The DuPont Challenge essay contest will accept entries between November 15 and January 31.   The contest encourages students in grades 7-12 to consider how science and innovation can be used to meet the needs of the 21st century for food, energy and protection.  Students should address one of the four following categories in a 700–1,000-word essay:

• Together, we can feed the world.
• Together, we can build a secure energy future.
• Together, we can protect people and the environment.
• Together, we can be innovative anywhere.

The top three teams in the Junior Division (grades 7-9) and Senior Division (grades 10-12) will win trips to Walt Disney World and the Kennedy Space Center.  Savings bonds for students and grants for teachers are also awarded.