Renewable Energy

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WHO: High school students and their teachers (9th - 12th grade)

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WHAT: A competition to create a new, clean product that uses renewable energy to change everyday life

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HOW: It’s all online with professional guidance, and the opportunity to attend the Summit at NASA

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WHY: Help save the planet by developing real renewable energy solutions!

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STEP ONE (8/1/09 – 12/15/09) 1. Register individually 2. Create/join a team

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STEP TWO 1. Use online resources to learn about renewable energy

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STEP THREE (12/15/09 Deadline) 1. Submit Competition Documents: Technical concept report, Business plan, Graphic Concept Representation TEAMS WHO GAINED HIGHEST SCORES OUT OF 25 POINTS WILL BE SELECTED AS FINALISTS AND NOTIFIED BY JANUARY 8, 2010

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Selecting Finalists 1. Finalists will be scored on Innovation, Practicality, Completeness, Marketability, Relevance

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Receive

1. Matching Grant (2/19/10): Conrad Foundation will provide each Finalist team with a grant in the amount to what they have raised through their online profile up to $1000. 2. Recognition certificates, Promotional media opportunities, Invitation to the Innovation Summit and final awards competition, Conrad Portal Access* 

Online Information

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Teams will also have the opportunity to raise money through their profile donation page until 2/19/10 Teams will have the opportunity to recognize any of their sponsors on their online profile

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* The Conrad Portal: A team may have the opportunity to join the Conrad Foundation’s Portal program. If selected to join, the Portal can serve as an agent to the team and assist them in pursuing commercial opportunities for their product.

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STEP ONE (1/8/10 – 3/26/10) 1. Finalists are required to fill out an acknowledgement form (for coaches to fill out), create a video (information on team’s concept) and logo, Team profile information (overview of team and their project), Blog Posts (at least three posts of the teams journey with the competition) 2. Next Step Plan (3/26/2010): To describe how students will use the $5,000 if they win, included in the plan is: Statement of work, R&D process, Itemized budget, Timeline 3. Teams are provided with a professional team of advisers to help refine both their project and presentation

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STEP TWO (4/8/10-4/12/10) 

Attend and Present at the Innovation Summit at NASA Ames Research Center, Mountain View, California PETE CONRAD SCHOLARS ARE SELECTED BASED ON HIGHEST SCORES OUT OF 90 JUDGING POINTS AND 10 PUPBLIC VOTING POINTS (100 TOTAL) THEY WILL BE ANNOUNCED AT THE CLOSING CEREMONY OF THE SUMMIT

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Selecting Pete Conrad Scholars 1. Laureates will be scored on their Technical and Business presentations at the Summit, their Next Step Plan

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Receive

1. $5,000 Next Step Grant, Recognition Medallions, School Plaque, Promotional Media Opportunities, Presentation Invitations, Portal Consideration, Sigma Xi Associate Membership

1. Laureate Acknowledgement Form 2. Portal Request 3. Phase A Report (results of summer work and expected next steps in their project due 9/17/10)