Social Media Voting Opens for Public to Select “Community Choice Winner” in Samsung’s Solve for Tomorrow Contest

Mar 7, 2016 11:15 AM ET

Social Media Voting Opens for Public to Select “Community Choice Winner” in Sam…

On Twitter and Instagram, the public is invited to weigh in on the winners of a national STEM competition.

Samsung’s Solve for Tomorrow contest challenges students and teachers to use their STEM skills to solve real-world issues in their community. This year’s recently named 15  National Finalists are coming to New York City on March 15 to present their projects in front of a live panel of judges and compete for part of the $2 million* award in technology for their school.

From now until April 1, anyone can watch the 15 Finalists’ project videos and vote for their favorite school by posting the school’s given hashtag, along with #SamsungSolve, on Twitter or Instagram. The school with the most votes will be named Community Choice Winner, one of the five total National Winners, and earn almost $120,000* in technology for their school.

To watch the National Finalist videos and follow the voting progress, visit www.samsung.com/us/solvefortomorrow/finalists.  

*Estimated retail value