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<span style="font-size:small"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">TheNational Academy of Engineers</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"> (</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">[http://www.nae.edu/ NAE])</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Grand Challenges Scholars program is a combined program with five components that are designed to create and inspire our next generation of engineers to face a lifetime of problem-solving. These challenges range from simple to extreme and must be solved to create a stable and safe life for future generations. It is anticipated that each participating institution will develop its own specific realization of the five components, and students who complete the program successfully will receive a distinction of Grand Challenge Scholar endorsed by their institution and the National Academy of Engineering. </span><br/span><br/span><span classstyle="Applefont-stylefamily:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif;"><span" style="background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre-wrap; text-indent: 36pt;">The Grand Challenge Scholar Program has two levels program (GCSP) supports challenges to conquer the greatest engineering challenges of the 21st century. Using input from across the country, the NAE identified 14 areas in need of organization engineering sol</span><span style="background-color: transparent; font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre-wrap; text-indent: 36pt;">utions in the 21st century. Within these 14 areas, the GCSP developed a combined, co-, and thus two levels extra-curricular program that is intended to prepare the next generation of assessment are needed students to address the challenges within society. The GCSP is an outcomes-based program that is designed to inspire a movement within the participants local ecosystem. The goal is to pilot innovative educational approaches for engineering students and encourage students to ensure consistency engage with a diverse group of their peers from across the core principles set forth by globe to solve the founding committeechallenges that are crucial for the survival of generations to come.</span></span></span>
<span style="font-size:small"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif">The <span data-scaytid="2" data-scayt_word="NAE">NAE</span> Committee on Engineering's Grand Challenges has identified 14 areas awaiting engineering solutions in the <span data-scaytid="5" data-scayt_word="21st">21st</span> century:</span></span>
<span style="font-family: tahoma, geneva, sans-serif; font-size: small;">A [http://www.engineeringchallenges.org/cms/8996.aspx 6-minute video] discusses the different aspects of the 14 areas in need of engineering solutions. </span><span style="font-size:small"><span style="font-family:tahoma,geneva,sans-serif">Finding solutions to the Grand Challenges will positively affect life socially and economically. By creating a [http:economicall<//wwwspan>y.e4uvideocontest.org/ 1 - 2 minute video] that shows how engineering serves the needs of society, you can be entered to win $25,000</span></span>
<font facespan style="font-family:tahoma, geneva, sans-serif;" size><span style="2background-color: transparent; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 10pt; white-space: pre-wrap;">The NAE released a report also hosts the Vest Scholars program which is aimed at international collaborations and the Global Summit Student Day that goes into great detail describing brings together students from each Engineering Grand Challenge [http://wwwof the participating organizations (currently the United States, the United Kingdom, and China) for a design competition.engineeringchallenges.org</File.aspx?id=11574&v=34765dff here].span></fontspan>
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