The Stockholm Junior Water Prize is the world’s most prestigious youth award given to a high school student for water research.
In Australia, the Australian Water Association organises the national competition, with support from Xylem.
The winner of the Australian competition is invited to participate in the international competition held each year during World Water Week in Stockholm, Sweden, competing with over 30 countries in the international final.
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Applications for the 2018 Australian Stockholm Junior Water Prize are now open.
The Australian Stockholm Junior Water Prize (ASJWP) is an annual water science competition for high school students focusing on projects aimed at improving the quality of life through improvement of water quality, water resources management, water protection and water and wastewater treatment. This award aims to increase interest in water-related issues and research, and to raise awareness and knowledge of global water challenges.
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Eligibility
The competition is open to all Australian high school students between the ages of 15-20. Individuals and groups of up to three students are eligible to enter.
Important dates
11 March 2018 |
2018 ASJWP entries close at 5pm
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26-30 March 2018
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If shortlisted, students are requird to present to the judging panel on their submitted project.
(10 minute presentation via video conference) |
9 April 2018 |
Winner notified |
9 May 2018 |
Winner presented with award at Ozwater’18 in Brisbane |
25 - 30 August 2018 |
Australian winner to participate in the International SJWP competition
during World Water Week in Stockholm. |
Task
Students are invited to undertake a water-related research project focusing on solving community water problems. The scope of the project may be on a local, regional, national or global topic but must have the potential to improve quality of life and/or the environment. All projects must use a research-oriented approach, which means that they must use scientifically accepted methodologies for experimentation, monitoring and reporting results, including statistical analyses.
Students are then required to submit an extended abstract or full paper and if shortlisted, provide a ten minute presentation of their project to the judging panel via video conference.
Criteria
Projects in the National ASJWP and the Internationals Stockholm Junior Water Prize (SJWP) are judged according to the following criteria:
- Relevance
- Creative Ability
- Methodology
- Subject Knowledge
- Practical Skills
- Report and Presentation
Judging
A judging panel to assess nominations for the ASJWP is established by Australian Water Association and consists of between six and nine members of the water industry.
Prize
- All entrants will receive a Certificate of Participation.
- Finalists will receive an Australian Water Association certificate.
- The National winner* will receive travel and accommodation to Ozwater’18 in Brisbane, May 2018 to attend the Australian Water Awards, presented at the Gala Dinner.
- The National winner* receives a glass trophy, a return flight to Stockholm and accommodation to participate in a one week cultural exchange program and to represent Australia in the international Stockholm Junior Water Prize.
- The national winner will automatically join the Water Tank, an international alumni community of the SJWP competition to connect and collaborate and advance their project and career.
- The winner of the international Stockholm Junior Water Prize receives US$15,000 and a crystal sculpture. The winner’s school recieves US$5,000.
* If the national winner is a group of students, one representative receives flights and accommodation, other group members may go to Stockholm at their own expense.
Awarded at the Ozwater'18 Gala Dinner
The Australian Stockholm Junior Water Prize will be awarded at the Australian Water Association’s leading international conference, Ozwater’18, in May 2018, Brisbane.
The winner of the ASJWP will then compete internationally in Stockholm at the SJWP.
Australian Stockholm Junior Water Prize Winner 2017
2017 Winner: Macinley Butson, The Illawarra Grammar School, New South Wales
Macinley’s project involved the design and testing of a simple and affordable mechanical device to help solve the problems of clean water and power for people in developing communities. The Solar System, which produces solar energy, provides a supply of clean potable water for personal use as well as a sterile water supply for medical use. Macinley’s invention has the potential to help many people around the world as it can increase green energy power generation by over 70% per day and supply clean water daily.
Read more about Macinley's wining project
View Macinley's poster
The Australian Stockholm Junior Water Prize was awarded at Ozwater’17 in Sydney. Watch the video below and hear what Macinley said about winning the award:
In our second video Macinley shares with us her Australian Stockholm Junior Water Prize experience:
Previous Winners
Click here to see a list of all previous winners.
Submitting your Nomination
Submissions must include the following information and be submitted to ktrevor@awa.asn.au
- A completed ASJWP nomination form
- Project (extended abstract or full paper) in PDF or Word format
- Biography (minimum 180 words, maximum 250 words)
- Photo
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