*UPDATE: You can now view details on the winning entries here and here.
Stratasys has officially opened submissions for its 14th Annual Extreme Redesign Challenge in what is described as “a quest to find the most creative, mechanically sound and realistically achievable design using 3D printing.”
Similar to years past, Stratasys is calling upon tomorrow’s engineers, artists and entrepreneurs to design for a better future. Students can use their technical and innovative skills to:
- Design an object;
- Redesign an existing product to improve how a task is accomplished; or
- Find a new way to complete a task or solve a problem.
Students can enter as an individual or team, with or without an instructor assigned project. The categories this year include:
- Art, Jewelry and Architecture: Open to students worldwide, any grade level
- Secondary Education Engineering: Open to students worldwide, middle school or high school
- Post-Secondary Engineering: Open to students worldwide, university, college or post-secondary school
You can view a list of last year’s winners here.
How to Apply
A GrabCAD account is needed to submit entries. Students under 18 need to ask a parent, guardian or instructor to create an account profile and submit entries on their behalf.
Once a member of GrabCAD, send in your best design as a .STL file, and explain why the world needs your design to make it better.
You can view entry details and submissions, visit GrabCAD.com.
Deadline
Entries must be submitted by February 28, 2018
(Finalists will be announced in April 2018 and winners will be announced in May 2018.)
Prizes
- First place: $2,500 scholarship. Plus the winner’s instructor receives a limited-time classroom 3D printer for one year.
- Second place: $1,000 scholarship
- Top 10 Finalists receive a Stratasys apparel item valued up to $50 and a 3D printed model of their design.
- NCATC Prize: Students in schools with a National Coalition of Advanced Technology Centers membership have a chance at the Coalition’s top entry in the post-secondary category. Winner receives a $1,000 scholarship.
- Every entrant receives an official sheet of Stratasys, GrabCAD and Extreme Redesign tech tattoo stickers.
Learn more about this year’s Extreme Redesign Challenge here.
