= Overview =
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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);">The</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/ <span data-scaytid="1" data-scayt_word="NAE">NAE</span>]</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 Challenge 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 for simple to extreme, that must be solved to create a stable and safe life for our children and future generations. It is anticipated that each participating institution will develop its own specific realization of the five components and that 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/><br/><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Grand Challenge Scholar Program has two levels of organization and thus two levels of assessment are needed to ensure consistency with the core principles set forth by the founding committee.</span></span></span>