The Breakthrough Junior Challenge
is a global initiative to develop and demonstrate young people’s knowledge of science and scientific principles, generate excitement in science and math, support STEM career choices, and engage the imagination and interest of the public-at-large in key concepts of fundamental science.
To take part in the Challenge, students aged 13 to 18 must submit a 3-minute video on a theory or concept in math, physics or the life sciences. All entries must be received by October 1st
, and the winner will also be invited to the internationally broadcasted 2017 Breakthrough Prize
ceremony at NASA Ames, where the prize will be awarded in front of the superstars of science, Silicon Valley, and Hollywood.
The prizes are spectacular: The student winner receives a $250,000 college scholarship, their school gets a new $100,00 science lab, and their teacher wins $50,000.