Contestants

Only contestants who have been designated by their respective national jury can participate in the EU Contest. In each country, the National Organiser is responsible for nominating the projects, and therefore selects which contestants enter the EU Contest.

The 18th EU Contest for Young Scientists is open to the 25 Member States of the European Union, plus 10 associated states: Belarus, Bulgaria, Georgia, Iceland, Israel, Norway, Russia, Switzerland, Turkey and the Ukraine. The European schools also participate. In addition, the winners of: America’s INTEL/ International Science and Engineering Fair (The INTEL/ISEF); Japan’s Yomiuri Shimbun Young Scientist Contest; the Republic of Korea’s Young Scientist Contest; CASTIC, the China Adolescents Science and Technology Innovation Contest can participate as guest countries.

Regulation / Participation

For this year’s EU Contest all the designated contestants must be less than 21 years of age on the last day of the month of the EU Contest (September) but more than 14 years of age on the first day of the month of the EU Contest (September).

Projects may be submitted by individual contestants or by teams of no more than three contestants. All contestants must have completed their projects before entering university. Where team work is involved all team members must be present at the EU Contest. If one or more members of the team are absent, other than on the grounds of ill health, the Commission will decide eligibility on a case by case basis.

No projects can be substituted for projects withdrawn or eliminated from the competition.

During the Contest exhibition all contestants should be available for interviews at the times stated by the Jury and should also be prepared to explain their projects to visitors. The contestants are expected to participate fully in the programme of events.

Contestants shall disclose to interviewing Jury members all material and information sources that they have used in carrying out their projects and must identify individuals or organisations that have supported or guided their work.

Where a project has led to publications, patents, trademarks or similar, the relevant documents must be made available to the Jury.

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