High School Innovation Challenge

The Portland State University High School Innovation Challenge allows students to be imaginative and design technological solutions to address important scientific issues that we face as a society. Students have the opportunity to drive the project themselves and work together in a creative and humanitarian spirit to tackle relevant large-scale problems.

The challenge is student-driven; teams are paired with PSU student mentors to conduct fieldwork, identify a problem, and design a solution by applying the engineering design process. To showcase their work, students present their solutions at a final event before a panel of judges. This innovation challenge distinguishes itself from other STEM opportunities by highlighting the humanitarian impact of engineering, and how its application can have a profound impact on society.

Furthermore, participants of the PSU High School Innovation Challenge are eligible to receive a $1,000 scholarship to attend the Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science at PSU.

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Open to all high school students in the city of Portland, US.

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Based in Portland State University, conduct field work and design solutions, present at a final event.

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Skills for the scientific process, engineering, and solution design.

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Conduct field work and create solutions, presentation at a final event before a panel of judges.

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