Deadline:
February 01, 2025
Location(s)
Online United States of America
Overview
The Vertical Flight Society's annual Student Design Competition challenges students to design a vertical lift aircraft that meets specified requirements, provides a practical exercise for engineering students at colleges and universities around the world and promotes student interest in vertical flight technology. Each of the winning teams is awarded a cash stipend, while each of the first-place winning teams are invited to the Vertical Flight Society's Annual Forum and Technology Display to present the details of their designs. Members of the teams receive complimentary registration to the Forum, the vertical flight industry’s principal professional technical event, which promotes vertical flight technology advancement.
Details
The Student Design Competition sponsorship rotates between Airbus, The Boeing Company, Bell, Leonardo Helicopters, Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin Co.; and US Army Research Lab. Through this partnership, VFS is able to reach the best and brightest students in the world and encourage them to pursue education and careers in vertical flight. VFS is grateful for the continual support that industry provides for its annual Student Design Competition, and proud of all students who elect to participate.
Opportunity is About
Eligibility
Candidates should be from:
Description of Ideal Candidate
All undergraduate and graduate students from any school (university or college) may participate in this competition, regardless of nationality. A student may be full-time or parttime; their education level will be considered in the classification of their team.
We encourage the formation of project teams. The maximum number of students on a team from a single school is ten (10); the minimum team size is one (1), an individual. Schools may form more than one team, and each team may submit a proposal, but each team is limited to a maximum of ten students. A student may be a member of one team only.
Dates
Deadline: February 01, 2025
Cost/funding for participants
The sponsor, Airbus, will provide the funds for the awards through the Society. All award monies will be provided in US Dollars. Submissions are judged in four (4) categories:
Undergraduate category:
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1st place: $2,000
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2nd place: $1,200
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3rd place: $750
Graduate category:
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1st place: $2,500
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2nd place: $1,800
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3rd place: $1,000
Best first time entrant:
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$500 (Undergraduate)
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$750 (Graduate)
Weight Optimization Bonus Sponsored by Altair (Optional)
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$1000 awarded to one undergraduate team successfully completing the task, judged independent from the design portion
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$1000 (awarded to one undergraduate team successfully completing the task, judged independent from the design portion
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