Unleash Your STEM Potential: Samsung Canada Challenges Youth to Innovate for a Better Tomorrow

Samsung Now Accepting Submissions for Ideas to Address Environmental Sustainability, Equity for Equity-seeking Groups and Health in Communities Across Canada

Samsung Canada is now accepting applications for its 2024/2025 Solve for Tomorrow contest[1], an annual competition for Canadian students in grades 6-12 to ideate solutions to solve real-world problems using STEM learning.

Celebrating its 10^th year, Solve for Tomorrow illustrates Samsung’s commitment to championing youth innovation through mentorship, educational resources and technological support to power students’ ingenuity and spark meaningful change. This year, students are encouraged to develop innovative solutions that address environmental sustainability, equity for equity-seeking groups, and/or health in communities.

The competition consists of three phases:

Phase One:

• Teachers are invited to submit a written application on behalf of their students, explaining their idea and the issue they want to solve.
• From these responses, 12 finalists representing four regions in Canada will be selected as Regional Finalists to move on to Phase Two.

Phase Two:

• Regional Finalists will receive comprehensive support from Samsung to continue developing their ideas.
• This includes mentorship from industry experts, workshops, access to a dedicated alumni network, and more.
• Participants will be required to create a short video explaining their solution.
• Four video entries will be selected as National Finalists to advance to Phase Three.

Phase Three:

• Each of the four National Finalists will make a presentation to a panel of judges on their submission.
• One National Finalist will earn the coveted title of the 2025 “School for Tomorrow.”

A grand total of $125,000 in Samsung technology and vouchers will be awarded throughout the Contest, empowering eligible finalists and winners to take their innovative solutions to the next level.

“Samsung Canada has a longtime commitment to championing youth innovation. It is inspiring to see the passion and energy that students bring each year and we are thrilled to see our future leaders use tech for good,” said Jihoon Lee, President and CEO, Samsung Canada.

Canadian classrooms can submit their applications now until December 20, 2025 at samsung.com/ca/solve

[1] Terms and Conditions apply. The Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Contest begins on12:00:01 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (“EST”) on Tuesday, October 15, 2024 and ends at 11:59:59 p.m. EST on Wednesday, April 30, 2025.Open to residents of Canada who are twenty one (21) years of age or older and are currently employed as full-time teachers in a public Middle School, Junior High School, or High School, grades 6-12, including Charter Schools that are 50% or more publicly funded in Canada. All Canadian publicly funded schools are eligible to participate. Schools that are publicly funded but outside of the provincially-run school board/district/division system, such as Charter Schools in Alberta and Federally-funded schools in FNMI communities, are eligible to apply if they meet the grade requirements. A full-time teacher, as defined above, is eligible to enter the Contest as part of a team with at least one (1) or more students up to a maximum of fifty (50) students (the “Participant”). The Contest is divided into three phases. Phase One requires teams to submit a written entry through the registration link on samsung.com/ca/solve between 12:00:01 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (“EST”) on Tuesday, October 15, 2024 and 11:59:59 p.m. EST on Friday, December 20, 2024. Twelve (12) Regional Finalist teams will be selected on or about Monday, January 20, 2024 by a panel of six (6) qualified judges selected by Samsung based on the selection criteria stated in the full Official Contest Rules. Each eligible Regional Finalist will receive a Samsung Voucher to purchase Samsung technology, and/or select Samsung products, with a total value of $2,500 per selected team. During Phase Two, each Regional Finalist team will be required to submit a video between Thursday, January 30, 2025 at 12:00:01 a.m. EST and Friday, February 28, 2025 at 11:59:59 p.m. EST to be eligible. All eligible submissions received will be judged by a panel of six (6) qualified judges selected by Samsung based on the criteria stated in the full Official Contest Rules, and four (4) National Finalists will be selected. Each eligible National Finalist will receive a Samsung Voucher to purchase Samsung technology, and/or select Samsung products, with a total value of $5,000 per selected team. Phase Three requires each National Finalist team to make a presentation to judges on their Project based on the criteria provided by Sponsor (the “Presentation”). All eligible Presentations will be judged by a panel of six (6) qualified judges selected by Samsung based on the criteria stated in the full Official Contest Rules, and one (1) Grand Prize Winner, and two (2) Runner Up Winners will be selected. The eligible Grand Prize Winner and Runner Up Winners shall receive winning prizes as follows: Grand Prize Winner – Samsung Vouchers to purchase Samsung technology, and/or select Samsung products with a combined total value of $50,000; First Runner Up Winner – Samsung Vouchers to purchase Samsung technology, and/or select Samsung products with a combined total value of $10,000; Second Runner Up Winner – Samsung Vouchers to purchase Samsung technology, and/or select Samsung products with a combined total value of $10,000. The videos of all four (4) National Finalists will exhibited on samsung.com/ca/solve, and eligible members of the general public will be permitted to vote on their favourite National Finalist Entry. Voting will be open from 12:01:01 a.m. EST Tuesday, April 1, 2025 and end at 11:59:59 p.m. EST on, Wednesday, April 16, 2025 (“Public Voting Period”). The eligible National Finalist who receives the most qualifying votes will be awarded Samsung Vouchers to purchase Samsung technology, and/or select Samsung products with a combined total value of $5,000. All prizes will be made payable to the Participant’s school for use by the winning teacher. Odds of winning depend upon the total number of entries received during each phase. Must correctly answer a mathematical skill-testing question to win. For more information and a copy of the full Official Contest Rules, visit samsung.com/ca/solve.