# Longitude Explorer Prize offers £10,000 to secondary schools

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2017/02/23/longitude-explorer-prize-offers-10000-secondary-schools/
- Published: 2017-02-23T09:28:14+00:00
- Author: Melanie May

**Secondary schools have until 3^(rd) March to enter this year’s Nesta Longitude
Explorer Prize, which offers a top prize of £10,000.**

The [Longitude Explorer Prize](http://longitudeexplorer.challenges.org/) competition
challenges students aged 11-16 to come up with an idea of how the Internet of Things(
a concept where internet-connected devices generate data with limited human input,
using sensors and other electronics) could tackle a health and wellbeing issue. 
The competition is particularly interested in ideas that tackle childhood obesity,
physical activity, mental health and pollution.

> Submit a short outline of your idea by 3rd March for a chance to win £10,000 and
> more! [https://t.co/IUd44CvBK7](https://t.co/IUd44CvBK7) [#LongitudeExplorer](https://twitter.com/hashtag/LongitudeExplorer?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)
> [https://t.co/5P0VI0x9kA](https://t.co/5P0VI0x9kA)
> 
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> — Challenge Works (@Challenge_Works) [February 20, 2017](https://twitter.com/Challenge_Works/status/833646755929526272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

 

Pupils must submit an outline of their idea by the closing date. IBM will support
the finalists in developing a prototype of their idea using its cognitive technology
[Watson](https://www.ibm.com/watson/) for a June deadline, with the winning school
receiving £10,000 to support STEM programmes. There will also be two runner-up prizes
of £1,000 each and individual prizes for students.

Information on how to enter as well as resources for schools are available from 
the [competition site](http://longitudeexplorer.challenges.org/resources/).

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