The National Academy of Engineering is accepting applications for the 2025 EngineerGirl Writing Contest.

The theme this year is “Innovating Smarter” where students are asked to write a piece describing a common object they would make “smart” and explain what it would do, how it would help people and what could go wrong.

The contest is open to all students, of any gender, in grades 3-12 and the deadline is Feb. 1, 2025. The prize for first place in each of three grade categories is $1,000.