Battelle Climate Challenge

If you are a 9-12th grade student in the United States, we want to hear your ideas for building a better future! Your challenge is to research past and future impacts of climate-related hazards in your community, including drought, wildfire, flooding, and extreme heat, then develop a proposed action to help build a more resilient community. Your entry must be original and include a title (max 50 characters), a written explanation of your proposed climate action (200 words max), and an image (max 3GB) of a “poster” that supports your climate action. The poster can be a digital design or a photo of a hand-made poster. Your climate action should explain at least one way your community can prevent, withstand, respond to, or recover from a climate-related event. Your entry should also address how you plan to make your solution a reality (ex. start an organization, a company or create/sell a product).

The grand prize winner will present their poster at the Innovations in Climate Resilience Conference in Washington, D.C., on April 21 and receive a $5,000 STEM grant for a U.S. nonprofit organization, public library, or public school of their choice. The 2nd – 5th place finalists will receive a $1,500 STEM grant for a U.S. nonprofit organization, public library, or public school of their choice.