The finalist teams for the Millennium Innovations Award (MIA) 2021 are revealed. The experts committee has selected eleven finalist projects out of 30 semi-finalist teams via consensus. The finalists were selected based on interviews and project presentation in accordance with the MIA evaluation criteria.
The teams from Tbilisi, Gardabani, Rustavi, Gori, Mestia, Kutaisi and Senaki schools have advanced to the final round of the competition. Millennium Foundation will provide financial support to the finalist teams that will enable them to develop and present innovative projects during the final round of the competition.
MIA Finals will be organized in Summer 2021. The teams will present their projects to the evaluation committee and invited guests. The winning team will participate in the Space Center University summer camp at NASA Houston Space Center in the USA. The second and third places winners will also participate in STEM programs and/or will be awarded with prizes.
The Millennium Innovations Award Finalist Teams are:
1. BRAINS | Gardabani Munic. Village Martkopi Public School N1
2. ELVES | Cervantes Gymnasium Aia-GESS, Public School N6, Komarov N199 Public School
3. W.A.T | Guram Dochanashvili International Georgian School, Tbilisi Public School N52
4. Qminds | I. Vekua Public School N 42
5. Memory Effect | Komarov Physics and Mathematics N 199 Public School
6. Four Cucumbers | Komarov Physics-Mathematics Public School N 199
7. Winning Masters | Tbilisi Public School N 64, Italian School "Tsiskari"
8. Green Future | Zaldastanishvili American Academy in Tbilisi
9. SoSSer Group | School Lyceum "Mtsignobartukhutsesi", Tbilisi Public School N41
10. Isotopes | Rustavi N2 Public School
11. Goal Diggers | Gori Munic. N4 Public School, Mestia Munic. village Latali Public School, Mestia Munic. village Fari Public School, Kutaisi Georgian-American School Progress, St. Aleksi Shushania School-Gymnasium of Senaki
The Millennium Innovations Award has been implemented since 2014 with the financial support of the U.S. Embassy in Tbilisi and in partnership with the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia and NASA Space Center. The Millennium Innovations Award encourages innovative ideas and project implementation in STEM fields and technologies among youth.
We congratulate all the finalist teams and wish them success. We thank all the teams for their participation in the competition.
