submitted for presentation by a participating student chapter. However, any restrictions on the number of technical presentations placed by the host school due to time constraints, space restrictions, or any other factors must be clearly stated on the Call for Abstracts and must be fair and equitable.

3. Co-authorship of technical presentations is permitted. However, only one person shall make the presentation at the Regional STPC, and this person must have been substantially involved in the project or subject of the technical presentation.

4. A panel of three chemical engineers (faculty, industry representative, or AIChE local section member) will judge STPC presentations. The decision of these judges will be final.

5. Time limits are generally 15 minutes for presentation and 3-5 minutes for Q&A.

6. First Place receives a cash award of $200 from AIChE and will be invited to present at the Annual Student Conference STPC.

7. Second Place receives a cash award of $100 from AIChE.

8. Third Place receives a cash award of $50 from AIChE.

9. Only one Student Technical Presentation from each AIChE Regional Student Conference shall be presented at the Annual Student Conference STPC. In the case of a tie for first prize at a Regional Conference, or if two first prizes are awarded, the Region must make a selection and nominate only one Student Technical Presentation for presentation during the Annual Student Conference STPC.

Presentation Tips

Here are some tips for making good slides (these are personal experience and do not reflect the views or AICHE or the rules/rubrics of the competition):

• Start with something attention grabbing --> Make it clear to the audience why they should care about your particular topic, and why your contribution is novel to the field. In other words, explain the importance of an unsolved problem and explain how your work fits into solving it.  Captivate your audience from the start!
• Present at a rate of about 1 slide per minute
• Make sure to have large visible fonts (including labeling graph legends and axes)
• Don't have a lot of clutter on the slides, but don't leave a lot of white space either
• Use key phrases instead of full sentences (nobody will have time to read them). And even these phrases are more like reminders for you what to say (as opposed to for the audience to read).  You can always speak the words yourself.  Humans can process pretty visuals a lot easier than a lot of dense boring text going by fast in front of their eyes
• Don't present many slides in one slide (there should be one take-away message or result per slide)
• Don't go crazy with animations (a lot of blinking is distracting)
• Only put something on the slide that you are comfortable being asked about.  For example, if you state that a material is an anisotropic conductive film, someone might ask you what anisotropic conductivity is or how you make something anisotropically conductive.  If you don't want to be asked about it, don't put it on the slide
• Follow a structure:  intro/background, methods, results/discussion, conclusion/acknowledgements
• Practice in front of many different people and always time yourself.  It is very frustrating for everyone (including the judges) if you finish way too early, or keep ignoring the overtime warnings

Student Presentation Competition - IEEE SoutheastCon 2024

Registration for this competition is open! Use this link to register and submit your abstract by January 31st:

SoutheastCon 2024 Student Presentation Registration

The SoutheastCon 2024 Presentation Competition encourages students to present ongoing research, capstone projects, personal projects or any topic of your choice. This competition places emphasis on the participants’ effectiveness in communicating scientific ideas to an audience. This competition is totally separate from the Eta Kappa Nu (HKN) paper presentation competition.

The research presented in this presentation competition will NOT be published in IEEE Xplore and you are at liberty to choose a topic of interest for presentation. If you already have an existing paper in EDAS for review then you are not allowed to use the same topic/content for this presentation competition but you can use a slight modification of your EDAS submitted work.

The presentation competition will have two categories:  graduate  and  undergraduate presentations . Each category will have three awards: First, Second, and Third.

NOTE: to be eligible for participation in this competition you must submit the abstract using the link provided (TBD at this point). Your abstract  should not have been used in EDAS  and  should only have ONE student author  (NO additional co-authors are allowed). 

Also note that the  one-page abstract will NOT be published anywhere .

Your abstract should  not be longer than one page  and written using the IEEE  template . Please submit your abstract using the Google Form.

Students will be required to provide a  5-minute presentation  of their work at the conference during an assigned time slot. All presentations will be carried out in person at the venue.

The deadline to submit the one-page abstract is  January 31st, 2024 at 11:59PM Eastern US time .

Please direct your questions in regards to the presentation competition to either Varadraj Gurupur ( [email protected] ) or Bailey Heyman ( [email protected] ).

The Fall cohort application deadline is August 25, 2024.  

Click here to apply.

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15 Research Competitions for High School Students

Students benefit from participating in research competitions in a variety of ways, including learning how to present their findings and gaining experience in an important field of their interest. Competitions are not only a strong extracurricular activity, but reaching the finals can also help students earn college scholarships. Being a significant achievement, it may even open opportunities, such as laying the groundwork for a career in research and helping one land an internship.

It also aids them in becoming competitive candidates for college admissions by demonstrating students' intellectual prowess and capacity to work on a rigorous project, either individually or as part of a team. Even if they don't win or place in the competition, students can use their participation to demonstrate what they have learned about their chosen academic field and how they have explored their passion for the discipline.

In this post, we have compiled a list of 15 well-respected research competitions that are sure to boost your high school profile.

Here are 15 Research Competitions for High School Students:

1. Regeneron Science Talent Search

This talent hunt, which began in 1942 as a program of the Society for Science & the Public (the Society), is widely regarded as the nation's most renowned high school science research competition. Young scientists present their original findings to a panel of nationally recognized professional scientists as part of the competition. 300 Regeneron STS scholars are chosen from 1,800 applicants, and they and their schools are each granted $2,000. From the group of scholars, forty finalists are chosen, who get an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C., and compete for another $1.8 million in prizes, including a top prize of $250,000.

2. MIT THINK Scholars Program

Most research competitions require participants to have already completed the project, but the THINK program is different in that students only need to have completed background research for a project in the science, technology, or engineering fields before applying. Those whose projects are selected receive $1,000 funding and mentorship from MIT students. They also get a paid trip to MIT's campus to meet professors in their field of research, tour labs, and attend MIT's xFair. Students in grades 9th to 12th are eligible.

3. Google Science Fair

Students aged 13 to 18 submit science research ideas to be judged by a panel of scientists and experts in this competition. At various levels, victors are rewarded generous scholarships, cool gear, and unique opportunities such as internships. Past projects include battery-free lighting and wearable sensors to improve the safety of Alzheimer's patients.

4. AAN Neuroscience Research Prize

The nervous system/brain is the center of this competition, with students investigating and solving problems linked to it. Students do their own neuroscience research, which is evaluated based on its relevance to neuroscience, originality, data interpretation, and research reports. The competition is open to students in grades 9 through 12, and only individual entries are accepted.

5. Odyssey of the Mind

This challenge encourages high school students to think outside the box by identifying problems and developing innovative solutions. After a school or community group purchases membership, they qualify for the competition, which takes place at the regional, state, and national levels. The competition is open to students from grades 9th to 12th. 6. International BioGENEius Challenge

Recognizing outstanding research in biotechnology, this challenge gives students the opportunity to win cash awards for their work. Finalists present their research before a panel of expert biotech judges. Students receive the unique opportunity of being able to meet top industry professionals and gain valuable advice and insight on their projects.

7. Davidson Fellows

Students 18 and under who have completed a project in one of several subjects, including STEM, are eligible for the Davidson Fellows Scholarship, which awards $50,000, $25,000, and $10,000 scholarships. It's a prestigious and competitive scholarship to obtain, and the projects the recipients generate are frequently on par with those produced by college graduates. Research projects should "contribute a work that is acknowledged as an extraordinary accomplishment by experts in the field and has the potential to benefit society."

8. ExploraVision

The Toshiba/NSTA ExploraVision initiative is a competition for students to improve their STEM skills. Participants research a current technology and then envision what it will look like in 20 years, including development processes, benefits and drawbacks, and challenges. Students work in groups of 2-4 with the help of a teacher who serves as a mentor.

9. Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (Regeneron ISEF)

As the premier science fair in the United States, Regeneron ISEF is one of the best-known high school science competitions. Even ranking within the top 100 is enough to help one's university application stand out.

Unlike Regeneron STS, students can't apply directly to the ISEF. Instead, they have to first participate in a regional science fair. Doing well there helps the student qualify for the next ISEF rounds. Key factors for winning include innovation and originality. To show originality for the ISEF, students need to tackle a problem that's interesting to the scientific community. It is important to have a good overview of academic science literature in the field that one's project is in, and it helps to have a professional academic scientist or engineer as a mentor.

10. Stemanities Research Competition

A national competition, this event invites students in their freshman, sophomore, junior, or senior year to conduct research in STEM and the humanities to develop a more sophisticated understanding of a topic. Stemanities is sponsored by the Institute for Biomedical Sciences, and finalists are invited to La Jolla, California to present their work and compete for monetary awards.

11. Destination ImagiNation

For students who have a penchant for problem solving, Destination ImagiNation helps one refine their critical thinking skills. An international competition for students in kindergarten through college, Destination ImagiNation teaches life skills while encouraging imagination, through problem solving, creativity, and research. In this competition, students work in groups of five to seven to develop solutions to Team Challenges.

12. Stockholm Junior Water Prize

Students compete in this competition to provide solutions to the world's present and future water problems. State winners receive a medal and an all-expenses-paid travel to the national competition at The Ohio State University. Previous winning themes at the state level include "Protecting the Aquatic Environment from Household Microfibers" and "Optimizing Straw Mulch Use in Agriculture." A $10,000 scholarship and a free ticket to the international competition in Stockholm, Sweden are awarded to the national winner. The international winner receives a prize of $15,000 for themselves and $5,000 for their school.

13. TOPPS Competition for High School Psychology Students

Students write a 3,000-word essay on a specific topic, using peer-reviewed psychological research. "Non-human animals in psychology" was the research theme for 2019. Four winners are selected for a prize of $250. Students from grades 9th to 12th are eligible to compete.

14. Clean Tech Competition

Students must identify a problem with our natural world and resource consumption that they wish to address, develop a sustainable solution, and submit a research paper to the judges as part of the Clean Tech Competition research and design challenge. There are no topic restrictions; entrants must just have one goal: to develop a long-term solution to an environmental problem.

Each team should consist of one to three students who must be between the ages of 15 and 18 at the time of submission. Following the submission of papers, the top 10 teams from the worldwide pool will be chosen to compete in the virtual global finals. They'll submit their research and prototypes to the judges and win cash awards, with the winning team receiving continued mentorship from an expert in their field.

15. Junior Science and Humanities Symposium

This scholarship competition encourages students to pursue research in the fields of science, engineering, technology, or mathematics. Students can submit their original research findings in front of a judging panel and their peers at the symposia. Furthermore, attending regional or national symposia provides students with a variety of opportunities, such as seminars, panel discussions, career exploration, research lab visits, and networking events.

How to select which research competition to participate in:

While the above list includes a number of prestigious competitions, it is definitely not exhaustive in nature. If you don't find one that fits what you're looking for, it is encouraged to find one that does, with careful research! Be sure to use your judgment when considering unknown competitions, and only select those that have ample information about them transparently available. Be sure to also look out for competitions that charge unnecessarily high fees to participate.

Typically, older and national competitions are better known and have a larger chance of standing out on college applications. It is also important to remember that a cash prize may not be the only criteria to decide on what competition is worth participating in. Several competitions also give out other benefits to winners, such as mentorships and invitations to conferences, each of which are equally important as a stepping stone in a student's research career aspirations.

Additionally, you can also work on independent research in AI to present at these competitions, through Veritas AI's Fellowship Program!

Veritas AI focuses on providing high school students who are passionate about the field of AI a suitable environment to explore their interests. The programs include collaborative learning, project development, and 1-on-1 mentorship.  

These programs are designed and run by Harvard graduate students and alumni and you can expect a great, fulfilling educational experience. Students are expected to have a basic understanding of Python or are recommended to complete the AI scholars program before pursuing the fellowship. 

The   AI Fellowship  program will have students pursue their own independent AI research project. Students work on their own individual research projects over a period of 12-15 weeks and can opt to combine AI with any other field of interest. In the past, students have worked on research papers in the field of AI & medicine, AI & finance, AI & environmental science, AI & education, and more! You can find examples of previous projects   here . 

Location : Virtual

$1,790 for the 10-week AI Scholars program

$4,900 for the 12-15 week AI Fellowship 

$4,700 for both

Need-based financial aid is available. You can apply   here . 

Application deadline : On a rolling basis. Applications for fall cohort have closed September 3, 2023. 

Program dates : Various according to the cohort

Program selectivity : Moderately selective

Eligibility : Ambitious high school students located anywhere in the world. AI Fellowship applicants should either have completed the AI Scholars program or exhibit past experience with AI concepts or Python.

Application Requirements: Online application form, answers to a few questions pertaining to the students background & coding experience, math courses, and areas of interest. 

If you’d like to supplement your competitive experience with independent research, consider applying to Horizon’s Research Seminars and Labs ! 

This is a selective virtual research program that lets you engage in advanced research and develop a research paper on a subject of your choosing. Horizon has worked with 1000+ high school students so far and offers 600+ research specializations for you to choose from. 

You can find the application link here

One other option – Lumiere Research Scholar Program

If you are interested in a selective, structured research program, consider applying to the Lumiere Research Scholar Program , a selective online high school program for students founded by Harvard and Oxford researchers. The program pairs you with a full-time researcher to develop your own independent research project, in any discipline of your choice. Last year over 1500 students applied to 500 slots in the research program! You can find the  application form   here .

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• 25 Science Research Competitions for High Schoolers

What’s Covered:

• Why Should You Enter a Science Research Competition?
• How Do Science Research Competitions Affect My Admissions Chances?

Participating in a science research competition as a high schooler can not only allow you to explore one of your passions, but also make you a more competitive candidate during the college admissions process. There’s a wide variety of science research competitions designed for high schoolers, including the high-profile contests listed below. 

Why Should You Enter a Science Research Competition? 

Entering a science research competition demonstrates that you take initiative and that you care about academics beyond the grades in your courses, both of which are qualities that colleges appreciate in prospective students. 

Participation in competitions is already a strong extracurricular activity that’s likely to make your application more memorable, and successes—like making the finals or winning—can open additional doors, to scholarships or even research programs with professors once you get to college.

If competition isn’t really your thing, another way to showcase your initiative and skills is to work on an independent research paper. There are a number of ways to do independent research, including working with a high school teacher, reaching out to local professors, or taking part in a structured research program.  

For example, the Lumiere Research Scholar Program is one type of structured research program tailored for high school students. In the program, you work one-on-one with a researcher on an independent research project. The program is run by researchers from Harvard and helps create the structure for you to get started quickly doing your own research. Many of Lumiere’s alums have used their research in the structured program to then apply to research competitions like ISEF.  

Whether you participate in a structured program first or dive right into a competition, engaging in research allows you to deepen your understanding of one of your interests, while simultaneously boosting your profile for college admissions. 

25 Science Research Competitions for High Schoolers 

1. american academy of neurology neuroscience research prize.

Grades: 9-12

Type: National 

The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) Neuroscience Research Prize competition challenges students to investigate problems regarding the brain or nervous system. The competition is only open to individual students—group projects are ineligible. Teachers are encouraged to provide guidance and support; however, they should allow students to demonstrate their own creativity. 

Winners receive a monetary prize and the chance to present their projects at the AAN Annual Meeting.

2. NCF-Envirothon

Type: State, National, and International

Envirothon is North America’s largest environmental education competition, with more than 25,000 students participating in the multi-level competition each year. Student teams are first challenged at state-level competitions, with the winners moving on to face top teams from across the globe at the annual international competition. 

The international competition is a six-day event held in a different location each summer—for example, on an open range of the American West one year, and at a coastal community in eastern Canada the next. Participants have the chance to win thousands of dollars in scholarships.

3. Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF)

Type: Local, Regional, and International

The Regeneron ISEF is the world’s largest international pre-college STEM competition—high school students representing all 50 states and more than 70 countries, regions, and territories, take part. Students showcase independent research and compete across 22 categories for awards ranging from $500 to $75,000.

This is not a group-based competition—individual students enroll in local school science fairs before advancing to upper-level competitions in hopes of reaching the national stage. 

4. National Science Bowl

Type: National

Hosted by the Department of Energy in Washington, D.C., the National Science Bowl is a highly publicized competition that tests students’ knowledge in all areas of science and mathematics, including biology, chemistry, earth science, physics, energy, and math. Students compete in teams of four (plus an alternate) and have a teacher who serves as an advisor. 

The National Science Bowl is one of the largest science competitions in the country—roughly 344,000 students have participated in it throughout its 34-year history.

5. National Science Olympiad

Type: State and National 

One of the nation’s premier STEM competitions, the National Science Olympiad is the pinnacle of achievement for the country’s top Science Olympiad teams. Teams compete annually for the opportunity to win prizes and scholarships, including a one-time $10,000 Science Olympiad Founders’ Scholarship. About 6,000 teams compete each year, beginning at the regional level in hopes of reaching the national competition.

6. Regeneron Science Talent Search (STS)

Established in 1942 and hosted by the Society for Science, the Regeneron Science Talent Search is considered the nation’s most prestigious high school science research competition. The competition tasks young scientists with presenting their original research before a panel of nationally recognized professional scientists.

Of the roughly 1,800 entrants, 300 Regeneron STS scholars are selected—they and their schools are awarded $2,000 each. From that pool of scholars, 40 finalists are then identified to receive an all-expenses-paid trip to Washington, D.C., where they compete for an additional $1.8 million in awards, with a top prize of $250,000.

7. Stockholm Junior Water Prize

Type: Regional, State, National, and International 

In this competition, students from around the world seek to address the current and future water challenges facing the world. Competition for the Stockholm Junior Water Prize occurs on four levels: regional, state, national, and international. 

• Regional winners receive a certificate and a nomination to compete in the state competition.
• State winners receive a medal and an all-expenses-paid trip to compete in the national competition.
• National winners receive a trophy, a $10,000 scholarship, and an all-expenses-paid trip to the international competition in Stockholm, Sweden.
• International winners receive a crystal trophy and a $15,000 scholarship, along with a $5,000 award for their school.

In order to participate, students begin to research and develop a practical project proposal either individually or with a group.  

8. TOPSS Competition for High School Psychology Students

To participate in this competition, students must submit a video (up to 3 minutes long) that demonstrates an interest in and understanding of a topic in psychology that they think could benefit their local community and improve lives. Students must utilize at least one peer-reviewed research study on their topic, and must include a closing slide citing their source(s). Up to three winners are chosen to receive a $300 scholarship.

9. Junior Science and Humanities Symposium (JSHS) National Competition

Type: Regional and National

The Junior Science and Humanities Symposium National Competition is one of the country’s longest-running STEM competitions—participants submit and present scientific research papers, and compete for military-sponsored undergraduate scholarships. 

The JSHS national competition is designed to emulate a professional symposium. Research projects are organized into categories such as Environmental Science, Engineering and Technology, and Medicine and Health. After competing regionally, about 250 students are chosen to attend an annual symposium to showcase their work.

10. MIT THINK Scholars Program

In the fall of each year, students who have thoroughly explored the background of a potential research project and are looking to get it off the ground can present their proposals to a group of undergraduate students at MIT . If selected, students will be able to carry out their project, while receiving up to $1,000 in funding. They’ll also be invited to a four-day, all-expenses paid trip to MIT’s campus. 

Finalists participate in weekly mentorship meetings and will have the opportunity to present their findings to MIT students and faculty at the end of the program.

11. Conrad Challenge

Teams of two to five students are tasked with designing and detailing project proposals to tackle various problems in categories such as Aerospace & Aviation, Health & Nutrition, Cyber-Technology & Security, and Energy & Environment. In doing so, they will identify problems in the world and come up with feasible and innovative solutions, while working with judges and mentors along the way. 

Finalists will be selected from the competing teams and invited to the Innovation Summit in Houston, where they will pitch their projects to judges and potentially receive numerous prizes and awards, ranging from scholarships to professional networking opportunities.

12. USA Biolympiad Competition

Type: National and International

Students will undergo multiple rounds of testing that will eventually pinpoint 20 finalists—out of nearly 10,000 students annually—for selection into a residential training program to represent the USA in the International Biology Olympiad. This is one of the most prestigious and difficult competitions for high school scientists–it is the ultimate test for students devoted to the future of biology.

13. Davidson Fellows Scholarship

While not exclusive to STEM, the Davidson Fellows program offers various major scholarships for students interested in careers in sciences—scholarship categories include Science, Technology, and Mathematics. The program requires students to submit significant work that is recognized as meaningful and has the potential to make a positive contribution to society. 

Scholarships range from $10,000 to $50,000.

14. Destination Imagination

Type: Regional, State, National, International 

Destination Imagination is another worldwide competition that covers a variety of subjects, but it specializes in science-based challenges. Students will form teams and choose from a list of different challenges to compete in, in categories such as Technical, Scientific, and Engineering.

Students will solve these challenges and present their solutions in regional competitions. Regional winners will move on to statewide competitions before being invited to the Global Finals, where students from 36 states, 7 Canadian provinces, and 24 countries compete for awards.

15. Breakthrough Junior Challenge

For students looking for a more creative, unconventional competition, the Breakthrough Junior Challenge tasks students with creating a short two-minute video in which they explain a complex scientific concept and demonstrate how it works in practice.

Winning applicants will need to demonstrate immense creativity and deep understanding of complex scientific concepts. Rest assured, the prize is worth the difficulty, with awards including a $250,000 college scholarship, a $100,000 grant to the winner’s school for the development of a science lab, and a $50,000 award to a teacher of the winner’s choosing.

16. Biotechnology Institute BioGENEius Challenge

Type: State and National

Students from across the country are invited to participate in the Biotechnology Institute’s BioGENEius Challenge, where they’re able to complete a project in the category of Healthcare, Sustainability, or Environment. Their project must be extensive, and produce concrete results, and they will then compete in either a local or a virtual “At-Large” competition, with other student competitors from around the world.

17. Genes in Space

Grades: 7-12

For students interested in the science of space and its overlap with our current understanding of the human genome, this competition combines the two worlds by tasking students with designing a DNA experiment that addresses challenges in space exploration and travel.

Finalists receive mentorship from Harvard and MIT scientists and present their proposals to win the grand prize. The Genes in Space winner will travel to the Kennedy Space Center to see their experiment launched into space, and actually conducted on the International Space Station.

18. Odyssey of the Mind

Type: Regional, State, and International

Students form teams to compete in a variety of STEM-based challenges during this global problem-solving competition, which culminates in the World Finals. Challenges change annually and can range from designing vehicles to building small structures that can support hundreds of pounds. These challenges are designed to encourage creativity in the performative and presentational elements of competition.

19. U.S. National Chemistry Olympiad

Type: Regional, National, International

Students interested in chemistry can participate in the USNCO, in which they’ll take rigorous exams to prove their skills in the field. Top test-takers will be selected to attend a prestigious Study Camp, where they’ll compete for the chance to represent the U.S. at the International Chemistry Olympiad. Interested students can contact their local coordinator, who can be found through the program’s website.

20. ArcGIS Online Competition

Type: Regional, State, and National

This competition tasks high schoolers with conducting a research project connected to their home state, and eventually presenting their data in an ArcGIS StoryMap. This is a multi-level competition–participants compete at the school, state, and national level as they pursue top honors.

21. AAPT High School Physics Photo Contest

Type: International

This unique international competition is presented by the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT) and challenges students to create visual illustrations of natural and contrived phenomena, along with a written analysis of what the images are demonstrating. More than 1,000 students take part in this competition annually.

22. DNA Day Essay Contest

This annual competition asks high schoolers from around the globe to examine, question, and reflect on important topics in genetics. The essay can be no longer than 750 words and the prompt changes yearly. First place takes home $1,000, second place $600, and third place $400.

23. The Biomimicry Institute: Youth Design Challenge

Through this science competition, students are introduced to biomimicry—an interdisciplinary approach to science and environmental literacy. Students work as teams with an adult coach to search for bio-inspired ideas to solve real-world problems in support of a healthier planet.

24. TEAMS (Tests of Engineering Aptitude, Mathematics, and Science)

During this aptly named competition, students must work in teams to apply their knowledge of math and science to real-world engineering challenges. The three-part, themed competition includes design/build, multiple choice, and essay components, and the theme changes annually. 

Beyond the chance to win an award, participants build valuable, broadly applicable skills like teamwork, collaboration, communication, and critical thinking.

25. Eye on the Future Teen Video Contest

While not a research competition per se, aspiring scientists will want to look into this science-related competition. Participants are tasked with creating a video between 30 seconds and three minutes long, either on their own or in teams of up to three members. Students compete in three categories: science in your world, science in the field or lab, and science in the future. 

Winners receive a $2,000 cash prize and a paid trip for them and a parent or guardian to visit the National Institute of Health in Bethesda, Maryland. 

How Do Science Research Competitions Affect My Admissions Chances? 

The influence your participation in science research competitions can have on your college admissions varies—considerations such as how well you performed and the prestige of the event factor into how admissions officers view the competition. That being said, the four tiers of extracurricular activities provide a good general guide for understanding how colleges view your activities outside the classroom.

The most esteemed and well-known science research competitions are organized into Tiers 1 and 2. Extracurricular activities in these categories are extremely rare, demonstrate exceptional achievement, and hold considerable sway with admissions officers. Tiers 3 and 4 are reserved for more modest accomplishments—like winning a regional (rather than a national) competition—and carry less weight at colleges than their higher-tiered counterparts. 

Generally, participation in a science research competition will be considered at least a Tier 2 activity. As stated before, this varies depending on the competition and your performance. For example, being a finalist or winner in something like the Regeneron Science Talent Search or the International Biology Olympiad—prestigious national and international competitions—is very likely to be considered a Tier 1 achievement. 

However, lower-tiered extracurriculars are still valuable, as they show colleges a more well-rounded picture of you as a student, and highlight your desire to pursue your interests outside of school. 

Curious how your participation in science research competitions affects your odds of college admissions? Collegevine can help. Our free chancing calculator uses factors like grades, test scores, and extracurricular activities—like science research competitions— to calculate your chances of getting into hundreds of colleges across the country! You can even use the information provided to identify where you can improve your college profile and ultimately bolster your odds of getting into your dream school. 

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Student Research Competition ASE 2024

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The ACM Student Research Competition (SRC) offers undergraduate and graduate students a unique forum to showcase their research, exchange ideas, and improve their communication skills while competing for prizes at ASE 2024. The ASE SRC consists of a research abstract submission and a presentation competition during the conference. The winners of the competition at the ASE conference will get prizes and the first-place winners will be invited to participate in the ACM Student Research Competition Grand Finals to compete with winners from SRC held at other conferences during the calendar year.

Eligibility

• To participate in the Student Research Competition (SRC), you must be an undergraduate or graduate student pursuing an academic degree at the time of initial submission.
• If you are considering submitting your existing work to SRC which has accepted or is currently under review in other venues or other tracks, we encourage you to add some novel parts other than the existing content to be considered in the competition.
• Supervisors of the work may not be listed as co-authors; for the competition, you should submit a single-authored version of your work.

How to Participate: Submit a Research Abstract

To participate in the competition, you should submit an extended research abstract related to the main ASE themes. The extended research abstract should discuss:

• research problem and motivation for the work
• background and related work
• approach and uniqueness
• results and contributions

The extended abstract must not exceed 2 pages, including all text, appendices, and figures. An additional third page is permitted only if it contains only references

The submission must be written in English and must be submitted as a PDF file that follows the ACM format https://www.acm.org/publications/proceedings-template . You as the submitter and author must be a student member of the ACM, and must provide your current ACM member number.

You must submit your SRC research abstract electronically using the submission page: https://ase24src.hotcrp.com/ . The review process is single-blind, i.e., the author names are visible to the reviewers.

The SRC committee members will review the submissions and select students to participate in the competition. Submissions that are accepted to the competition will be published in the ASE conference proceedings.

By submitting your article to an ACM Publication, you are hereby acknowledging that you and your co-authors are subject to all ACM Publications Policies , including ACM’s new Publications Policy on Research Involving Human Participants and Subjects . Alleged violations of this policy or any ACM Publications Policy will be investigated by ACM and may result in a full retraction of your paper, in addition to other potential penalties, as per ACM Publications Policy.

Please ensure that you and your co-authors obtain an ORCID ID , so you can complete the publishing process for your accepted paper. ACM has been involved in ORCID from the start and we have recently made a commitment to collect ORCID IDs from all of our published authors . The collection process has started and will roll out as a requirement throughout 2022. We are committed to improve author discoverability, ensure proper attribution and contribute to ongoing community efforts around name normalization; your ORCID ID will help in these efforts.

Competition: Presentation

If you are selected to participate in the competition, you will be invited to give a short presentation of your research to a panel of judges, which will take place at ASE 2024. You will present a poster describing your work to conference attendees and leading experts in the Software Engineering field, including the SRC committee. Judges will review the posters and discuss the research with participants. After each presentation, there will be a brief question-and-answer session. The judges will evaluate the novelty and significance of your research, and the quality of your presentation, including your poster and the discussion around it. Your evaluation will be based on your knowledge of your research area, the contribution of your research, and the quality of your oral and visual presentation.

The top three winners in each category (undergraduate and graduate) will be recognized during the conference and will receive prizes of:

SRC Grand Finals

The first-place winners of the ASE SRC are invited to compete with winners from other conferences in the ACM Student Research Competition Grand Finals. A separate panel of judges will evaluate all SRC Grand Final participants via the Web. Three undergraduate and three graduate students will be chosen as the SRC Grand Finals winners.

Accepted Papers

After acceptance, the list of paper authors can not be changed under any circumstances and the list of authors on camera-ready papers must be identical to those on submitted papers. After acceptance paper titles can not be changed except by permission of the Track Chairs, and only then when referees recommended a change for clarity or accuracy with paper content.

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Additional Information

For additional information, consult the ACM Student Research Competition website or the Track Chairs.

Find the answers for the most frequently asked questions below.

I am a PhD student. Am I eligible to participate in the SRC?

• Yes. As a PhD student, you will compete in the Graduate category of the competition.

What criteria will be used to evaluate the poster and conference presentations?

• The judges will assess the poster presentations using the following criteria: Oral presentation, Visual presentation, Research methods, and Significance of contribution. For the conference presentation, the evaluation criteria are Knowledge of research area, Contribution of research, and Presentation.

My research is not related to software engineering or any of the main themes of the ASE conference. Can I still participate in the Student Research Competition?

• Yes, but not at ASE. To participate in the competition at ASE, your research needs to be related to the main themes of the ASE conference (see the topics for the main conference track). If your research is not among the topics relevant for ASE, please check the list of current SRC calls to find a conference that is better related.

Does my extended abstract get published in the proceedings?

• It depends if you are interested to publish your extended abstract. We will shortlist a list of accepted extended abstracts and the interested authors can submit their camera-ready before the camera-ready deadline to be able to publish their research. Or you can just decide to participate in the competition without publishing your research.

Weihang Wang Student Research Competition Co-Chair

University of southern california.

Likang Yin Student Research Competition Co-Chair

United states.

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Simula research laboratory and oslo metropolitan university.

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Washington state university.

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Pengyu Nie Programme Committee

University of waterloo, bo sang programme committee, qiancheng wu programme committee.

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Research Papers Competition

The Sloan Sports Analytics Conference showcases cutting-edge research that is frequently featured in top media outlets throughout the world and has even changed the way sports are analyzed. The Research Papers Competition is an ideal way to build your reputation within the field of sports analytics.

This year’s competition will feature six sports tracks – Basketball, Baseball, Soccer, Football, Business of Sports, and Other Sports.

Abstract Submissions for SSAC25 are due October 1st, 2024

Abstracts are selected based on the novelty, academic rigor, and impact of the research.

All submissions are required to be open-source and a link to the author's GitHub repository or other repository supporting the research will be required.

Please refer to our Research Papers Rules page for full details on the submission and evaluation process. We look forward to reading your contribution!

Competition Format

The competition consists of the following phases:

• Abstract Phase

Authors submit abstracts. Based on the judged merits of their abstract submissions, a select group of authors will be invited to submit full manuscripts.

• Full Manuscript Phase

Invited authors submit full manuscripts. Referees will evaluate every manuscript, and authors of the best submissions will be invited to give a presentation on their findings at the conference. The referees will also select a separate set of authors who will be invited to present their work during a poster session.

• Conference Phase

     a. Presentations

Invited authors will present their findings during the first day of the conference. Based on the quality of the presentation and manuscript, one paper per sports track (see tracks below) and one wildcard will be selected to present at the conference in front of a panel of industry experts. The judge scores will be tabulated and the winners will be announced following presentations.

     b. Poster Competition

All posters selected for the conference will be entered into a competition for Best Poster, determined by a combination of a fan and judges vote during the weekend of the conference.

Note: this competition is independent of the presentation finals, and none of the posters will advance to the presentation finals.

Timeline (all times Eastern Time)

Abstract submission due – Oct. 01, 2024, 11:59 p.m. EST

Full paper requests sent out – Mid-October 2024

Full paper submission due (if selected) – Dec. 01, 2024, 11:59 p.m. EST

Finalists and posters announced – Mid-January 2025

Submission of poster (if selected) – Early-February 2025

Submission of presentation (if selected) – Mid-February 2025

Conference presentations (if selected) – Conference Day

Open-Source Requirement

For the Sloan Sports Analytics Conference, the Research Papers competition has been a tremendous opportunity for researchers to both share their work with the community and improve the application of analytics across sports. We are excited to continue requiring all papers to be open-source for SSAC 2025 to further the impact of the great work of researchers in the industry.

Open-source research helps advance our mission to democratize analytics in sports by allowing researchers to build on top of the models and methods of their peers, both amplifying the effect of their research and better enabling widespread adoption of their work. We strongly believe that continued research into sports analytics is what makes our games more exciting and participants more effective. 

All papers will be required to submit a link to the team's GitHub repository, or another open-source repository, with the data used to conduct the research. This should include any publicly available data or private data used in the research. For any private / proprietary data, please use your best judgement to anonymize any personal information before sharing publicly. The code running the models is not required to be submitted, but is encouraged, as it contributes to the communal spirit of open-source work by which researchers build off of each other's work to further the application of analytics across sports.

Sports Tracks

Based on abstract content, all submissions will be entered into one of the following Sports Tracks:

• Basketball – All submissions related to the sport of basketball.
• Baseball – All submissions related to the sport of baseball.
• Soccer – All submissions related to the sport of soccer.
• Football – All submissions related to the sport of American football.
• Business of Sports – All submissions related to the business of owning, managing, or marketing a sport, or to new technology or ideas which could change the face of the sport.
• Other Sports – All submissions related to the playing of a sport that is not included in the above Sports Tracks.

Abstract Guidelines

Abstract submissions should be submitted online, and must use the following guidelines:

• Abstracts must contain fewer than 500 words, including title and body.
• Abstracts may include up to two tables or figures combined (e.g.  1 figure and 1 table, or 2 tables).
• Each abstract should contain the following sections:
• Introduction – What question is this research trying to answer? Why is it an important question for the industry?
• Methods – Description of relevant statistical methods used, including data sources or data collection procedures
• Results – Description of actual (not promised) results along with relevant statistics
• Conclusion – The overall takeaway from the study, including how the results will impact the sports industry

Evaluation of Submissions

The conference seeks submissions that report research pertaining to the use of analytics in the sports industry. We are open to contributions ranging from evaluating players and game strategies, to examining the success factors for sports business. In the abstract and full paper submission process, research will be evaluated on, but not necessarily limited to, the following criteria:

• Novelty of research – Does the research provide interesting insight into new models or challenge existing beliefs?
• Academic rigor / validity of model – Are the methodologies of the model and results fundamentally sound and appropriate?
• Reproducibility – Can the model and results be replicated independently?
• Application – What are the applications or potential applications of the insights from the research?

In evaluating presentation finalists at the 2024 SSAC, the above factors will be supplemented by the following criteria, as judged by a panel of academics and industry executives from team management and sports business operations:

• Interest / impact – Is there significant interest in the proposed question in the field of study or the community at large? What are the benefits or impact of the model or application?

The Research Papers team will review all abstracts. The Review Committee will evaluate all manuscript submissions. The Review Committee consists of the Research Papers team, as well as academic professors and experts from top universities in fields including statistics, information sciences, and economics. The industry panel that makes the final winner selection will decide on the basis of the paper and the presentation at the 2024 Sloan Sports Analytics Conference. In these final evaluations, more weight will be given to the final presentation, specifically the highlighted application and impact of the research.

Conflict of Interest Policy

Our objective is to ensure an unbiased evaluation of submissions throughout the process. We are aware that members of the evaluation committee may have had relationships with authors who have submitted papers. When possible, potential conflicts of interest are avoided by minimizing the review of research by the following:

• Authors who have collaborated with the reviewer on previous submissions
• Current or former students who worked with the reviewer
• Colleagues from the same organization
• Any other previous relationships with the author that may prevent an unbiased evaluation of the paper

All potential conflicts of interest will be managed as best as possible while still maintaining the quality of the review process. Final reviews will occur without knowledge of the names of the authors.

Rights and Permissions

All authors retain ownership rights to the research and the right to publish the research after the conference. Upon submission, authors grant access to 42 Analytics to make their research available for public viewing online and in print, for conference use for the Sloan Sports Analytics Conference. Authors are responsible for obtaining permission from third parties to reprint copyrighted information such as data, tables, or figures that may be protected by copyright.

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The IEEE offers many opportunities for students to win contests for outstanding performance in a variety of areas. Students, here you will be able to search for opportunities to receive recognition and prizes for your innovative thinking and hard work.

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Organizer:  IEEE Women in Engineering

Description: To bridge the gender gap and promote gender diversity, IEEE Women-in-Engineering (WIE) is organizing a story contest. The winners‘ stories will be plotted in the format of Manga comics, which will be socialized with the community through IEEE WIE Newsletter and website. The Manga plots will be available not only to the IEEE members, but also used as a tool to engage young generations particularly girls through IEEE WIE 1000+ Affinity Groups globally. The aim of the contest is to encourage the younger generation, particularly girls, to consider a career in STEM and work towards it. The story can be either fiction or non-fic

Eligibility: Please apply as an individual or as a group. At least one representative must be an IEEE member/IEEE student member.

Description: For this competition, student will design, analyze and optimize an additively manufactured heat sink to cool a constant heat flux power electronics module subject to free convection. The student teams that are evaluated as having the most effective, unique designs will have an opportunity to test their designs using the additive manufacturing facilities at GE and state-of-the-art test equipment at Oregon State University. These student groups will also present their work at the 2023 ITherm Conference.

Eligibility: Teams of up to eight undergrad and graduate students.

Organizer: IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society (AP-S)

Description: Design and build reconfigurable intelligent surfaces. The top 6 teams will receive travel funds to attend the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Symposium in Portland, Oregon, USA, July 23–28, 2023 to demonstrate their working systems. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners will be announced at the 2023 IEEE AP-S Awards Presentation at the conference and will receive cash awards of US $1,500, $750, and $250, respectively.

Eligibility: The team should consist of 2 to 5 students, with at least 50% being undergraduate students. For a 5-year Bachelor-cum- Master degree program, students in years 1 to 3 are considered undergraduates. Each team should be advised by one professional mentor who is a member of the IEEE AP-S, but the work needs to be done primarily by the students. No student or mentor should be involved in more than one team.

Organizer: IEEE Computer Society

Description: Encourages students to develop excellence in their communication skills and achievement in the field of computer science.

Eligibility: All IEEE student members. There will be one award for undergraduates and a second for graduate students

Organizer: IEEE Women in Engineering

Description: The IEEE Women in Engineering (WIE) Student Branch Affinity Group of the Year Awards are given annually to one IEEE WIE Student Branch Affinity Group and one IEEE WIE Student Affinity Group that have shown outstanding leadership and initiative in organizing activities.

Organizer: IEEE WIE

Description: The IEEE Women in Engineering (WIE) Affinity Group of the Year Award is given annually to one IEEE WIE Affinity Group that has shown outstanding leadership and initiative in organizing activities. The award is based on programs that took place during the period of 1 January to 31 December of the preceding year.

Description: The purpose of this award is to recognize an undergraduate/graduate student member of IEEE Women in Engineering (WIE) who has overcome barriers to pursue engineering and/or who has made a personal impact in their community through their dedication and involvement in projects or activities directed toward fulfilling one or more of the IEEE WIE goals and objectives.

Eligibility: An IEEE Student Member or Graduate Student Member as of the submission deadline A member of IEEE WIE for at least two consecutive (2) years Must not be a past recipient of the IEEE Women in Engineering Inspiring Student Member of the Year Award

Description: The purpose of this award is to recognize a professional member of IEEE Women in Engineering (WIE) who has made an outstanding contribution to IEEE WIE, their community, and the engineering community, through their dedication and involvement in projects or activities directed toward fulfilling one or more of the IEEE WIE goals and objectives.

Eligibility: An IEEE Member grade or higher A professional member of IEEE WIE for at least two (2) years A professional working in industry/academia for greater than five (5) years Must not be a past recipient of the IEEE Women in Engineering Inspiring Member of the Year Award

Organizer: Region 9 SAC

Description: Exemplary Student Affinity Group will be considered those who demonstrate that they have good management of the institution’s internal and external resources and, mainly, effectively promote the theme of their affinity group through projects and activities. In addition, groups must have quality documentation, which can be used for the continuity of the group’s culture and dissemination of knowledge of good practices and ideas.

Description: If your organizational unit has carried out any innovative activity, which stands out among other activities within the Region, whether it had a correct organization, good audience, won a prize, generated funds and resources for the Branch or managed to have agreements with other universities, companies or institutions, is an excellent candidate to be chosen as a case of success!

Eligibility: • They have updated president and advisor / advisor information at IEEE vTools Officer Reporting; • They are active (have at least 10 members for Branches and 5 for Chapters / Affinity Groups). • Have submitted the 2020 student branch report. In addition, only activities carried out during the period of August 2019 until June 2020 will be considered. Each organizational unit can send just 1 (one) success case.

Description: Will be considered to be exemplary those Student Technical Chapters that prove to have a good internal and external resources management and, mainly, effectively promote their Society area of study through projects and activities. In addition, these chapters should have quality documentation that can be useful for the group continuity and to share good practices knowledge and ideas.

Description: The photo contest IEEE R9 is a fun way to show love by the institute through the activities that the Student Branches have done is through photographic records. Therefore, the photography contest of IEEE Region 9, in which all those registered images, related to IEEE can be a basis for the promotion of the Institute among the different branches, sections, advice or at the global level.

Description: The International Future Energy Challenge (IFEC) is an international student competition for innovation, conservation, and effective use of electrical energy.The competition is sponsored by the Industry Applications Society (IAS), Power & Energy Society (PES), Power Electronics Society (PELS), and Power Sources Manufacturers Association (PSMA).

Eligibility: The competition is open to college and university student teams from recognized engineering programs in any location. Participation is on a proposal basis.

Organizer: HRL Laboratories, LLC, IEEE Photonics Society and APS Division of Laser Science.

Description: This competition was established in 2008 in memory of Theodore Maiman and in acknowledgement of his amazing invention, the first working laser, and his other outstanding contributions to optics and photonics. The program recognizes student innovation, research excellence and presentation skills in the areas of laser technology and electro-optics, and is endowed by HRL Laboratories, LLC, IEEE Photonics Society and APS Division of Laser Science.

Eligibility: undergraduate or graduate student of an educational institution of collegiate grade who is devoting more than half-time to studies within the institution at the time the paper was written.

Description: Autonomous underwater robotics is an exciting challenge in engineering, which participants get to experience at SAUVC. The competition is great learning ground for participants to experience the challenges of AUV system engineering and develop skills in the related fields of mechanical, electrical and software engineering.

Description: The NOSB is an academic competition and program that addresses a national gap in environmental and earth sciences in public education by introducing high school students to and engaging them in ocean science, preparing them for ocean science-related and other STEM careers, and helping them become knowledgeable citizens and environmental stewards.

Organizer: The IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society (NPSS)

Description: For outstanding student poster or oral papers as desired by each of the technical committees of NPSS that organizes a conference. The purpose of these awards is to encourage both outstanding student contributions and greater student participation as principal or sole authors of papers as well as to acknowledge the importance of student contributions to the fields embraced by the NPSS.

Eligibility: Any student who is the principal or sole author/researcher and the presenter of either a poster or oral paper at any IEEE NPSS conference that has chosen to provide outstanding student awards, and who has been identified as an eligible student author, will be eligible. If there is a tie, preference will be given 1) to IEEE NPSS members; 2) to IEEE members; or 3) to non-IEEE members.

Organizer: IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society

Description: This prestigious academic competition, founded by the University of Queensland, is designed to enhance students’ research communication and presentation skills by challenging them to describe their thesis topic in just three minutes to a general audience using one static slide.

Eligibility: To participate, simply submit a 3-minute video describing your research and thesis topic to a video platform like YouTube or TikTok. or through a private URL accessible only by the evaluation committee. Your video will be evaluated in the first round based on presentation skills (40%), scientific quality (40%) and originality (20%) of the topic presented.

Organizer: The IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society

Description: The MTT-Sat Challenge is a worldwide competition for teams of undergraduate and graduate students to design and build radio frequency (RF) and microwave hardware for small satellites. The most promising designs will undergo space environmental qualification testing and will be incorporated in a cubesat, which will be launched into orbit (in case MTT-Sat Challenge secures enough funding and a participation in cubesat projects). The main goal of the MTT-Sat Challenge is to advance space RF and microwave education, inspire students to pursue science and engineering education and careers, and prepare tomorrow’s leaders with the interdisciplinary teamwork skills, which are necessary for success. The MTT-Sat Challenge is managed by the IEEE Microwave Theory & Techniques Society (IEEE MTT-S) with additional experts and advisors in the field.

Eligibility: undergraduate and graduate students

Organizer: sponsored by the Technical Committees of the MTT

Description: The competition encourages students to employ creative problem solving and gain practical design experience by developing a circuit, or system to address a problem stated in the competition rules while following specified constraints. The students will bring their designs to the competition where they perform measurements and compete against other student teams. The winning teams are awarded cash prizes and recognized at the IMS student luncheon awards. In the IMS 2020 SDC we have 12 different competitions spanning a wide range of topics from power amplifier design to spectral sensing radios. Links to descriptions and rules for each competition rules are below.Winning teams are awarded cash prizes and a chance to publish their designs in the IEEE Microwave Magazine.

Organizer: jointly promoted and organized by IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Society (IMS), IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS) and IEEE Sensors Council (SC) and is sponsored by STMicroelectronics

Description: The IEEE International Contest of Sensors and Measurement Systems is jointly promoted and organized by IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Society (IMS), IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society (EMBS) and IEEE Sensors Council (SC) and is sponsored by STMicroelectronics who will provide one SensorTile.box® to each team admitted to the competition. This multisensory device will be the common technology platform of the contest. Those willing to participate will have to submit a proposal, will have to develop their application at their University laboratories and attend one of the scheduled live demonstration sessions co-located with international conferences in the areas of sensors and instrumentation and measurement. For each demonstration event, two awards will be assigned (1st and 2nd place) for the best “Sensors and Measurement Systems” application.

Eligibility: teams of Ph.D., Master and advanced undergraduates (particularly those in fast-track, dual BS/MS, Master programs) students

Organizer: Industrial Electronics Society Awards and Honor Committee (IES A&H Committee).

Description: To recognize the student best paper in The Industrial Electronics Society publications and to encourage the student or graduate student author to contribute further in the field of industrial electronics.

Eligibility: Author(s) of papers in the Industrial Electronics Society publications during the year specified for the award, where the first author must be a student or a graduate student IEEE member. Must be student or graduate student member of the IEEE.

Description: The GRSS Student Prize Paper Award was established to recognize the best student paper(s) presented at the IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS). It is believed that early recognition of an outstanding paper will encourage the student to strive for greater and continued contributions to the Geoscience and Remote Sensing profession. The award shall be considered annually. These awards go to the 2nd and 3rd place students. For the 1st place student award refer to the Mikio Takagi Student Prize.

Eligibility: The (first) author(s) must:

• contribute more than 60% of the content of the presented paper (if the contribution is less than 60%, the paper is not suitable for a student paper competition and can be submitted to the normal track),
• be a student,
• be under 33 years of age,
• be a candidate for a graduate degree (PhD students included),
• be an IEEE member,
• publish the paper in the IGARSS digest,
• be registered at IGARSS,
• personally present the paper at IGARSS, and
• be present at the IGARSS banquet to receive the award

Multiple eligible authors are allowed. An ineligible co-author, or an advisor, must verify on university letterhead that the candidate is a student, under 33 years of age, a candidate for a graduate degree, and an IEEE member on the submittal date of the paper. Eligibility and Selection process shall comply with procedures and regulation established in IEEE and Society governing documents, particularly with IEEE Policy 4.4 on Awards Limitations.

Organiser: Image Analysis and Data Fusion Technical Committee (IADF TC) of the IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society (GRSS) and the Technical University of Munich Description: The Data Fusion Contest, organized by the Image Analysis and Data Fusion Technical Committee (IADF TC) of the IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society (GRSS) and the Technical University of Munich, aims to promote research in large-scale land cover mapping from globally available multimodal satellite data. The task is to train a machine learning model for global land cover mapping based on weakly annotated samples. The 2020 IEEE GRSS Data Fusion Contest consists of two challenge tracks: Eligibility: The Contest is open not only to IEEE members but to everyone, with the goal of promoting innovation and benchmarking in analyzing multi-source big earth observation data.

Organizer: IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society, in connection with the Annual International EMB Conference

Description: Annually the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society, in connection with the Annual International EMB Conference, sponsors a Student Paper Competition (SPC).

Eligibility: an active member of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine & Biology Society at a Student Grade; Graduate Student Member or Undergraduate Student Member

Organizer: IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society

Description: The Radar Challenge is a new event co-hosted with radar conferences that enables participants to experience the magic of radar in a personal, tangible and experiential way—offering an opportunity to create and “see” invisible radar waves interacting with their environment. The event will host an unknown target scene that participants will then sense and decipher using their self-engineered “home-brew” radar. The goal is to build a community of radar builders that collectively explore the art of the possible in making “COTS-based” radars.

Description: The Radar Challenge is a series of events co-hosted with radar conferences that enable participants to experience the magic of radar in a personal, tangible and experiential way. ​ The events invigorate participants to experiment with their self-engineered “home-brew” radar, low-cost commercial-off-the-shelf RF sensors, and publicly available radar datasets. The goal is to build a community of radar engineers that collectively explore the art of the possible for a new generation of radars by creating and experimenting with prototype radars.

Organiser: IEEE Computational Intelligence Society

Organizer: Region 10 SAC

Description: The IEEE Region 10 Student Branch Website Contest is designed to encourage student volunteers to fully utilize the power of the Internet for keeping members informed about the local activities and opportunities to participate. A well-maintained website with ease of navigation can be a great source of timely information and an appealing showcase for the local IEEE activities. IEEE Region 10 Student Activities Committee annually conducts a website contest and the Student Branches under the Sections of Region 10 are invited to submit entries of their websites.

Eligibility: IEEE Student Branches in Region 10

Description: The IEEE Region 10 Student Activities Committee recognizes the importance of research and dissemination of the findings for the The IEEE Region 10 Student Activities Committee recognizes the importance of research and dissemination of the findings for the advancement of science and technology. Researching, writing, and presenting a paper provides students with invaluable early experience in communicating ideas related to their professional fields. The contest offers IEEE Student members an opportunity to exercise and improve both written and verbal communication skills.

Eligibility: Open to all IEEE Student Members with basic degrees in electrical engineering, electronics, computer science or any other fields of interest of an IEEE Society, and are currently enrolled in a postgraduate course at a recognized educational institute. The contest is open only to IEEE Student Members in Region 10. The papers may be on any engineering subject in the field of interest of IEEE (within the scope of IEEE transactions).

Description: The IEEE Region 10 Student Activities Committee recognizes the importance of communication skills for fresh graduates as throughout their engineering career, they are constantly called upon to communicate ideas to others. The contest offers IEEE student members an opportunity to exercise and improve both verbal communication and presentation skills in a concise manner suitable for wider audience. The contest provides students with invaluable early experience in communicating ideas related to their professional field via electronic media.

Eligibility: Open to all IEEE Student Members who currently enrolled or graduated within the last six months for degrees in electrical engineering, electronics, computer science or any other field of interest of an IEEE Society. The contest is open only to IEEE Student Members in Region 10. The project video may be on any engineering subject in the field of interest of IEEE (within the scope of IEEE transactions).

Organizer: Region 8

Description: The IEEE Region 8 Student Paper Contest (SPC) started in 1967, only four years after IEEE R8 was formed. The SPC was an initiative of the second R8 Director, Jean Lebel. The first SPC was held in Lausanne, Switzerland in conjunction with the IEEE R8 Committee Meeting. Since then, it has been held every year without exception, and it is one of the main technical activities in Region 8. By organizing the Student Paper Contest, the IEEE Region 8 Student Activities Committee recognizes the importance of student research and the dissemination of their results and findings.

Description: In 1983, the Lance Stafford Larson Award was established by the Larson family in memorial for their son, who died in an electrical accident while an undergraduate at the University of Maryland. The Larson family, which includes IEEE Past President Robert Larson, created this award to encourage students to develop excellence in their communication skills and to motivate students toward achievement in the field of Computer Science.

One award of $500 is given each year to the first-place winner. First, second, and third place winners also receive a certificate of commendation. The prize is awarded to the best paper. In the case of multiple authors, the prize will be divided among the student authors.

Organizer: Partnered with IEEE RAS

Description: RoboCup is arranged with the intention to use RoboCup as a vehicle to promote robotics and AI research, by offering a publicly appealing, but formidable challenge. One of the effective ways to promote science and engineering research is to set a challenging long term goal. When the accomplishment of such a goal has signifRoboCup is an international scientific initiative with the goal to advance the state of the art of intelligent robots. When established in 1997, the original mission was to field a team of robots capable of winning against the human soccer World Cup champions by 2050. While that mission remains, RoboCup has since expanded into other relevant application domains based on the needs of modern society. Today, RoboCup covers the themes of robot soccer, personal service robotics in living spaces, manipulation and manufacturing at work, and rescue robotics. In addition, RoboCupJunior is a project-oriented educational initiative that sponsors local, regional, and international robotic events for young students. It is designed to introduce RoboCup to primary and secondary school children.

Description: This year’s challenge will be based on a study recently published in Cancer Cell by the ProCan team (Gonçalves et al., 2022). The study aimed to generate a comprehensive pan-cancer proteomic map of human cell lines to aid in the discovery of cancer biomarkers and the development of new cancer treatments. The main challenge will be to create an integrated overview of cell-type / tissue-type / cancer-type distributions of both single proteins as well as protein categories. There will also be a re-design challenge connected to the improvement of the representation/interaction strategies used for one of the figures in the paper.

Organizer: IEEE VIS 2020

Description: The 2020 IEEE SciVis Contest is dedicated to create novel approaches or state of the art visualizations to assist domain scientists to better understand the complex transport mechanisms of eddies in the Red Sea under uncertainty.

Description: The MATE competition challenges K-12, community college, and university students from all over the world to design and build ROVs to tackle missions modeled after scenarios from the ocean workplace. Eligibility: Pre-University Students

Organiser: IEEE IAS Eligibility: Open for all

Organiser: IEEE IAS Eligibility: At least one member of the team should be an IAS, IEEE member.

Description: The IEEE Xplore® Challenge for Researchers is open to academics, research scholars, and engineers from select areas, who are from universities, corporations, and government institutions and who have a subscription to IEEE Xplore, and are at least eighteen (18) years of age at the time of entry. The respondents with the highest quiz scores will be entered into a drawing to win one of several prizes.

Eligibility: All academics, research scholars, and engineers from Pakistan, Brazil, Asia, or Mexico, who are from universities, corporations, and government institutions who have a subscription to IEEE Xplore, and are at least eighteen (18) years of age at the time of entry.

Organizer: IEEE Oceanic Engineering Society

Description: Each year the IEEE Oceanic Engineering Society sponsors the Student Poster Competition at the spring and fall OCEANS Conferences. Cash awards for the winning posters and the travel, food, lodging, and registration expenses of all students participating in the competition are provided by OES.

Eligibility: Open for all

Organizer: IEEE Signal Processing Society

Description: The Signal Processing Cup (SP Cup) competition is held annually and encourages teams of students to work together to solve real-world problems using signal processing methods and techniques. Each year, three final teams are chosen to present their work during ICASSP to compete for the US$5,000 grand prize!

Eligibility: Each team participating should be composed of one faculty member or someone with a PhD degree employed by the university (the Supervisor), at most one graduate student (the Tutor), and at least three, but no more than ten undergraduate students. At least three of the undergraduate team members must hold either regular or student memberships of the IEEE Signal Processing Society. Undergraduate students who are in the first two years of their college studies, as well as high school students who are capable to contribute are welcome to participate in a team. A participant cannot be on more than one team.

Organiser : IEEE Circuits and Systems Society (CAS)

Description: The CASS Student Design Competition is a worldwide competition where undergraduate students will team with high school students. The teams should suggest and execute projects aimed at encouraging High School Students to study Electrical Engineering and related areas. The focus should be on finding a solution to a real-life problem based on circuits and systems.

Organizer: IEEE Communications Society

Description: The competition, Communication Technology Changing the World, recognizes students or teams of students who demonstrate the capacity to improve the lives of people through the application of communication technology and the development of projects that meet the needs of humanity.

Organizer: IEEE Computer Society Description: IEEEmadC (Mobile Applications Development Contest), is a 6-8 month competition which was initially focused to inspire student members in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa to develop mobile applications. It has escalated into a globally recognized competition.

Organizer: MGA Student Activities Committee Description: IEEEXtreme is a global challenge in which teams of IEEE Student members – advised and proctored by an IEEE member, and often supported by an IEEE Student Branch – compete in a 24-hour time span against each other to solve a set of programming problems.

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Student Research Competition

Quick facts.

The Student Research Competition is a forum for undergraduate and graduate students to showcase their research, exchange ideas, and improve their communication skills while competing for prizes. CHI 2024 will be a hybrid conference from May 11-16, 2024 in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.

Important Dates

All times are in Anywhere on Earth (AoE) time zone. When the deadline is day D , the last time to submit is when D ends AoE. Check your local time in AoE.

• Submission deadline: Thursday, January 18th, 2024
• Notification: Thursday, February 8th, 2024
• e-rights completion deadline: Thursday, February 15th, 2024
• Publication-ready deadline: Thursday, February 29th, 2024 
• TAPS Closes: Thursday, March 7th, 2024

Submission Details

• Online submission: PCS Submission System
• Template: ACM Master Article Submission Templates (single column)
• Student(s) must be currently enrolled in a university or college at the time of the initial submission deadline. For further details see the Eligibility and Guidelines section below.

Submission Format

• Extended abstract (maximum of 8 pages excluding references), poster, and proof of student status. Both poster and abstract submissions must meet SIGCHI accessibility requirements . See details in the Preparing Your Student Research Competition Submission section below.
• Submissions are not anonymous and should include all author names, affiliations, and contact information.

Selection Process

Update July 26, 2023

We recommend that authors read the following two policies before submitting:

• The April 2023 ACM Policy on Authorship and use of large language models (LLMs), and the SIGCHI blog post about it.
• The 2021 ACM Publications policy on research involving humans .

Message from the Student Research Competition Chairs

The Student Research Competition (SRC) is a forum for undergraduate and graduate students to showcase their research, exchange ideas, and improve their communication skills while competing for prizes at CHI 2024. The CHI SRC competition is a branch of the ACM Student Research Competition which hosts similar competitions at other ACM conferences.

The Student Research Competition has the following goals:

• to give undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity to share their research ideas and results at CHI in a special forum that provides visibility for their work
• to recognize and reward outstanding student research
• for students to receive feedback about their research and presentation, from a panel of distinguished judges from industry and academia
• to give students the opportunity to meet with and interact with CHI attendees to share ideas, gain new insights, and understand possible practical applications
• to give students an opportunity to sharpen their communication skills

Eligibility and Guidelines

Authorship requirements follow the requirements for the ACM Student Research Competition :

• Student(s) must be currently enrolled in a university or college at the time of the initial submission deadline.
• Graduate students (Masters or PhD program) submissions must submit individually their research project (i.e., single-author).
• Undergraduate students can submit as an individual or in a team project. Team projects may have multiple student authors with one author designated to present. Should they win, the designated presenter will be the recipient of the medal and monetary award.
• Research completed while the student was an undergraduate may be submitted to the undergraduate category even if the student is now a first-year graduate student.
• If the submission is selected, the designated presenter must have active ACM student membership and register to attend the CHI 2024 conference.
• If an individual is part of a group research project and wants to participate in the SRC, they can only present their part of the research.

Note that supervisors are not allowed as co-authors.

Students can apply for a Gary Marsden Travel Award . The application can be filed as early as 9th January, independent of submitting to the Student Research Competition.

Prizes and Awards

Three winners will be selected in each category: Undergraduate and Graduate. The top three winners at CHI 2024 in each category will receive prizes of US$ 500, US$ 300, and US$ 200, respectively. All winners will receive a medal and a one-year complimentary ACM student membership with a subscription to the ACM Digital Library. Winners will be recognized during the closing plenary session of the CHI 2024 conference. The first-place winners will also go on to compete in the ACM grand finals with winners from other ACM conferences.

Preparing Your Student Research Competition Submission

A submission to the Student Research Competition should describe recently completed or ongoing student research in any of the topic areas covered by CHI. For undergraduate students, a group of undergraduate students who worked together on a project can submit the research with all their names on it, but all students must be undergraduates and the faculty advisor cannot be listed as an author. Graduate student submissions must be single author– even if the research was completed under the supervision of a supervisor, the submission must be authored by the graduate student alone. Submissions should be original work that is neither in submission elsewhere nor already published in CHI or another conference or journal. Abstracts should describe:

• The research problem and motivation for the work
• Background and related work
• Novelty of the research
• Research approach
• Contributions to the field of HCI

For examples of extended abstracts, we recommend checking accepted submissions from previous years. You can find them in the past CHI proceedings on the ACM Digital Library or on SIGCHI.org (open access). Select “Extended Abstract” and look for “Student Research Competition” session. Winners of previous years are listed on ACM website, search for “CHI” on these pages: 2021 , 2020 , and 2019 . For earlier years, select on the navigation bar. Note that the published extended abstracts have a different layout from the submission template.

For guidance on how to create a research poster, see this XRDS article by Lorrie Cranor .

To participate in the Student Research Competition:

• The submission must be a maximum length of 8 pages. References are not included in this page limit.
• The initial submission for this venue is *not* anonymized. Please include the name of the author(s) and the acknowledgment section as they will appear in the camera-ready version of the abstract.
• Posters should include (1) the title, authors’ names, and affiliations, (2) a concise overview of the research, (3) clear illustrations of key aspects of the work, and (4) a compelling visual design. Posters might also include QR codes to link to online materials (e.g., scenario videos, interactive prototypes). The typical poster size recommended is a maximum of ~39.3 inches tall by ~39.3 inches wide (or a maximum of 1 meter tall by 1 meter wide).
• The poster design must be reduced to one standard letter page in size and submitted in PDF format. The file can be no larger than 4 megabytes.
• For this year, we recommend designing posters in the landscape format because they can be shown on-screen without zooming-out as much as in the portrait format.
• your university
• whether you were a graduate (i.e., Masters or Doctoral level) or undergraduate (i.e., Bachelor level) when the work was done
• confirm that you are either currently registered in an academic program full-time, or will return to be a student in the upcoming 180 days (starting submission deadline).

(Optional) Apply for a Gary Marsden Travel Award

Students may apply for a Gary Marsden Travel Award at the Gary Marsden Travel Award page. Note that the Travel Award’s application deadline is on 9 January. It is possible to apply before submitting to the Student Research Competition.

Metadata Integrity

All submission metadata, including required fields in PCS like author names, affiliations, and order, must be complete and correct by the submission deadline.  This information is crucial to the integrity of the review process and author representation .  No changes to metadata after this deadline will be allowed.

Accessibility

Authors are strongly encouraged to work on improving the accessibility of their submissions before peer review begins, using recommendations found in the Guide to an Accessible Submission for their paper and in the technical requirements for video content for their video. For any questions or concerns about creating accessible submissions, please contact the Accessibility Chairs at [email protected] .

Submissions will be evaluated by a minimum of three reviewers according to the ACM Student Research Competition scoring system :

• Problem and motivation: 5 points
• Background and related work: 5 points
• Approach and uniqueness: 10 points
• Results and contribution: 10 points
• Total possible score: 30 points

The official publication date is the date the proceedings are made available in the ACM Digital Library. This date may be up to two weeks prior to the first day of the conference. The official publication date affects the deadline for any patent filings related to published work.

Confidentiality of submissions is maintained during the review process. All rejected submissions will be kept confidential in perpetuity. All submitted materials for accepted submissions will be kept confidential until the start of the conference or the release of conference abstracts in the ACM Digital Library, with the exception of title and author information which will be published on the website prior to the conference. Submissions should not contain sensitive, private, or proprietary information that cannot be disclosed at publication time.

Up to twenty-five submissions in total will be chosen to participate in the competition at CHI 2024.

Upon Acceptance of Your Student Research Competition

Student Research Competition abstracts will be archived in the ACM Digital Library. Publishing in the Student Research Competition will not constrain future submissions (e.g., as a conference paper or a journal article). Your abstract and poster are not considered to be a prior publication of the work for the purposes of a future conference or journal publication.

Authors of all accepted submissions will receive instructions on how to submit the publication-ready copy of their abstract. Deadline and instructions regarding publication-ready submissions are emailed to accepted authors. This email will also contain instructions of how to notify the Student Research Competition and Accessibility Chairs of any necessary accommodations. Authors will also receive instructions by email about poster design for presentation at the conference.

Contact authors of accepted papers will receive instructions on how to prepare and submit a final version by the Publication-Ready Deadline. If the authors are unable to meet these requirements by the Publication-Ready deadline, the venue Chairs will be notified and may be required to remove the paper from the program.

The publication-ready version has to follow the LaTeX and Word templates from ACM. Should you need technical assistance, please direct your technical query to: [email protected] .

At the Conference

The first round of the competition evaluates the research during a poster presentation at CHI.

The poster presentation will be evaluated by multiple judges according to the ACM Student Research Competition scoring system :

• Oral presentation: 10 points
• Visual presentation: 10 points
• Research methods: 15 points
• Significance of contribution: 10 points
• Total possible score: 45 points

Based on the results from the poster session, the judges will select three submissions for each category to advance to the second round. During the second round, students will have the opportunity to give a short presentation of their research followed by a question and answer session, which will be evaluated by a panel of judges according to the ACM Student Research Competition scoring system :

• Knowledge of research area: 15 points
• Contribution of research: 10 points
• Presentation: 10 points
• Total possible score: 35 points

Winners will be announced during the closing plenary.

In-person attendance

The CHI 2024 Student Research Competition relies on in-person attendance, so that all students can benefit most from the experience.  Accepted submissions are expected to attend CHI 2024 to participate in the Student Research Competition. If you have an exceptional circumstance which prevents your in-person attendance, please contact the Chairs.

Competition Jury

The following reviewers from across the CHI community were convened to discuss finalists’ presentations and select the finalist:

• Yuhan Luo, City University of Hong Kong, China
• Adriana Alvarado, IBM Research, United States
• Jie Li, EPAM, Netherlands
• Katherine Isbister, University of California Santa Cruz, United States
• Elizabeth Churchill, Google, United States
• Aaron Quigley, CSIRO’s Data 61, Australia
• Kaisa Väänänen, Tampere University, Finland
• Marisol Wong-Villacres, Escuela Superior Politecnica del Litoral, Ecuador

Competition Reviewers

The following reviewers from across the CHI community were convened to discuss finalists’ presentations and select the finalist:

• Alan Angeluci, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
• Syed Arshad, Data61, CSIRO, Sydney, NSW, Australia
• Mark Billinghurst, Data61, CSIRO, Auckland, New Zealand
• Alessandro Bozzon, Delft University of Technology, Delft, Netherlands
• Stephen Brewster, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
• Laura Cabrera-Quiros, Costa Rican Institute of Technology, Cartago, Costa Rica
• Gustavo Calixto, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
• Lamogha Chiazor, IBM Research, Hursley, United Kingdom,
• Elizabeth Churchill, Google LLC, San Francisco, California, United States
• César Collazos, Universidad del Cauca, Popayán, Colombia
• Benjamin Cowan, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
• Cleidson de Souza, UFPA, Belem, PA, Brazil
• Philip Doyle, IBM, Dublin, Ireland
• Sindhu Kiranmai Ernala, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
• Thomas Eskridge, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, Florida, United States
• Jeanette Falk, University of Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria
• Juliana França, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• André Freire, Universidade Federal de Lavras, Lavras, MG, Brazil
• Julian Frommel, Utrecht University, Utrecht, Netherlands
• Laura Sanely Gaytán-Lugo, Universidad de Colima, Colima, Mexico
• David Geerts, KU Leuven Digital Society Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
• Carla Griggio, Aalborg University, Copenhagen, Denmark
• Ridhima Gupta, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
• Jesus Gutiérrez, Grupo de Tratamiento de Imágenes, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
• Valeria Herskovic, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago, Chile
• Katherine Isbister, University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, California, United States
• Matt Jones, Swansea University, Swansea, United Kingdom
• Esther Kang, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
• Keeheon Lee, Yonsei University, Seoul, Republic of Korea
• Minha Lee, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, Netherlands
• Jie Li, Global Research Institute, EPAM, Hoofddorp, Netherlands
• Eddy Zexin Liang, Apple Inc. (AIML), Seattle, Washington, United States
• Gustavo Lopez, University of Costa Rica, San Jose, Costa Rica
• Leticia Machado, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
• Sven Mayer, LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
• Gonzalo Mendez, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
• Pejman Mirza-Babaei, University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
• Michael Muller, IBM Research, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
• Philippe Palanque, ICS-IRIT, University Paul Sabatier – Toulouse III, Toulouse, France
• Roberto Pereira, Federal University of Paraná, Brazil
• Pablo Perez, XR Lab, Nokia, Madrid, Spain
• Mark Perry, Brunel University, United Kingdom
• Aaron Quigley, Science Director and Deputy Director, CSIRO’s Data61, Sydney, NSW, Australia
• Amon Rapp, University of Turin, Torino, Italy
• Pedro Reynolds-Cuéllar, MIT, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
• Kamila Rodrigues, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
• Asreen Rostami, RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, Stockholm, Sweden
• Luciana Salgado, Fluminense Federal University (UFF), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• Saiph Savage, Northeastern University, Boston, United States
• Stephan Schlögl, The Entrepreneurial University, Innsbruck, Austria
• Kelsea Schulenberg, Clemson University, South Carolina, United States
• Harish Varma Siravuri, Northern Illinois University, Illinois, United States
• Jean Song, DGIST, Daegu, Republic of Korea
• Arthur Theil, Birmingham City University, Birmingham, United Kingdom
• Kaisa Väänänen, Tampere University, Tampere, Finland
• Paula Veske, Imec and Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
• Vinoba Vinayagamoorthy, Samsung, London, United Kingdom
• Marisol Wong-Villacres, Escuela Superior Politécnica del Litoral, Guayaquil, Ecuador
• Chengyuan Xu, University of California, California, United States
• Cheng Yao, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
• Hye Jun Youn, Harvard Graduate School of Design, Cambridge, United States
• Xinjia Yu, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

After the Conference

The first-place winners from each category will advance to the ACM Grand Finals of the Student Research Competition where the winners of several ACM conferences compete for more prizes and recognition. Accepted Student Research Competition abstracts will be distributed in the CHI Conference Extended Abstracts. They will be placed in the ACM Digital Library , where they will remain accessible to thousands of researchers and practitioners worldwide.

Frequently asked questions

Can I submit to the Student Research Competition and submit the same work in parallel with other tracks (e.g., Late-breaking work)?

For each work, authors must choose only one track and submit their submissions to a single track. Any concurrent submissions must be declared and should follow ACM policies on Redundant Publication or Self-Plagiarism . Any duplicate submissions across tracks will be rejected.

Can high school students submit to Student Research Competition?

Unfortunately, no. CHI Student Research Competition follows ACM Student Research Competition rules that limits the participants to undergraduate and graduate students.

Can I reuse the content of my Student Research Competition paper in my future paper?

The copyright of the content in the Extended Abstracts is typically retained by the authors, not assigned to the ACM. Thus, the authors may reuse their content.

Suppose the authors plan to reuse the content as a part of their future paper. In that case, we recommend reaching out to the paper chairs or editors of the target venue to clarify the re-publishability early on. Their decision will depend on the policies at the time of your future submission. For the CHI conferences, relevant policies are the ACM policies on Prior Publication and Simultaneous Submissions , Guidelines and Criteria for Evaluation of Submissions for ACM Publications , and Policy on Plagiarism, Misrepresentation, and Falsification .

According to these policies, as of 2024, material published in a semi-archival, widely disseminated publication, such as the CHI Extended Abstracts, should not be republished unless the work has been “significantly” revised. A significant revision would contain at least 25% unpublished material and amplify or clarify the original material. These are subjective measures left to the interpretation of the reviewers and committee members – authors are wise to revise well beyond the Policy guidelines. Whenever submitting material that has partially appeared in a widely disseminated publication, it is good practice to cite the prior publication and explicitly state the differences between the new and prior material.

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22 nd laccei international multi-conference for engineering, education and technology, sustainable engineering for a diverse, equitable, and inclusive future at the service of education, research, and industry for a society 5.0. july 17-19, 2024 (hybrid) – san jose, costa rica, laccei 2024 will be held in in person at  crowne plaza san jose and virtually through  agora meetings platform ..

International Student Research Paper and Poster Competitions

Deadline: March 24th, 2024 Bootcamp : info in English here (info en español aquí ) Thesis Competition : info here

During the LACCEI Annual Conference 2024 (Costa Rica),  the student full paper research competition  and  the  competition  of poster  student   are held. The objectives of the student competitions are:

• Motivate engineering students to use and demonstrate their creativity, knowledge and skills to solve problems.
• Promote academic exchange between students from different universities and countries.
• Provide an opportunity for research professors to recruit potential graduate students.

Description

The work could be based on a final project for a course or a thesis. The work and paper must be original and cannot be results of faculty research. A full paper or short paper must be submitted and accepted to compete. There is a  limit of 3 papers per author and 7 authors per paper  and  Students are required to show their Student ID  when registering at the conference. Presentations must be done by students and at least one student author must be registered (either student or full registration) by the author registration deadline for the submission to be published.

• International Student Research Paper Competition

A student or team of students submits a full article (10 pages maximum) after it is verified by at least one professor at their university, designated as Mentor (s). All authors must be students and the teacher is listed as a mentor, not an author. The top 10 articles are classified as finalists in the competition and they should give a 3 minutes presentation and answer questions from judges and participants to determine the winners. Template presentation: click here . The rubric is :

• Content: Information is presented in a logical sequence – 10 pts.
• Content: Technical terms are well-defined in language appropriate for the class – 10 pts.
• Content: The group presented details about the methodology and analysis of the results – 20 pts.
• Content: Valid conclusions summarize the presentation – 10 pts.
• General about the presentation: Speakers use a clear, audible voice – 10 pts.
• General about the presentation: The length of the presentation is within the assigned time limits – 10 pts.
• General about the presentation: Speakers are dressed in business casual attire – 10 pts.
• General about the presentation: The group answered the questions from the audience – 10 pts.
• Slides: The slides contain accurate information, are well-prepared, informative, and not distracting – 10 pts.
• International Competition of Poster Student

A student or a team of students submits a short article (2 to 5 pages maximum) after it is verified by at least one professor at their university, designated as Mentor (s). All authors must be students and the teacher is listed as a mentor, not an author. All works in this category must be presented to a series of judges for 3 minutes using a poster and they should answer questions from judges and participants to determine the winners.

All the complete articles of this contest will be reviewed by 3 members of the technical committee of the student competition stipulated by LACCEI. Short articles are reviewed by 1 member of the technical committee.

The following aspects will be used to evaluate the papers:

• Feasibility
• Visual presentation
• Social impact

The medals or monetary prizes are presented during the Closing Ceremonies or Gala Dinner of the annual LACCEI Conference. All participants and mentors receive a certificate of participation, and their paper is published in the Conference Proceedings under ISBN and ISSN numbers and archived online for future citations.

The top 10 finalist papers in the Student Research Full Papers Competition will have DOI and will be indexed by SCOPUS.

First place in the Student Research Full Papers Competition will receive the LACCEI Award medal and a full entry for an international conference or a monetary award.

Instructions for the poster competition (only face to face)

• We recommend a minimum font size of 24 pts. Bold section names. The poster should be clearly readable from a distance of 2 meters. Dimensions: 24″ wide x 36″ high (60.96cm wide x 91.44cm high).
• Language: Spanish or English.
• Orientation: vertical
• We encourage the use of pictures, graphics, and any other illustrative material.
• Students who submitted a full paper and were selected as finalists will present in a special session within the conference just prior to the poster competition. The finalists will make a Power Point presentation: 10 minutes maximum.
• All participants at the poster competition will present in front of their poster an “elevator speech” (3 minutes maximum) giving an overview of the problem and results at the poster competition. They will be asked questions by the judges and the audience and can give a demonstration or show a video if appropriate.
• You may want to include the followings: title, authors, affiliations, faculty mentor, abstract, introduction, methods, results, conclusions, and future work.
• http://www.craftofscientificposters.com/
• http://www.personal.psu.edu/drs18/postershow/
• https://ohiostate.pressbooks.pub/scientificposterguide/chapter/scientific-posters/
• https://www.washington.edu/brand/templates/research-posters/
• https://www.science.org/content/article/how-prepare-scientific-poster
• https://guides.nyu.edu/posters

Important Links

• Student Paper Template designating the faculty mentor (finalists):  TEMPLATE FILE
• Powerpoint for Paper presentation:  HERE
• Poster Student Template:  HERE
• Click  HERE   for instructions on how to submit.
• Click  HERE   to go to the submission website ConfTool. Use the track: “International Student  Paper  Research Competition” and “International  Competition of  Poster  Student”.

CALENDAR 2024

• Deadline for submission of papers – March 4, 2024
• New Deadline for submission of papers – March 24, 2024
• Evaluation of works – March 24-May 17, 2024
• Invitations to participate in Phase 2 (Top 10) – May 17, 2024
• Deadline for submission of video – May 18, 2024
• Presentations – only July 18 (Thursday), 2024

NOTE: “The top 10 Student Full Papers will be published with an ISBN, ISSN, and  DOI  and will be indexed in recognition of their effort”.

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Research Paper Competition

Team Research Papers are allowed again this year, with up to three members on the team. A research paper consists of student or team Investigative Research, which is the written presentation of your investigation and experimentation. Research papers are only allowed for students in 6th-12th grade competing in the middle school/senior high fair. Scientific thought and procedures will receive major credit in the judging. All submitted Southern MN Regional Science & Engineering Fair research papers are read prior to the regional fair by Minnesota State University, Mankato Faculty. The top papers will then compete at the Regional Science Fair with an oral presentation.

Southern MN Regional Science and Engineering Fair follows the same rules and guidelines as The National Junior Science and Humanities Symposium.

Junior Science and Humanities Symposium Core Rules of Competition

Length of Paper

The paper should be a minimum of 5-6 pages and a maximum of 20 pages, including appendices and references. The cover page does NOT count towards the 20 page maximum. Please use: Times or Times New Roman for your font, single spaced and keyed in 10 or 12 point font, with 1-inch margins.

The cover page states the student's name, school name and address, title of the research, grade in school, name of the advisor and category of the research. Make your title concise but also descriptive. Your title should indicate the nature of your research, not the entire content. The best titles are usually ten (10) words or less. The cover page is not part of the 20 page maximum.

An abstract of no more than 250 words must be included before the title page.

Papers will be judged solely on this year's work. Be sure that it is clear to the judges what this year's work is.

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The Department of Psychology,

Rajagiri College of Social Sciences (Autonomous)

Kalamassery, Ernakulam, Kerala

Junior Behavioural Scientist

Research Paper Presentation competition

3 rd February 2023

Since its advent in 2016, the Department of Psychology, Rajagiri College of Social Sciences (Autonomous) has striven for excellence in the fulfilment of the vision to be a center for mental health services and training for mental health professionals. The Department provides an enriching experience for students by combining academics with research and practical experience.

  As the country slowly moves into the post-Covid era, with mental health issues becoming more prominent and visible, the need for newer research in psychology becomes paramount to understand the newer and emerging psychological phenomena. To meet this objective, research aptitude and interest of students also must be nurtured. This has, therefore, led to the introduction of the Junior Behavioural Scientist Research Presentation Competition for Undergraduate Students of Psychology. We believe this opportunity will encourage young researchers to carry out relevant research for the growth of the discipline and to address various issues and needs of the community. 

 The Department of Psychology

1. To encourage young researchers in psychology to critically observe and explore newer issues and emerging phenomena in mental health.

2. To provide a forum for sharing and reviewing their research findings.

3. To act as a platform for students to showcase their research skills in Psychology.

     Participants  -  Undergraduate Students of Psychology.

    Mode of competition : Offline, Oral presentation .

    Current Psychology - Responding to Today's World

• Health Psychology : Pandemic and lifestyle diseases
• Education Psychology : Innovative ideas and practices
• Organizational Psychology : Blended work culture and changes in new work life
• Social and cultural psychology : Cross cultural studies, cultural norms, social structure, family dynamics
• Environmental Psychology : pro-environment behaviors, issues and solutions
• Political Psychology : Role of governance in wellbeing, Progressive Politics and practices
• Clinical and Counseling psychology : Epidemiology and etiology of mental illness; innovative practices in clinical intervention
• Positive Psychology : posttraumatic growth, resilience, character strengths, optimal functioning.

  Winning positions

1st- Certificate & Cash Prize Rs.7000

2nd - Certificate & Cash Prize Rs.5000

3rd - Certificate & Cash Prize Rs.3000

Important dates

           Abstract submission - December 20, 2022

          Selection Decision – January 5, 2023

          Full Paper submission: - Jan 25, 2023

          Junior Behavioral Scientist competition – February 3, 2023

     Guidelines

1.    The registration has to be done by the corresponding author and he/she has to do the registration for all the authors.

2.    Number of Authors per paper should not exceed three.

3.    Only empirical research works will be accepted

4.    Abstract and full paper should be in the prescribed format.

             i.    Abstract: Title, Authors details and affiliations, Introduction and objectives, method, result, implications, Keywords. Word limit: 250-300, APA 7 th  Edition 

             ii.    Full paper:   Introduction, Review of Literature, Method, Result and Discussion, Limitations, Implications and References. Word limit: 1000-2500 APA 7 th  Edition  

5.    Selection will be done based on abstract; Relevance of the study, Method and Implications.

6.    Selection decision would be communicated to the corresponding author on January 5, 2023

7.    Authors of selected abstracts have to submit the full paper in the prescribed format with in the given date. .

8.    Each team will get 15 minutes for presentation (10 Minutes) and discussion (5 Minutes).

9.    More than one abstract can be submitted from one college.

Organizing Team

Dr Binoy Joseph (Principal)

Fr (Dr) Varghese K Varghese (Dean & HOD)

Dr Lijo K J (Coordinator)

Dr Jessy Fenn (Co-coordinator)

Dr Palayoor Benyne Jos

Ms Meghna Girish

Dr Amal Tom Jose

Dr Jovita Sherin George

Ms Arunima (Student Coordinator)

Mr Snignendhu Nayak (Student Coordinator)

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Registration form Link

Rajagiri College of Social Sciences (Autonomous),

Rajagiri P.O, Kalamassery,

Cochin - 683 104, Kerala, India