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Throughout history, engineering has helped to make the world a batter place, advancing the way people connect with each other, heal, get around, and have fun. But society still faces major obstacles.

The National Academy of Engineering’s Engineering 4 U Video Contest examines 14 game-changing opportunities for improving life in the 21st century called the Grand Challenges for Engineering. They include making solar energy economical and improving the infrastructure of cities.

Review these challenges, then create a 1- to 2-minute video that shows how achieving one or more of them will lead to a more sustainable, healthy, secure, and/or joyous world. Winners can receive up to $25,000 in prizes, with winning submissions featured on the National Academy of Engineering’s website and shown at its annual meeting in October, 2015.

The competition opens January 5, 2015. Click HERE to view the rules. Entry deadline is March 2, 2015.

Grand Prize:  The “Best Video Overall” will be awarded $25,000.

Category Prizes: The top videos in each of the four competition categories are eligible for a prize of up to $5,000.

People’s Choice Award: There’s a “People’s Choice Award” of $5,000.

Check out the 2014 winners.

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Tags: Competitions for Students, Contest, Grand Challenges, National Academy of Engineering, video, Videos