Are you a student in the STEM fields who’s passionate about using technology to make the world better? Well, here’s your chance to come up with some cool tech ideas! Samsung is inviting public high school students in grades 8-10 to join the Solve For Tomorrow Competition.
Samsung’s Solve for Tomorrow is a global program that wants to help young innovators come up with ideas to solve real-world problems in their local communities. It started in 2010 and has reached over 50 countries, including the Philippines in 2023.
The program is supported by the Department of Education (DepEd) and the Department of Science and Technology (DOST). Its mission is simple: help the next generation achieve their potential and make positive changes in society through education.
Samsung Solve for Tomorrow: How to Enter
- If you’re in grades 8-10 at a government-managed Science High School, you can form a team of up to four students and choose a teacher to advise you.
- Your team needs to identify a local problem related to the environment or community and come up with a tech solution.
- Present your idea in a short presentation (up to 5 slides) or a written document (up to 2,500 words) and submit it on the Solve for Tomorrow PH website by November 3, 2023.
Judging Criteria
- How innovative your design is
- How relevant it is to your community
- Whether it’s feasible
- How well it integrates STEM
- Its sustainability
- How clear your proposal is
The Top 10 teams will be announced on November 10, 2023. They will receive expert mentoring to improve their ideas and a chance to present to judges on November 24, 2023. The top three teams will win prizes, including tablets, cash, and Samsung phones and tablets.
Prizes
- Grand Prize winner will receive PHP 650,00 worth of tablets and a TV for the school, PHP 100,000 for the team members, PHP 20,000 for the teacher, and Samsung phones and tablets for team members and their teacher.
- Second Prize winner will take home PHP 350,000 worth of Samsung devices for the school, PHP 75,000 for team members, PHP 15,000 for the teacher, and Samsung phones and tablets for team members and their teacher.
- Third Prize winner will receive PHP 150,000 worth of Samsung devices for the school, PHP 50,000 for team members, PHP 8,000 for the teacher, and Samsung phones and tablets for team members and their teacher.
The other top 10 teams will also get cash prizes for their team and teacher. So, get your team together, think of a cool tech idea, and make a positive change in your community!
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Emman has been writing technical and feature articles since 2010. Prior to this, he became one of the instructors at Asia Pacific College in 2008, and eventually landed a job as Business Analyst and Technical Writer at Integrated Open Source Solutions for almost 3 years.
