Hanwha Hosts Hanwha Science Challenge for High School Students, Known as 'Korea's Young Nobel Prize'

Applications Accepted on Official Website Until the 9th of Next Month

Hanwha Group announced on the 4th that it will hold the 'Hanwha Science Challenge 2025' to nurture young scientific talents.

The theme of the competition is "Saving the Earth: Creative Ideas for a Sustainable Tomorrow," where participants will compete with creative and innovative ideas for sustainable development of humanity by harnessing the infinite possibilities of science. Each team must consist of two high school students and one advisor teacher, and there is no limit to the number of teams per school. It is also possible to form teams by joining students from different schools.

Applications will be accepted until the 9th of next month and can be submitted online through the official Hanwha Science Challenge website. The competition judging will be conducted in a hybrid format combining online and offline methods. By May 24th, after the first and second rounds of online preliminary judging, 20 teams will be selected to advance to the finals. The final round will be held offline from August 6th to August 7th, with the awards ceremony taking place on August 8th.

The total prize money for the Hanwha Science Challenge is 200 million KRW, making it one of the largest in the country. The grand prize (1 team) is 40 million KRW, gold prize (2 teams) 20 million KRW each, silver prize (2 teams) 10 million KRW each, totaling approximately 200 million KRW in scholarships and awards. In particular, the five teams (total of 10 people) who receive silver prizes or higher will be offered special programs such as visits to prestigious overseas scientific institutions, engineering colleges, and Hanwha Group’s global business sites. Additionally, awardees will receive step-by-step mentoring programs to support their continuous growth until employment.

Now in its 14th year, the Hanwha Science Challenge is the largest high school science idea competition in Korea, started in 2011 by Hanwha Chairman Kim Seung-yeon with the motto of "Nurturing Korea’s Young Nobel Science Award Winners." Over the past 13 years, about 16,000 high school students nationwide have participated, with more than 80% of them advancing to science and engineering fields. The competition is recognized for discovering talented young scientists and helping them nurture their dreams.

Hanwha stated, "We will continue to provide creative research opportunities for future scientific talents and serve as a platform to discover innovative ideas for a sustainable tomorrow."

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