Siemens Scholarship Competition 2015, USA

The Siemens Foundation established the Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology in 1999. The Competition is the nation’s premiere science research competition for high school students and seeks to promote excellence by encouraging students to undertake individual or team research projects.
It fosters intensive research that improves students' understanding of the value of scientific study and informs their consideration of future careers in these disciplines.

You can compete as an individual or as a member of a two or three-person team. Scholarships for winning projects range from $1,000 to $100,000.

Scholarship Provider/ Funding Agency

Siemens Foundation, USA

Study Area

Math, Science and Technology

Scholarship open for

US Citizens

Scholarship Level

Undergraduate

Eligibility

• The Siemens Competition is open to high school students who are citizens or permanent residents (green card holders) of the United States.
• Students must be in good standing, enrolled in and attending one of the following (during the 2015-16 school year)
• High school (grades 9-12) in the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam, U.S. Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Wake and Midway Islands, or the Marianas.
•  Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) school.
• Foreign school as an exchange student or because your parent or guardian lives and works abroad.
• Homeschool, provided that signatures are obtained from the school district responsible for such programs. If your state does not require district supervision, the parent or guardian responsible for the homeschooling must sign it.
• Students must be enrolled in high school (grades 9-12) during the 2015-16 school year.
• Students submitting individual projects must be in good standing, enrolled in and be in their last year of high school (grade 12). Students must complete all high school courses required for college admissions no later than September 1, 2016.
• Team projects may only have two or three members and do not need to include a senior (grade 12).
•  All team members must be in good standing, enrolled in and attending high school (grades 9-12), although team members may be from different schools.
• Each team must designate a team leader who serves as the communication liaison between the Siemens Competition and the other members of the team. All team members must have active roles in the design, execution, and delivery of results of the research submitted to the Siemens Competition and have made a substantial contribution to the effort.
• If your team structure changes, you will be required to complete an acknowledgement form indicating the change and that all team members agree to the change. Teams will also be required to list all current and past team members’ contributions, regardless if they were part of the final team, or not.
• Competition entrants who have parents, guardians, or Competition mentors employed at, or otherwise affiliated with, the Siemens Foundation's university partners (Carnegie Mellon University; Georgia Institute of Technology; Massachusetts Institute of Technology; The University of Texas at Austin; California Institute of Technology; University of Notre Dame; and The George Washington University) may enter the Competition but may not be permitted to compete at the partner university where the parent, guardian, or mentor is employed or otherwise affiliated. Furthermore, if lab or research work for the project was performed at any of these six universities, students may enter the Competition but may not be able to compete at that university.
• Children of employees of Discovery Communications and its subsidiaries are not eligible to enter the Competition.

Number of Scholarships

18 scholarships

Coverage/Scholarship Benefits

Regional Awards

Finalists $1,000, $1,000 for each team member

Winners $3,000, $6,000 divided equally among team members and for each member

National Awards

Standing Individual Team (divided equally among members) 1st Place $100,000, 2nd Place $50,000, 3rd Place $40,000, 4th Place $30,000, 5th Place $20,000, 6th Place $10,000

Application Method

Click here to Apply Online 

Deadline

September 22, 2015

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