UNC Chapel Hill Medical Brigadesjunior Science & Medicinecompetition 2027
For Grades K-5 Students
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Summary
Online challenge with multiple choice and fill-in the blank questions
Present science solution through recorded video
Present science solution live on zoom
2-5 students from the same school
Lower Primary (Grades K-2), Upper Primary (Grades 3-5)
Option to participate in World STEM League
About UNC Chapel Hill Medical Brigades
Global Medical Brigades is a non-profit that partners with rural communities around the world, and works with them to provide free medical and dental care and improve their access to healthcare year-round. The UNC Chapel Hill Medical Brigades chapter is a student run organization that participates in week long medical brigades to staff pop up clinics in countries like Honduras, Guatemala, Panama, and Ghana and provide continued access to healthcare to the citizens of these communities. Our team is a diverse group of pre-health and public health students that work together to bridge access gaps and create a better, healthier world, one community at a time.
About the World STEM League
learn moreWhy Join the UNC Junior Science & Medicine Competition?
Encourage curiosity and develop comfort with problem-solving
Deepen understanding by applying classroom knowledge
Explore real-world challenges in an age-appropriate way
How does the challenge work?
Team size
2-5 students per team (all team members must be from the same school)
Categories
Grades K-2
Grades 3-5
What do teams need to do?
Online challenge (multiple choice, fill in the blanks, and free-response questions)
Each team member will individually attempt the same set of challenge questions
The top two scores will be used to calculate the team total score
Semi-finalist teams will have one week to develop a solution to a science or engineering problem
Finalist teams present solutions to a judging panel
Key dates and deadlines
Competition format
Description: The preliminary round is open to all registered teams worldwide
- Online challenge (multiple choice, fill in the blanks, and free-response questions)
- Each team member will individually attempt the same set of challenge questions
- The top two scores will be used to calculate the team total score
Date: March 20, 2027
Time Allowed: Lower Primary: 45 min, Upper Primary: 1 hour
- Asia Pacific: 12:00 noon Tokyo Time
- Europe, Middle East, Africa: 9:00 am London Time
- North America, South America: 11:00 am New York Time
Description: The top 3 performing teams from each grade level in the preliminary round will be invited to compete
- Lower Primary: Create a poster with a solution to a science problem
- Upper Primary: Develop a solution and present through a recorded video
Date: April 3, 2027
Description: The top 5 performing teams from the semi-final in each category will be invited
Format: Finalist teams refine and improve solutions based on judges feedback and present live
Date: April 24, 2027
Recognition
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