Climate Science Olympiad 2023 (CSO23)

Deadline:10th June 2023

Applications open for the Climate Science Olympiad 2023 a student contest to identify climate change remedies. Are you prepared to assume the role of a world leader?

The Climate Science Olympiad 2023 has three age brackets: under 16s, 17-19, and 20-25 years old. Regardless of age, participants compete in the same qualifiers and answer the same type of problem statements. However, we only compare participants within their age brackets.

They score the three brackets independently and normalize scores within each. Semi-finalists, finalists, and winners are those with the highest normalized scores. This ensures fair comparison regardless of age.

Benefit

Prize Money:

• First place wins $5,000.
• Second place wins $3,000.
• Third place wins $2,000.
• Participants ranked 4th through 7th win $1000 each
• and 8th through 10th take home $500.
• All figures in USD. Winners will also get a chance to speak at the Award Ceremony, hopefully to be conducted at COP28

Eligibility

• Free to enter
• Age groups: <16, 17-20, 21-25
• You only compete with other students in your own age group.
• Participate solo or in a team of two
• Participants must be comfortable with at least one of the following 12 languages: English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Japanese, Chinese, Russian, Italian, German, Polish, Dutch, Romanian

Stages

Qualifiers Opens

Format: The Qualifier round is a 25-minute online quiz. Participants are asked to answer 10 multiple choice questions. Those who get 8 or more answers correct in the Qualifiers, will move to the Quarter Finals.

Quarter Finals

The Quarter Finals round is a 25-minute online quiz. Quarter Finalists will have to answer 15 in-depth multiple-choice questions. Those who get 13 or more answers correct in the Quarter Finals, will move to the Semi Finals.

Semi-Finals

Timeline: The Semi Finals will happen every first Sunday of each month, namely 4th June, 2nd July and 6th August.

Format: The Semi Finals will focus on three key themes corresponding to 9 topics:

Energy – Clean Energy, Sustainable Transport, industry

Development – Sustainable Development, Sustainable Economics, Circular Economy

Natural Systems – Sustainable Agriculture, Biodiversity, Water Resources

Finals

Format: Finalists receive a complex global problem and they have to write a 3000-word proposal aiming to solve the problem at hand. They then present their solution in a 20-minute presentation judged by world-leading scientists, innovators and policy-makers.

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