Samsung’s annual Solve for Tomorrow Competition opened Aug. 29 and added a new $25,000 award. 

Students are challenged to find a way that science, technology, engineering and mathematics can lead to positive change in their communities. Teachers can submit their students’ projects to be considered. Classrooms do not have to specialize in STEM, the organization said that history, arts, physical education classrooms, coaches and administrators can also apply. The competition then has state finalists, 50 state state winners and 10 national finalists — each category has prize money at stake. The two-minute-long application process is open for sixth-12th grade public school classrooms until Oct. 27 at 11:59 p.m.

Since its founding in 2010 the organization has awarded $25,000,000 to over 3,500 public schools in the United States.

“Gen Z embodies the future of work — a generation intrinsically motivated to construct, pioneer and drive meaningful change,” a press release from the competition said. “In recognition of this entrepreneurial spirit, Samsung Solve for Tomorrow is adapting to celebrate and incentivize their innovation and ingenuity with a new ‘Rising Entrepreneurship Award’ valued at $25,000 for one winning school.”

Last year Solve for Tomorrow gave out over $2,000,000 in estimated retail value of Samsung technology and classroom supplies to STEM teachers. Solve for Tomorrow is in its 14th year and fifth year of collaboration with DonorsChoose. 

“This collaboration, centered around Samsung’s national Solve for Tomorrow science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) competition for public middle and high school students, has over five years delivered $8.5 million in Samsung technology and classroom supplies to nearly 500 schools participating in Solve for Tomorrow competitions,” a press release said.

For more information visit samsung.com/us/solvefortomorrow/.