2024 Breakthrough Junior Challenge

Deadline: June 25, 2024

Competitions

Video Creative Ideas Tech & IT

Location(s)

  • Online
  • United States of America

Overview

The Breakthrough Junior Challenge is an annual global competition for students to inspire creative thinking about science. Students ages 13 to 18 from countries across the globe are invited to create and submit original videos (3:00 minutes in length maximum) that bring to life a concept or theory in the life sciences, physics or mathematics. The Challenge is organized by the Breakthrough Prize Foundation.

Details

CHALLENGE

You get it. You’ve grasped an important scientific theory, concept or principle.

Now can you share your insight?

An inventive video can get across complex material that would take pages of text to communicate.

To take part in the Breakthrough Junior Challenge, create a short video (1:30 – one minute and thirty seconds max) to explain a big idea in one of these fields:

  • Physics
  • Mathematics
  • Life Sciences

Your film can take any form you like: animation, talking head, documentary, dramatic reconstruction, whatever. It’s worth keeping in mind that video is a dynamic visual medium – using diagrams, simulations, physical demonstrations etc. is a lot more effective than standing in front of a blackboard talking.

The videos will be judged according to the following criteria:

  • Engagement
  • Illumination
  • Creativity
  • Difficulty

If you’re looking for guidance, you can see some of last year’s top-scoring entries here and below. But remember, to show ‘creativity’ your film should be as original as possible.

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Eligibility

Candidates should be from:


Description of Ideal Candidate

  • Students ages 13 to 18 from countries across the globe
  • Entries are limited to individuals only

CRITERIA

Your video will be judged according to the following criteria:

  • Engagement: Did the video capture the viewer’s interest? Did the viewer want to keep watching the video to the end?
  • Illumination: Did the video explain the subject matter clearly, allowing the viewer to develop a genuine understanding of the video’s content? Did the video demonstrate a rigorous dive into the subject matter?
  • Creativity: Did the entrant make an effort to approach the subject matter in an innovative or creative way?
  • Difficulty: Is the subject matter challenging? Is the subject typically taught at high school level or beyond?

Dates

Deadline: June 25, 2024


Cost/funding for participants

PRIZES

  • $250,000 Post-secondary scholarship
  • $50,000 Prize for your teacher
  • $100,000 Breakthrough Science Lab
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