Science and Technology Competition for Children in the U.S. and Canada

Toshiba Corporation

Since 1992, Toshiba Group has worked with the National Science Teachers Association to host the ExploraVision Awards (EVA), a science and technology competition for k-1 to k-12 students in the United States and Canada.
EVA is a science and technology competition aiming to encourage dreams in which children, who will lead the next generation, imagine new technology that will exist more than ten years from now, based on current science and technology. The program celebrated its 32nd anniversary in 2024, commemorating its long history as a Japanese company’s science education support program in North America. The number of participants totals approximately 440,000 to date. In 2024, we received applications from more than 2,000 groups representing over 6,000 students from around the United States and Canada, and held the awards event in June. President and CEO Shimada, who attended the ceremony, encouraged the winners in his speech, saying, “Getting to 90% of any goal is relatively easy, but the last 10% is the hardest part. Think about what problems you want to solve in the future, and then work hard with passion and never give up.”

【2024 Prizewinners】

• GRADES K1-3 (Kindergarten to 3rd year elementary school students)
  MasterPack (Lightweight, affordable bulletproof backpack)
  St. Joseph’s School – Seattle, Washington
• GRADES K4-6 (4th to 6th year elementary school students)
  PetConnect (Pet thought translator)
  Open Window School – Bellevue, Washington
• GRADES K7-9 (1st to 3rd year junior high school students)
  Fungi fabrics (Mushroom mycelium fabrics)
  W. I. Dick Middle School – Milton, Ontario (Canada)
• GRADES K10-12 (1st to 3rd year high school students)
  Martian Mycrops (Farm management platform for the surface of Mars)
  The Bronx High School of Science – The Bronx, New York