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Free
Duration
The entry period is typically two years. The current cycle runs from May.
About This Opportunity
The Paradigm Challenge is a prestigious annual competition that invites students worldwide to use kindness, creativity, and collaboration to solve significant real-world problems. Participants are encouraged to generate innovative ideas addressing issues like waste reduction, personal health, food security, and biodiversity, providing a platform to make a tangible global impact.
Open to students aged 4 to 18, the competition allows for individual or team participation, with entries divided into three age categories: 4-8, 9-13, and 14-18. The challenge offers substantial rewards, including a grand prize of up to $100,000 and an all-expenses-paid trip to Los Angeles for the awards ceremony for first-place winners in each division.
There is no minimum or maximum team size. While Sponsor encourages each Participant to join a team and collaborate with other Participants, single person teams are permitted.
Eligibility
- Grade Level
- Age Range
- 4 - 18 years
- Location
- Nationwide
Participants aged 4 to 18 from anywhere in the world can join individually or in teams of any size, with permission from a parent or legal guardian.
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Benefits
- Win a grand prize of up to $100,000.
- Top 91 entries receive cash prizes starting from $200.
- First-place winners in each age division get an all-expenses-paid trip to Los Angeles.
- Gain international recognition for your innovative ideas.
- Develop critical skills like problem-solving, creativity, and collaboration.
- Enhance your profile for college and university applications.
- Opportunity to make a real-world impact with your solution.
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Difficulty: Intermediate
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