The Paradigm Challenge Scholarship

Project Paradigm

Application requirements for the The Paradigm Challenge Scholarship are:

• Application form

Award Amount: There are varying prize amounts. Three first place teams, one from each division, will receive $20,000. From the three first place teams, one will be selected to win the $100,000 grand prize, in place of the $20,000 award. One second place team from each division will earn $10,000 and one third place team from each division will be awarded $5,000. If a first place, second place, or third place team has less than four qualifying members, each qualifying member will receive 25% of the team prize amount. The remaining 91 finalists that do not place in the top three will receive $500. In addition, up to four team members from each first place and grand prize team, along with a parent or guardian for each team member, will receive a four day/three night trip to Los Angeles to attend the Paradigm Challenge awards ceremony. Prizes for the public voting period are as follows: first place: $5,000, second place: $3,000, third place: $2,000, fourth place: $1,500, fifth place: $1,000, sixth through tenth place: $500 each. These prizes are seperate from the finalists prizes.  The total dollars awarded for this scholarship is $2,500.