What is Coolest Projects Malaysia?
Coolest Projects Malaysia is a competition for young people of ages 18 and under to create and showcase the great ideas they have created with technology. In 2022, Coolest Projects Malaysia is going hybrid!
Age Categories
Primary School Students
12 years and under
Secondary School Students
13 to 18 years
Project Categories
Scratch
Any project created using Scratch including but not limited to animation, stories, music, games. This category does not include projects that use Scratch to program hardware elements or electronics.
Hardware
Robots, machines, and hardware hacks. Any project that uses hardware such as Lego Robotics, Arduino, micro:bit, or Raspberry Pi boards.
Games
Every kind of game made in any programming language using any technology (except Scratch). You might like to use a text-based programming language such as Python, or a game engine such as Unity, Godot, Unreal Engine or Blender.
Web
Web based applications on any topic you like, from informative pages to interactive applications. Sites can be built using HTML and CSS but might also include a web programming language such as Javascript.
Project Judging Stages
Online Submission
All submissions will be reviewed by our panel of shortlisting judges. Every project will be judged twice, using the same scoring.
Showcase of Finalist Projects @ Penang Science Cluster, Penang
Top entries for each category will be invited to showcase their projects to our panel of judges to determine the winning entries. This session will be conducted in-person at Penang Science Cluster, Georgetown Penang.
We welcome the public to join this event by joining the event’s live stream via Penang Science Cluster YouTube and Facebook.
Prizes
Participants
For each project category (separately for primary and secondary):
- Champion: RM700
- 1st Runner Up: RM500
- 2nd Runner Up: RM400
- Honorable Mentions: RM200
For each age category:
- Coolest Project: RM500
- Best Presentation: RM300
- Project that Captured Our Hearts: RM300
- Most Popular Project: RM300
Schools
One primary school and one secondary school in Malaysia with the highest overall number of qualifying project submissions will receive a cash prize of RM1500 to invest in hardware and software for upcoming Coolest Projects.
Make sure to get your students to put down their schools during project submissions to qualify!
Special Recognition by
Broadcom Foundation
Broadcom Coding with Commitment is a special recognition for a Coolest Projects creator who uses code to express passion for improving their community.
Passion for Community is defined as the desire to protect, preserve, save, improve, or promote quality of life or nature in one’s family, urban or rural neighbourhood, region or the Earth across any STEM category of the student’s choosing and is consistent with the 17 sustainable goals set by the United Nations.
The winner will be awarded with public recognition at Broadcom Foundation-sponsored competitions and showcases with the receipt of a formal certificate from the Broadcom Foundation, $250 Dollar Gift Certificate, and Raspberry Pi Foundation Official RP 400 Personal Computer Kit.
Mentorship
We are partnering with several industry partners to provide mentorship to prospective participants of Coolest Projects Malaysia 2022. Mentors can work with you on your idea, technical aspects of your project or on your presentation. The mentoring session can be conducted online or in-person, depending on both parties.
Please apply here before 21 July 2022. Kindly take note that mentorship slots are limited. Successful requests will be invited to a Meet and Greet session via Zoom on 31 July 2022 (tentative).
Important Dates
| 1 July 2022 | Mentor Request Opens (Optional) |
| 15 July 2022 | Project Submission Opens |
| 21 July 2022 | Mentor Request Closes |
| 1 August 2022 | Mentor Meet and Greet (To be confirmed, for selected participants only) |
| 7 October 2022 | Project Submission Closes |
| 29 October 2022 | Finalist Projects Announced and Public Voting Opens |
| 9 November 2022 | Public Voting Closes |
| 12 November 2022 | Showcase of Finalist Projects (To be confirmed) |
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