2014 Kavli Science Video Contest

The USA Science & Engineering Festival, in association with the Kavli Foundation, is launching the “Science in Fiction” video contest. The theme of the challenge is inspired by the Science & Entertainment Exchange, a program of the National Academy of Sciences. Using popular movies, TV shows, and video games, students will investigate cutting edge advances in science and engineering to explore how science fictional scenes could be realized using current and developing technologies.

Winners will be honored in a special festival EXPO Awards show in Washington, DC during the weekend of April 26-27, 2014.

The contest officially opens for entries on Nov. 1, 2013 and closes Mar. 21, 2014.

First prize is $2000 cash prize, and a travel stipend to travel to Washington DC for the Expo.

Second prize is $750 and third prize is $500.

The People’s Choice Award prize is $250.

Additional prizes include individual student licenses for Wolfram Mathematica Software.

To apply for the "Science in Fiction" video contest, click here.