Mayo students can enter BTYSTE before summer for the first time ever
For the first time in the history of the BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition (BTYSTE), online entry is open early – three months earlier than ever before, in fact.
This will allow more time for Mayo students to bring their ideas to life ahead of the 2025 exhibition, which will take place in Dublin from January 8 to 11 next year.
Secondary school students aged from 12 to 19 years old are encouraged to start brainstorming ideas now for submission to the 2025 exhibition. By extending the submission period, students will have more time to research and develop their ideas over the summer months.
The 2025 exhibition will showcase project entries from students in five categories: Technology; Social and Behavioural Science; Biological and Ecological Science; Chemical, Physical, Mathematical Science; and Health and Wellbeing.
With 250 prizes in total and a total prize fund of €50,000 to be awarded across all five categories and all age groups, the overall BT Young Scientist & Technologist of the Year Award winner will scoop €7,500. The winner(s) will also go on to represent Ireland at the European Union Contest for Young Scientists (EUCYS) in 2025.
The 2025 exhibition marks a silver anniversary for BT’s custodianship of the Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition and speaking on the call for entries to the BTYSTE 2025, Shay Walsh, managing director of BT Ireland, said: “It has been a great privilege to have been custodians and organiser of the Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition for the last 25 years. Over that time, the exhibition has produced amazing STEM talent and exported some of the world’s leading scientists and technologists.
“While BTYSTE alumni have gone on to develop innovative companies and contribute significantly to academic research, more importantly, the exhibition has provided a platform for students to develop a love of STEM and positively contribute to broader society. We are delighted to announce that entries will open earlier and give more time to students to get involved.”
Physicist, broadcaster and long-time special act performer at the BTYSTE, Mark Langtry, added: “I have seen first-hand the positive impact that entering the BTYSTE has had on past participants, from the friends they make in the process to the valuable skills they learn and can use in any walk of life.
“It’s a fantastic experience, and by giving early access to the entry system it gives more time to develop ideas before the submission deadline. I already can’t wait to learn more about the ideas that next year’s entrants come up with!”
Entrants will need to fill out an application form and the all-important one-page proposal outlining their idea. To submit a project to the BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition 2025, log on to btyoungscientist.com.