Important Dates

Registration Opens

August 15, 2026

Registration Deadline

March 1, 2027

Registration Cost

All students ages 11-19 who are enrolled in primary or secondary school, or the home school equivalent anywhere in the world may enter

Students age 10 may participate as long as they turn 11 by March 2, 2026

College and university students are not eligible

All artwork must be an original work by the contestant and shall not infringe on any copyrights or any other rights of any third parties

Do not copy an idea from a past participants' work

Artwork must be 2D such as a painting or drawing

Acceptable media includes paint, pencil, marker, crayon, ink, felt, and oil pastel

Using magazines, newspapers, or other non-original work is not permitted

Digitally created artwork, including photographs, are not accepted

Group submissions are not permitted

Participants may submit only one art piece

All participants are required to have a teacher sponsor their artwork

Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) Forms are required for all participants who are 11-12 years old

Semi-finalists will be required to mail the original artwork in order to be eligible to win the Science Without Borders® Challenge

Original artwork will not be returned