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NOTE: The event start time listed here is for spectators, not participants. If you are a participant in the competition, check-in begins at 8 a.m. (details to be provided in the official schedule email you will receive from Kathy Anderson prior to Competition Day).===
Following months of planning, research and development, the teams in the 2024-25 A.H. Nickless Innovation Award competition soon will take the stage at Saginaw Valley State University to present their projects. At stake is a share of up to $77,500 in college scholarships for students and science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education grants for schools.
The competition will take place from 8:45 a.m.* to approximately 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 26, in Alan W. Ott Auditorium in SVSU’s Gilbertson Hall. Admission is free and open to the public.
High schools with teams presenting projects on April 26** are:
▶ Herbert Henry Dow High School in Midland (Midland Public Schools), 1 team
▶ Freeland High School (Freeland Community School District), 1 team
▶ John Glenn High School in Bay City (Bangor Township Schools), 1 team
▶ Midland High School (Midland Public Schools), 1 team
▶ Saginaw Arts and Sciences Academy (Saginaw Public Schools), 5 teams
At the conclusion of the event, up to $42,500 in scholarships for students on the winning teams and $35,000 in STEM education grants for the winning teams’ schools will be awarded:
▶ First place will receive up to five $5,000 scholarships for student team members and a $20,000 grant for the school.
▶ Second place will receive up to five $2,500 scholarships for student team members and a $10,000 grant for the school.
▶ Third place will receive up to five $1,000 scholarships for student team members and a $5,000 grant for the school.
Learn more about the teams' projects: https://bit.ly/3PB9IIA
*Start time listed is for spectators, not participants. If you are a participant in the competition, check-in begins at 8 a.m. (details to be provided in the official schedule email you will receive from Kathy Anderson prior to Competition Day).
**List subject to change if any team withdraws from the competition.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Saginaw Valley State University, 7400 Bay Rd, Saginaw, MI 48604-9733, United States,Zilwaukee, Michigan
