The first ever Google Science Fair was announced in January 2011; all entries were due at 11:59:59 pm Eastern Daylight Time on April 7, 2011 and judging occurred in July 2011. The competition is open to 13- to 18-year-old students around the globe, who formulate a hypothesis, perform an experiment, and present their results.[1][2] All students must have an internet connection and a free Google Account to participate, and the projects must be in English, German, Italian, Spanish, or French.[4] The final submission must include ten sections, which are the summary, an "About Me" page, the steps of the project, and a works cited page.[5]
Entries are judged on eight core criteria, which include the student's presentation, question, hypothesis, research, experiment, data, observations, and conclusion.[6] Prizes are awarded to three finalists. The grand prize includes a National Geographic trip to theGalapagos Islands, a US$50,000 scholarship, and an "experience" at a sponsoring organization;[7] finalists will receive a US$25,000 scholarship and assorted packages from sponsoring organizations.[8] While Larry Page and Sergey Brin were PhD students at Stanford University in California, they created Google in January 1996 as a research project; Google employee Tom Oliveri highlighted the company's early days: "Science fairs help students to explore their vision and curiosity through science. Our company was founded on an experiment. We firmly believe that science can change the world," he stated
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