SCIENCE FAIR TEACHERS’ PAPER WRITING CHALLENGE 2026

This competition provides participants from the Young Technopreneurs Challenge (YTC) and Young Inventors Challenge (YIC) with the opportunity to convert their business plans or reports into academic papers. The goal is to document their innovation or invention in a formal academic format, enhancing critical thinking and communication skills while showcasing their ideas to a broader audience.

Participants of past YTC and YIC are eligible. Teams who have submitted a project report or business plan during the challenge are welcome to join.

No, participation is optional but highly encouraged for those who wish to further develop their writing and presentation skills in an academic context.

By participating, you will learn to structure and write a comprehensive academic paper, gain skills in formal documentation and citation practices, enhance your critical thinking and problem-solving abilities, and increase the visibility of your ideas to a wider audience.

Yes, team submissions are allowed. The team must consist of a majority or half of the team members from the original YTC or YIC project. Team can be of 2 – 5 members. Individual submission is also allowed.

All papers must be written in English.

Yes, participants will have access to training video on writing invention-innovation paper and module on referencing techniques.

Yes, participants can expand on their original project by including updated data or findings, provided they align with the objectives of their original submission.