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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
26-30 March 2018	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.
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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.

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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: