Stanford Advanced Materials College Scholarship 2021 - Deadline: Essay Sep. 1, Video Sep. 7

Announcement: The Winners of the Stanford Advanced Materials College Scholarship 2021

Materials are fundamental to industrial development and have contributed to the prosperity of society. Thousands of years ago, individuals might not have envisaged air or space travel; however, the development of new technologies and materials has made these achievements attainable.

Highly developed materials are essential for ensuring human safety and steadily improving living standards. Please submit an essay (1 000 words or fewer) or submit a video (8 minutes or fewer) addressing the following topics:

#1 Essay Prompt:

Which technological challenge will present the greatest difficulty in the next decade? If you had unlimited resources and funding, which research project would you initiate to address this challenge and why?

#2 Video Prompt:

Describe one of your previous projects or course experiences involving modern materials. What was the objective of the project? Which type of material did you use? What impact did the material have on the project?

Terms of Participation

• * The SAM Scholarship 2021 is available to students and research affiliates enrolled at recognised UK higher education institutions and research organisations.
• * Applicants under the age of 16 must provide parental consent to participate.
• * Every applicant confirms that they meet the eligibility requirements and agrees that their submission may be used by Stanford Advanced Materials for any purpose.

Additional Requirements

• * Define chemical terms precisely and provide references for any sources used, if available.
• * It is appreciated if you attach images and a brief curriculum vitae with your submission.
• * Only submit content that has not been previously published online.
• * Applicants who submit plagiarised text or images will be disqualified.
• * All submissions may be used for future marketing initiatives by SAM.

Submission

• * The deadline for essay submissions is 01/09/2021, and the deadline for video submissions is 07/09/2021.
• * All essays and videos must be submitted using an online form.
• * The file title should be "[Your Name] + Stanford Advanced Materials Sponsorship 2021 Submission". Please ensure that the document settings allow public access.
• * For video submissions, please upload the video first and then include the online URL via the online form. Alternatively, you may send the video file to marketing@samaterials.co.uk

Awards

• * From all submitted essays and videos, two candidates will be selected. Each will receive $1 000.
• * The results will be announced on or before Wednesday, 08/09/2021, on the SAM website.
• * The team at Stanford Advanced Materials will send you an email to confirm your postal address and to arrange for a cheque or Visa gift card to be sent to you.

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Please provide the link to your scholarship submission below. *

Please use Google Docs to upload your submission link. Ensure that your Google Docs file is saved in the format "[Your Name] + Stanford Advanced Materials 2021 Sponsorship Submission". Remember to adjust the sharing settings so that it is publicly accessible.