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The SWC retains many of the features of the old STS competition, including a $100,000 scholarship for the top research project. However, the SWC has a number of added dimensions, most notably the team portion and the regional finals level. The regional finals are held in cooperation with six partner universities, all of which are top research institutions: MIT , Georgia Tech , Stanford University , UT Austin , the University Of Notre Dame , and Carnegie Mellon . Each year, research reports submitted before an early-October deadline are subjected to a blind reading, after which up to 300 projects are selected as semifinalists in approximately three weeks. One week later, up to 30 individual regional finalists and regional finalist teams (2-3 students) are selected from across the nation, with a maximum of 5 finalists in each region. These students compete during the month of November at the partner university affiliated with their region for the honor of competing at the national level. All regional finalists receive $1,000 (split among members for teams) and bronze medals. Regional winners receive $3,000 (individual) or $6,000 (total for teams), silver medals, and an all-expense paid trip to New York City, N.Y., during the first weekend of December to present their projects at the American Association for the Advancement of Science ( AAAS ) and compete for scholarships ranging from $10,000 to the coveted $100,000 grand prize. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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