{"id":36957,"date":"2022-07-31T08:31:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-31T12:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/?p=36957"},"modified":"2022-07-26T09:38:51","modified_gmt":"2022-07-26T13:38:51","slug":"stem-entrepreneurship-scholars-earned-274000-in-scholarships-during-an-online-believe-in-ohio-state-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/stem-entrepreneurship-scholars-earned-274000-in-scholarships-during-an-online-believe-in-ohio-state-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"STEM & Entrepreneurship Scholars earned $274,000 in Scholarships During an Online Believe in Ohio \u2013 State Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Van Wert HS – Van Wert\u00a0<\/strong>
Team Joshua Reichert, 12 and Robert Spath, 12 – Plan Title: Binder Ring Correction – Award: STEM Commercialization Plan $5,000 Scholarship; Team Ian Rex, 12 and Natalie Benner, 12 – Plan Title: Improved Shopping Wheel Caster – Award: STEM Commercialization Plan $5,000 Scholarship; Team Hunter Sherer, 12 and Keigen Martz, 12 – Plan Title: New Spike Design for Cross-Country Shoes – Award: STEM Commercialization Plan $10,000 Scholarship<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Dublin, Ohio \u2013 Funded by the State of Ohio through the Department of Higher Education and operated as a program of\u00a0The Ohio Academy of Science<\/strong>,\u00a0Believe in Ohio\u00a0<\/strong>is a STEM and entrepreneurship program that teaches students how to commercialize products and services and create business plans that are driven by innovation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A total of 37 STEM Commercialization and STEM Business Plans were awarded with $277,500 in scholarships at the Believe in Ohio State Competition. These scholarships can only be used to attend an Ohio college, university, or technical college. In 2022, the Believe in Ohio program awarded $468,500 scholarships in total.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis year\u2019s projects were not only amazing, but also very inspiring\u201d, said Michael E. Woytek, Executive Director for The Ohio Academy of Science. Woytek went on to add, \u201cthe Believe in Ohio program provides students with a vision of what\u2019s possible as it broadens and builds critical skills needed to compete in today\u2019s economy. It also provides them with a sense of purpose for pursuing post-secondary opportunities, here in Ohio\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Believe in Ohio is a free, comprehensive, curriculum-based, STEM and entrepreneurship program for Ohio high school students. The program is designed to create a \u201cCulture of Innovation\u201d and to prepare students to meet the demands of a rapidly changing labor market and become contributors to Ohio\u2019s innovation economy. Believe in Ohio is a program of The Ohio Academy of Science <\/strong>and was collaboratively developed with Entrepreneurial Engagement Ohio<\/strong>. For more information about Believe in Ohio, please visit www.believeinohio.org<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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