2026 Millennium Innovations Award competition announced

The Millennium Foundation announced the 2026 Millennium Innovations Award, a prestigious competition designed to foster a passion for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) and innovations among high school students in Georgia.

Since its inception in 2014, the competition has provided young innovators with a platform to develop and showcase their ideas in various STEM-related fields.

The projects can be submitted in the following categories: Space and Aviation, Cyber Technologies and Security, Environmental Protection, Energy, and Climate Change, Healthcare and Nutrition, Applied Technologies and Applications (Mobile Applications, FinTech, Banking Applications, Artificial Intelligence, etc.)

Students aged 13 to 17 are invited to participate by forming teams to present projects, with a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 4 members per team. An independent jury will evaluate the contending projects.

First-place winners will have the opportunity to participate in the NASA Space Center University in the United States in the spring of 2027.

Second- and third-place teams will engage in international STEM programs, broadening their knowledge and experience in cutting-edge scientific and technological developments. Finalist teams will also receive various awards in recognition of their achievements.

The Millennium Innovations Award is implemented by the Millennium Foundation in partnership with the Ministry of Education, Science, and Youth of Georgia, with the financial support of the U.S. Embassy in Georgia. The official partners of the competition include the Georgian Innovation and Technology Agency and Liberty Bank.

The deadline for project submissions is June 1, 2026. For additional information, contact the competition manager, Nino Japaridze, +995 591 21 82 82 or send an email to: [email protected].