Young people between 16 and 21 years of any educational center in Spain can send their work from January 28 to April 8

Hidralia and its foundation, Aquae Foundation, organize the national contest of the XXIII edition of the Stockholm Junior Water Prize (SJWP), a competition that offers young people from all over the planet the possibility of presenting research projects about water and sustainability. The winner of the Spanish final will compete in August for the international title in Stockholm.

The world edition of this youth research prize, which each year receives more than 10,000 entries from 30 countries, is promoted by the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI). Its objective is to promote the interest of young people and their creativity around water and the environment.

Students who study Secondary, Baccalaureate or Vocational Training in any educational center in Spain and who, in August of this year, are between 16 and 21 years old can participate in the national SJWP contest from January 28 to April 8 . The candidatures with the projects can be individual or be formed by teams of up to two students. Each project must have a tutor (a teacher from the same school who presents the research).

Participation is open to any school research project whose central theme is water and, especially, the management of water resources; water protection; and water treatment, whether potable or wastewater. All the works must be aimed at improving the quality of life of society and obtain concrete results. From the methodological point of view, the works have to be school research based on scientific experimentation, the development of technologies or research of a social nature.

In May, the national final will be held. Students must defend their projects before a jury through an oral presentation in Spanish or English. A single work will be designated as the Spanish representative in the international event. The winners of the national phases will participate in the International Final, which will be held at the end of August in Stockholm, as part of the World Water Week. The finalists from each participating country will present and discuss their projects with a wide variety of researchers, politicians and media.

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