Last day for Kilkenny schools to enter BT Young Scientist & Technologist competition

Kilkenny students have only today left to enter the 2024 BTYSTE before the deadline on October 2 at 5pm.

The BTYSTE provides a platform for students to become Ireland’s next generation of inventors, researchers and game-changers developing ideas that will contribute positively to society.

There are over 200 prizes to be won and a prize fund of €50,000 for BTYSTE 2024, which includes the overall award worth €7,500.

Europe

Taking place from January 10 to 13, 2024, the winners of the BT Young Scientist & Technologist of the Year Award 2024 will go on to represent Ireland at the prestigious European Union Contest for Young Scientists (EUCYS).

Ireland has a strong record of taking home the prize for first place at the European contest, with 17 wins over the past 34 years. 

The prizes are awarded across the five categories of Technology, Social and Behavioural Science, Biological and Ecological Science, Chemical, Physical, and Mathematical Science, as well as in a brand-new category being introduced - Health and Wellbeing.

Applications are open to students aged 12-19 years, and all they need to do to enter and follow in the footsteps of the many people in Ireland who have produced remarkable innovations in STEM, is fill out an online application form and submit a one-page proposal outlining their idea.

Qualified entries will be announced at the end of October and will be showcased at BTYSTE 2024 in January.  

For more information on the event, visit btyoungscientist.com.