POLYMER SCIENCE SCHOOL AWARD 2025 starts

The time has come: The Department of Polymer Engineering at Montanuniversitaet Leoben and the Polymer Competence Center Leoben are once again looking for the most creative and innovative projects involving plastics and plastics technology. Do you have a brilliant idea? Then take part and impress the jury!

What is there to win?

1st place: € 2,500
2nd place: € 2,000
3rd place: € 1.000,-

sponsored by corporate partners

Who can take part?

Interested students who are working on a pre-scientific paper (VWA) or diploma thesis with a plastics engineering topic or who are carrying out an exciting project as part of their school lessons are invited to take part. Those who have an innovative idea and can imagine implementing it alone or together with school colleagues are also very welcome.

Requirements for participation:

School level: Students in grades 10 to 13 are eligible to participate.

Project reference: The project must be created as part of school lessons and must deal with a plastics technology topic.

Form of participation: The submission can be made as an individual or in a team (maximum 4 participants per team).

This is how participation works:

Visualize the idea: The idea should be presented in written form, e.g. through a poster or collage explaining the project.
and/or
Present the project: There is the option of presenting the project in a video or audio contribution.
and/or
Submission of a workpiece: Projects that have already been realized can be submitted in the form of a workpiece or a photo of it, including a description.

The closing date for entries is October 1, 2025

Further information on the award and the complete conditions of participation can be found here
WWW.KUNSTSTOFFTECHNIK.AT/PSSA
can be read here
 

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