Sponsored by the AAAEA, the Essay/ Poster Contest is open to all students in the 3rd through 8th grades in the Chicago land area schools. The purpose of the contest is to stimulate students to consider careers in engineering by fostering interest in engineering through research, essay writing, creating a poster and interacting with engineers.

Students submit an essay and a poster about an engineer that they admire or have made an impact on their life. The essay should explain who the engineer is and why the student admires this engineer. The poster should depict some aspect of the engineer and the engineers accomplishment.

AAAEA E-week Activities :
1- AAAEA Essay/Poster Contest
2- AAAEA School Outreach
3- IIT-Rice/Du Page E-week Expo
4- Volunteer to judge Future City Competition, IIT Bridge Building Contest, science fair and/or Math Counts
5- Participate in the Chicagoland Engineering Awards Banquet

Deadline:
Entries should be submitted no later than 5:00 p.m. on Friday January 16, 2009.

Notification of Winners:
There will be up to three winning entries. Winners will be notified by phone and e-mail no later than February 6, 2009.

Past Years Contests :

See the following two links for 2007 and 2008 contests submittals

WWW.aaaea.org/Photos/2008/Album_2008_EssayPosterContest.htm
WWW.aaaea.org/Photos/2007/Album_2007_EssayPosterContest.htm