RIYADH: The King Abdulaziz and his Companions Foundation for Giftedness and Creativity, also known as Mawhiba, has begun registration for next year’s National Olympiad for Scientific Creativity, or Ibdaa.
Intermediate and secondary-stage Saudi students can register for Ibdaa 2025 until Sept. 30, provided they have a scientific project in one of 22 national priority areas.
The Olympiad involves six stages: Student registration and training, project submission to the Mawhiba website, electronic project evaluation, local exhibitions and workshops, the Ibdaa Science and Engineering Fair, and selecting students to compete in the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair 2025 in the US.
Mawhiba Secretary-General Amal Al-Hazaa has praised the partnership with the Saudi Ministry of Education for its role in fostering Saudi talents and enhancing students’ capabilities.
In Ibdaa 2024, Mawhiba selected 180 projects from 210,000 submissions, including projects in energy, materials science, chemistry, environmental engineering, biomedicine, health sciences, and plant sciences.
In the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair 2024, 35 Saudi students competed against 1,700 participants from 70 countries in Los Angeles.
