Applicants must be 18 and under, must be U.S. citizens residing in the U.S., must be able to demonstrate that their significant piece of work is original, and must be able to attend an all-expenses-paid awards reception in Washington, DC.
Group projects or teams are not eligible, and neither are projects involving human subjects, live vertebrates, or live invertebrates. In addition, community service projects are not acceptable.
A qualified project or work must be an exceptionally creative application of existing knowledge; a new idea with high impact; a unique application; an innovative solution with broad-range implications; an important advancement that can be replicated and built upon; an interdisciplinary discovery with the potential to effect positive change; or other demonstration of extraordinary accomplishment.
Although the program is open to middle school and high school students, submitted projects must be at or close to the college graduate level with a depth of knowledge in their particular area of study.
The deadline for this scholarship is usually in FEBRUARY of each year, and the award amount is usually $10,000 - $15,000.
For more details, visit www.davidsongifted.org
