2024 Competition

Sustainable Styles, Threads of the Future

Theme of 2024

"Challenge ourselves to think deeply about fashion waste!"

We live on a planet moving through space at unimaginably fast speeds. For millennia, life has been supported by our planet providing the resources necessary for sustaining life. The increasing human population is beginning to destabilise the equilibrium that has existed for so long.

The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals were developed to help humankind and protect the planet. We need to adapt our ways of life so that the future is sustainable, so the 2024 BIEA STEM Youth Competition focuses on the 12th SDG, Responsible Consumption and Production.

We want you, the adults of tomorrow, to have the opportunity to consider the future and use creative foresight to help come up with ideas to ensure that humans of the future can live in harmony with the planet.

Courtesy from BBC. By producing billions of clothes every year, the fast fashion industry is also releasing waste and chemicals into our world, polluting and driving species to the brink of extinction. Is there a solution to being both fashionable and sustainable?

Competition Requirements

The 2024 competition is primarily aimed at students aged 6 to 17/18 (secondary schools). We welcome university undergraduate students' submissions, these could be exemplary examples for the younger age groups. The competition will be accepting online submissions. Students can enter as part of a team (of up to five) or as an individual competitor (however, individual entries may lose marks in the team aspect). Schools may have more than one entry. Students who cannot attend school may submit entries as individual competitors, although all competitors under 18 or in high school must be registered by a responsible adult (e.g. teacher or parent).

Timeline

In 2024, the focus is on bringing several informative and exciting events to our audience on the theme of fashion ethics, material science and STEM education.

The working schedule is currently as follows (subject to change):

20 December 2023 - Report Stage Guideline Publication, register to receive the download link.

1 February 2024 - Sustainable Fashion STEM Forum. Hosted by the Lord Mayor of Westminster, Westminster City Hall.

April 2024 - Report submission closed

June 2024 - International Round (online)

9 July 2024 - Final and Showcase in London

10 July 2024 - Youth STEM Forum 2024 & BIEA STEM Star Launch, Westminster City Hall, London

We Need Your Support

We welcome participation from organisations, industry experts, volunteers from all over the world. Please join us in "Sustainable Style, Threads of the Future'! Click on the relevant buttons below to express your interest.

Sponsor Us

Sponsorship plays a pivotal role in ensuring the continuity and accessibility of the BIEA STEM Challenge and related events, allowing us to offer these experiences free of charge to our participants. These sponsorships directly contribute to providing resources, materials, and opportunities necessary for young minds to engage, innovate, and excel in STEM. By partnering with us, sponsors not only support the enrichment of our participants but also actively contribute to fostering a future generation of skilled innovators and problem solvers in the STEM landscape.

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Collaborate with BIEA

Our mission is to empower young minds through STEM education, providing industry-relevant knowledge and opportunities. We look forward to exploring potential collaborations that will further this goal. Your support is invaluable in shaping the future of our youth in STEM.

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Be an Ambassador, Expert or Volunteer

Your support can make a huge difference to our STEM events. Whether you would like to be an ambassador supporting students locally, sharing industry expertise to a worldwide audience or helping BIEA make the experience better for everyone, just let us know.

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Awards & Honours

Rewards for your hard work

We are continuing our efforts to get the best possible rewards for the competition.

The list below is an example of previous years awards:

Grand Prize
Champion
First Prize
Second Prize
Third Prize
Outstanding Achievement Award
Best Report Award
Rising Stars
Chairman's Award

Special Awards:

BIEA STEM Star Awards

The BIEA STEM Star Awards is an accreditation programme from the British International Education Association, it’s designed to encourage student development in the STEM subjects. Students' achievements in the BIEA International STEM Youth Innovation Competition is assessed at silver level. The awards is available to UK and international students with a small admin charge. To order: BIEA STEM Stars

Team Curious won the top awards in 2021. Here they show us how they unboxed the Pi-Tops robotic kits prize.