Young Scientist Awards asks students in grades 1-12 to submit a 1–5 minute video or writeup with images for a chance to win a Trophy and an exclusive GEMA’s International Science Club Membership.
We are delighted to announce that GEMA International Young Scientists Award is now open to accept Registrations!
This all-virtual event will feature the same celebration of young people’s creativity, world-class competition and global cultural exchange as previous years. The submissions this year will be through Recorded Video Uploads or write up images.
Understanding this, GEMA is organizing “International Young Scientist Award” through recorded video submission or writeup with images, with the aim to evolve the creativity among the students, the future leaders.
LAST DATE OF REGISTRATION AND SUBMISSION: 15 MARCH’25
REGISTRATION FEE: $15
Entering the Challenge
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Get Started
Kickstart student entries by going through competition details on our website.
The Young Scientist Awards encourages students to choose any varied basic concepts or principle of Science, they can perform an experiment, conduct an activity or design a working model or a chart paper presentation which elucidates the principle that they have chosen.. Review challenge details on our website to learn more about the process.
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Ideate
Create a Video or Prepare a Write up with images.
Students will be asked to create a 1-5 minute video or a written project detail with images entry in which they describe a scientific or technological concept. They can showcase a working model or a chart paper presentation or a power point presentation.
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Submit
Ensure student submissions are ready to go.
To apply, students must click on the ‘Register Now’ button on the website and fill the Application Portal with the help of a parent or guardian. Once a student’s parent/guardian has completed the consent form and registration page the student will be able to submit a video file (MP4 format). Before uploading your video, Please make sure the title of your video is “Your Name—Category—[Your Project Title]” and your video is between 1-5 minutes in length and less than 1GB size.
Challenge Details
Rules & Prizes
Best Project Winners
3 Trophy Winning Team/Individual Entry in each category, Gold, Silver, Bronze Trophy along with recognition in press releases.
Outstanding Project Winners
10 Gold Medals for Outstanding Team/Individual Entry in each category along with recognition in press releases.
Certificate
Every participant gets an e-certificate.
Honorable Mention Teachers/Coordinators
Trophy and Certificate for all Teachers sending Bulk entries
School with the most entries
Special recognition in press releases and Trophy
Timeline
Challenge Opens
December 24, 2024
Challenge Closes
March 15, 2025
Winner Announcements
May 15, 2025
E-Certificate
May 30, 2025
Trophy/Medal Dispatch
July 30 2025
Video Judging
Creativity ( 30% of Score)
Ingenuity and innvotive thinking.
Scientific Knowledge (30% of Score)
Apply STEM principles to real challenges.
Persuasiveness and Effective Communication (20% of Score)
Demonstrate passion and research.
Overall Presentation (20% of Score)
Connect all the dots to inspire others.
Categories
We have divided students into 4 groups
Students can choose any varied basic concepts or principal of Science, they can perform an experiment, conduct an activity or design a working model or a chart paper presentation which elucidates the principle that they have chosen. Science and its applications are way beyond the textbook experiments and class activities, so to boost the interest of students in science and help them learn the basics, GEMA’s Young Scientist Awards give opportunity to students to create simple and interesting experiments and observation projects, that enable them to understand varied basic concepts of Science.
Group Newton
Grade 1-3
Group Einstine
Grade 4-6
Group Gallileo
Grade 7-9
Group Darwin
Grade 10-12
Guide For Representing The Video:
To enter, teams will be asked to create a 1-5 minute film that:
- Briefly outlines the project they have created
- Describes their scientific solution
- Explains the science behind their idea