{"id":43370,"date":"2020-12-10T09:01:13","date_gmt":"2020-12-10T14:01:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/?p=43370"},"modified":"2023-06-20T13:07:47","modified_gmt":"2023-06-20T17:07:47","slug":"last-call-for-teachers-enter-today-to-the-2-million-samsung-solve-for-tomorrow-contest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.samsung.com\/us\/last-call-for-teachers-enter-today-to-the-2-million-samsung-solve-for-tomorrow-contest\/","title":{"rendered":"Last Call for Teachers: Enter Today to the $2 Million Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Contest"},"content":{"rendered":"

With the deadline extended until December 21, teachers can still apply to win technology and supplies for their schools<\/em><\/span><\/h3>\n

There are less than two weeks left for teachers across the country to enter the 11th<\/sup> annual $2 million* Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Contest<\/a>, which challenges students in grades 6-12 and their teachers to use STEM education (science, technology, engineering, and math) to tackle local issues of national importance. The deadline to submit has been extended to 11:59 p.m. ET on December 21, 2020 giving teachers additional time to apply for this year\u2019s program.<\/p>\n

Public school teachers from all 50 states and the District of Columbia are eligible to nominate their classrooms \u2013 including virtual, in-person or hybrid formats \u2013 and open doors to new opportunities for students. The application form requires teachers to outline their local challenge, as well as how students will use STEM to address the problem, the solution idea they will build, and the potential impact on the community.<\/p>\n

Last year\u2019s winners created solutions to address wildfires, flash flooding, recycling, ice safety and pediatric heat stroke. Over the past decade of the program, technology-driven solutions have addressed issues ranging from climate change to mental health. Whatever the topic may be, it always starts with an idea.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Samsung Solve for Tomorrow Contest was especially valuable because it allowed me to not only experience firsthand the impact STEM can have on my local community, but also allowed me to see the value of collaboration among my classmates working together toward a solution that can change the world, even at our age,\u201d said Neha Vinjapuri, a student at Dougherty Valley High School in California and 2019-2020 Solve for Tomorrow National Winner<\/strong>. \u201cBecause of my experience in Solve for Tomorrow, I am looking to pursue a STEM career to better the world around me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Solve for Tomorrow will award $2 million in technology and supplies to schools as they advance throughout the contest. The contest will proceed with the following phases:<\/p>\n