Join the Annual Muslim Congress Science Competition, open to high school and college students ages 15-25. Select one of three exciting projects: assemble an aerial drone, estimate obesity prevalence in your local community, or develop a personal organizer app for Android/Apple. Compete for cash prizes by showcasing your project at the Annual Muslim Congress in Houston, Texas. Register as an individual or as a team of up to 3 members by October 25, 2024.
Projects:
- Drone Assembly: Build and demonstrate a functional drone.
- Obesity Prevalence: Conduct a community survey and present your findings.
- Personal Organizer App: Design an original, multi-functional organizer app.
For more information and to register, visit www.muslimcongress.org. Cash prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners!
Project 1: Drone assembly
Please assemble a small Drone at home before the competition using various components.
Please take pictures/video demonstrating unassembled components and the steps taken during
assembly.
Drone assembly must be by the participants. Adult supervision is permissible.
Demonstrate your assembled Drone at the annual conference.
Prize based on
- Sophistication of the Drone
- Documentation of assembly by individual or team
- Functionality of the Drone
Project 2: Prevalence of Obesity
- Estimate prevalence of Obesity in your local Shia community categorized based on age groups and genders
- Please conduct a survey in your local Shia community to estimate prevalence of Obesity.
- During competition display results of your study on a poster with following sections.
- Introduction
- Methodology
- Results
- Conclusion
- Graphs/Figures
Project will be judged based on methodology, results and the quality of poster.
Project 3:
Develop an Android/Apple App which works as a personal organizer. Features should include
calendar ( Gregorian/Islamic), clock, alarm, salat timings, slots for work, leisure and spiritual
activities.
App will be judged based on originality, sophistication and utility of the app.
Demonstrate app during competition on your androids/apple device.
Cash Prize
| First Prize | Second Prize | Third Prize |
| $500 | $250 | $100 |
