Competition: Climate Science Olympiad 2021 and Prize Pool Valued at $10,000

ClimateScience is calling applicants from all over the world for a competition; entitled ClimateScience Olympiad 2021. Compete in teams of 2 (recommended) or on your own. You will choose one of three problem statements to respond to. To help you prepare, you are told the topics 10 days before the event, but the exact problem statement is only revealed at the start of the actual qualifier event. You will have 3 hours to research (with an internet connection) and write essay responses to questions related to the problem statement. The top 5% of all qualifier participants advance to the global semi-finals and semi-finals are held online.

If you are one of the qualifiers, you will get:

1. Winners: The top 3 teams win US$5,000, US$3,000, and US$2,000, respectively. The prize money is split half/half between the two team members or awarded in full in case the winner participated on their own.
2. Finalists: If there are no more pandemics, finalists will meet in person and attend the ‘Green zone’ of the United Nations Climate Summit (COP-26) in Glasgow on Nov 1-12, 2021.
3. Semi-finalists: You are invited to a Climate Science-led training group to help you prepare for the semi-final and, if you proceed, for the final.
4. All participants will receive a certificate and top participants a special honor.

You must meet the following criteria:

1. Fall in one of the age brackets: 14-17 and 18-25.
2. Entrants must not be employees, officers, or agents of any person or organization involved in the running of the competition.
3.  Compete in teams of 2 (recommended) or on your own, but you'd likely have a higher chance of winning with a teammate.
4. Both members of a team must be within the same age bracket at the time of application. 
5. Proof-of-age from everyone who makes it to the semi-finals will require.
6. Both age brackets participate in the same qualifiers and answer the same type of problem statements. However, ClimateScience only compares participants within their age groups.
7. Semi-finalists, finalists, and eventually the winners are chosen based on the highest score across age groups. This ensures fair comparison regardless of age.
8. Your answer should full sentences not bullet points.
9. Entry into the competition will be deemed as acceptance of all of the terms and conditions.
10. The maximum number of entries to the Olympiad per person is 1 per month and 3 in total.

Judging process:

Your work will evaluate based on:

• Complexity.
• Relevance.
• Reasoning.
• Effectiveness.
• The ability to provide reliable sources. 

Based on the judges' scoring, the top 5% of teams from each month of the year will move on to the semi-finals in September.

About ClimateScience:

ClimateScience founded out of the world's need for accessible and reliable information on climate change solutions. It is a UK-based charity driven by volunteers from all around the world. It promotes work on clean energy, recycling, sustainable agriculture, and other major challenges. ClimateScience gives climate change education which is available to everyone away for free. It has a team consisting of young people with a background in various sciences.

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