ClimateScience Olympiad 2023

Global Student Competition to Find Solutions to Climate Change. Win a trip to Dubai, COP28. Wanna do something about Climate change!

The whole olympiad is divided into the following 4 segments:

1. Qualifiers:
Opens – 1st January 2023 | Closes – 20th May 2023

• Format: The Qualifier round is a 25-minute online quiz. Participants are asked to answer 10 multiple-choice questions. Those who get 8 or more answers correct in the Qualifiers, will move to the Quarter Finals.
• Attempts: Each participant can attempt the Qualifier up to 3 times. Take part in their referral program to get 1 additional attempt per person you refer. Know more about their referral program.
• Certificate: All participants will be awarded a certificate for participation, a notable addition to any college application or resume.
• Preparation: The best way to improve your chances is by practicing on their quiz app available for free on the App Store and Google Play Store. Here, you may even find questions that appear in the CS Olympiad Qualifies.

2. Quarter Finals
Opens – 1st January 2023 | Closes – 20th May 2023

• Format: The Quarter Finals round is a 25-minute online quiz. Quarter Finalists will be asked to answer 15 in-depth multiple-choice questions. Those who get 13 or more answers correct in the Quarter Finals, will move to the Semi-Finals.
• Attempts: Each participant will get 1 attempt for every successful Qualifier attempt. This means if you don’t succeed in the Quarterfinals on your first attempt, you can use any other Qualifier attempts to try again.
• Preparation: For Quarter Finals, the best way to prepare is by completing their courses as well as practicing on the climate science Quiz App.

3. Semi-Finals
Opens – June 2023 | Closes – August 2023

• Timeline: The Semi-Finals will happen every first Sunday of each month, namely the 4th of June, 2nd of July, and 6th of August.
• Format: The Semi-Finals will focus on three key themes corresponding to 9 topics:
  Energy – Clean Energy, Sustainable Transport, industry
  Development – Sustainable Development, Sustainable Economics, Circular Economy
  Natural Systems – Sustainable Agriculture, Biodiversity, Water Resources

Semi-Finalists receive their topics 10 days before their Semi-Finals so that they can research beforehand.

• Proposal: Participants receive a complex problem set based on one of the themes mentioned above, they have to write a 1000 words proposal in 3 hours that is socially equitable, realistic, economically feasible, and rapidly implementable. Internet search is allowed.

4. Finals
Sept-Oct 2023 | Top 100 semi-finalist

• Format: Finalists receive a complex global problem and they have to write a 3000-word proposal aiming to solve the problem at hand. They then present their solution in a 20-minute presentation judged by world-leading scientists, innovators, and policy-makers.
• Certificate: Every Finalist is awarded a Bronze Medal certificate, and the top 20 and top 10 will be awarded a Silver and Gold Medal certificate, respectively.
• Awards: The top 10 teams will be awarded a sponsored trip to Dubai, UAE during United Nations Climate Summit, COP28.