Future City Competition

Future City Competition is a national competition in the United States that focuses on improving students' math, engineering, and science skills. The program is open to students in the 6th, 7th, and 8th grades who attend a public, private or home school.
The Future City Competition is an example of problem-based learning with computer simulation, in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education. The program asks 6th, 7th and 8th grade students from around the nation to team with engineer-volunteer mentors to create – first on computer and then in three-dimensional models – their visions of the city of tomorrow. A program of the DiscoverE organization, it has been operating since 1992 and currently serves over 40,000 students.
Aims.
The aim of the Future City Competition is to provide an exciting educational engineering program for sixth, seventh and eighth grade students that combines a stimulating engineering challenge with an inquiry-based application to present their vision of a city of the future.
Benefits.
The Future City Competition provides a platform for students to increase their:
National Academic Content Standards.
The Future City Competition components are strongly aligned with many national educational standards relating to STEM fields.
State Academic Content Standards.
State Academic Standards are based on the National Academic Standards. 
Team members represent their ideas and proposals in several ways:
Awards and prizes.
Teams that win their Regional Competitions advance to the National Finals. Teams competing at the National Finals have the opportunity to win the following prizes:
2006–2007 National Competition.
Theme: Fuel Cells
2007–2008 National Competition.
Theme: Urban Disasters
2008–2009 National Competition.
Theme: Water
2013–2014 National Competition.
Theme: Tomorrow's Transit
2014–2015 National Competition.
Theme: Feeding Future Cities
2015–2016 National Competition.
Theme: Waste Not, Want Not
2016-2017 National Competition.
This year was the 25th anniversary of the Future City competition with the year's theme being "The Power of Public Space"
2017-2018 National Competition.
Theme: Age Friendly Cities
2018-2019.
Theme: Powering our Future