//Requirements

Requirements / Eligibility / Judging

Each student is limited to one entry per year. Each complete entry must consist of:

  • A Toshiba/NSTA ExploraVision Awards Entry Form, signed by the students, coach and mentor
  • An Abstract
  • The project description
  • Bibliography
  • Five simulated web page graphics

Entry materials will not be returned. Please retain a copy for your records. You may photocopy any part of the entry materials. Unfortunately, due to the volume of entries, it is impossible to give individual critiques to entrants.

Click here to request your ExploraVision Awards brochure and entry materials.

To ensure fair consideration, entries that do not include all the required information and/or do not adhere to the rules will be disqualified.

Rights, patents and trademarks

Toshiba and the National Science Teachers Association reserve the right to use a student’s, coach’s or mentor’s name, photograph, quote, likeness, descriptive essay or Web page graphics for publicity and promotional purposes. Students who enter the Toshiba/NSTA ExploraVision Awards competition retain rights to all ideas and products generated through their participation in the program. Neither NSTA nor Toshiba shall attempt to patent any student work.

For information on patents and trademarks, contact:
United States Patent and Trademark Office
General Information Services Division
Crystal Plaza 3, Room 2C02
Washington, D.C. 20231
www.uspto.gov

or call 800-786-9199 or 703-308-HELP.

//CALENDAR

//Color Key

  • ExploraVision Key Dates
  • Scientific Facts

//Key Dates

  1. Jan 29

    Entries Due
  2. Mar 3

    Regional Winners Announced
  3. May 1

    National Winners Announced
  4. Jun 4 – 8

    ExploraVision Awards Weekend

//A Word From Our Alumni

Nicole
Cornell University

1995 Award Winner

"The greatest benefit I received from participating in ExploraVision was the exposure to the sciences. I was inspired to pursue a career based in science."