Entries open for the 2025 BT Young Scientist Exhibition

Online entry will open from today for the 2025 BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition which will take place in Dublin next January.

Entries are opening three months earlier than usual with organisers saying it will allow more time for students to research and develop their ideas over the summer months.

Secondary school students aged 12-19 years old are encouraged to start thinking of projects now.

The 2025 exhibition will showcase entries from students in five categories – Technology, Social and Behavioural Science, Biological and Ecological Science, Chemical, Physical, Mathematical Science, and Health and Wellbeing.

250 prizes, across a total prize fund of €50,000, will be awarded across all five categories and all age groups, including the overall BT Young Scientist & Technologist of the Year Award, worth €7,500.

The winner or winners will also go on to represent Ireland at the European Union Contest for Young Scientists (EUCYS) in 2025.

The upcoming exhibition will mark BT Ireland’s 25th year as lead sponsor of the Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition.

“It has been a great privilege to have been custodians and organiser of the Young Scientist and Technology Exhibition for the last 25 years,” said Shay Walsh, Managing Director of BT Ireland.

“Over that time, the exhibition has produced amazing STEM talent and exported some of the world’s leading scientists and technologists,” he noted.

“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,” Mr Walsh said.

Project submissions will close at 5pm on 27 September.