Overview of Climate Science Olympiad

The Climate Science Olympiad is a competition where participants solve global problems related to climate change. Winners get a sponsored trip to the UN Climate Summit, prize money, and career support. The competition aims to empower young people to address climate issues and present their solutions to governments.

📍Location

Online

💸 Costs & Aid

Free
Free to enter. This is a competition with prizes, not a program with a fee to attend. The program fee is 0 as there is no cost to participate.
Winners receive a sponsored trip to the UN Climate Summit, money, and personal career support. The top teams will be awarded with a sponsored trip to Baku, Azerbaijan during the UN Climate Summit, COP29.

Eligibility Requirements

📋 General Requirements

Participants must be comfortable with at least one of the following 12 languages: English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Japanese, Chinese, Russian, Italian, German, Polish, Dutch, Romanian. Participants can compete solo or in a team of two.

👥 Age Requirements

Under 25 years old.

🌍 Eligible Countries

Worldwide

Application Process

The competition consists of four rounds: 1. Qualifiers: A 25-minute online quiz with 10 multiple-choice questions. Participants need 8 or more correct answers to advance and can attempt it up to 3 times (plus 1 per referral). 2. Quarter Finals: A 25-minute online quiz with 15 in-depth multiple-choice questions. Participants need 13 or more correct answers to advance and get 1 attempt for every successful Qualifier attempt. 3. Semi-Finals: An online essay writing round where participants write a 1000-word proposal in 3 hours on a complex problem set related to Energy, Development, or Natural Systems. Topics are provided 10 days in advance. 4. Finals: The top 100 semi-finalists write a 3000-word proposal on a complex global problem and present their solution in a 20-minute presentation to judges.