Spellman HV Clean Tech Competition

Decade two of the Clean Tech Competition is upon us and we are more excited than ever! As we made it through our first ten years of being the only Competition of its kind, there were many shifts as we grew. What started as a small event just for students from China and California eventually grew to an international Competition with hundreds of students joining us annually! We cannot wait to see what the next ten years have in store!

The 2022 Competition will see a change from the previous few years as well. Due to uncertainty with the COVID pandemic, we are remaining a virtual event for this year while also removing our different categories and an annual theme.

What does this mean for our entrants? That anyone with a project related to sustainability can enter! We are extremely excited for this shift as in years past we have unfortunately had to turn away enthusiastic students whose projects did nit fit into our themes and categories. We pride ourselves on being a widely available event and feel this will only help interested Teams!

Despite these changes, the focus of the Competition remains the same: students identify a problem with our natural world and resource use that they want to change, and innovate a sustainable solution for it. We are excited to see where these moves take us and are enthused to see what great projects we see entered this year!

A) Identify a specific problem that deals with an individuals impact, and explain the specific impacts on environmental conditions, human health and/or the economy.

B) Research and describe the scale of the problem and the affected populations.

C) Analyze the foundations and causes of the specific issue you chose. Investigate, understand in detail, and explain.

D) Design a solution that uses clean technology to address your identified problem, and explain how it would help mitigate the negative impacts of such.

Teams and Student Eligibility

Each Team may be made up of one, two, or three student Team Members. All participating Team Members must be 15 to 18 years old at the Paper Submission deadline, or April 29th, 2022. Students older than 18 years of age at the Paper Submission deadline, or who have already graduated from high school (or the local equivalent), AND are enrolled in a university and taking full time classes are not eligible to participate.

Eligibility may be verified at any time by the Administrator; decisions concerning eligibility made by the Administrator are final. A student may participate on only one Team. Teams may edit their Member information through their account on the competition website up until the Paper Submission Deadline.