NEXT 2025 Special Awards
Magellan Award
This award recognizes students who have completed solutions in the 6 competitive categories.
DaVinci Award
This award is offered for exceptional creativity (not skill or talent), a unique approach to the problem, and/or risk taking.
Renaissance Award
This award is offered for exceptional skill in the areas of engineering, design, or performance.
Spirit of Discovery & Imagination Award (Spirit of DI)
This award is offered for exceptional Spirit, Teamwork, Volunteerism, and Sportsmanship.
Torchbearer Award (for Project Outreach)
This award honors teams and/or individuals whose solutions have had extraordinary impact in and beyond the local community.
This award recognizes students who have completed solutions in the 6 competitive categories.
Sachchit Balamurugan
Vishant Baskar
This award is offered for exceptional creativity (not skill or talent), a unique approach to the problem, and/or risk taking.
The AstroNUTS | Independent
750-67708
Kirti Punekar
Worlds Beyond (Scientific- Middle Level)
For outstanding creativity and innovation in Instant Challenge
This award is offered for exceptional skill in the areas of engineering, design, or performance.
Axis | Pioneer Heritage MS | Frisco ISD
750-62257
Praveena Parpati, Madhumathi Nakka
Breakikng Point (Technical - Middle Level)
For outstanding Engineering and design in Central Challenge
This team made risky look easy. Their finely tuned servo motors and expert level operation of the Assembly equipment allowed them to quickly and successfully stack their differently shaped stack items.
The AstroNUTS | Independent
750-67708
Kirti Punekar
Worlds Beyond (Scientific- Middle Level)
For outstanding Engineering and design in Central Challenge
This team showed great skill in coding, set design and 3D printing. They created a spinning wormhole set, blooming flower, and a talking robot.
City Saviors | Independent
750-10131
Chakradhar Davuluri, Harender Kommera
Worlds Beyond (Engineering - Secondary Level)
For outstanding Engineering in Instant Challenge
City Saviors | Independent
750-10131
Chakradhar Davuluri, Harender Kommera
Worlds Beyond (Engineering - Secondary Level)
For outstanding Engineering and Design in Central Challenge
This team’s intricate and elaborately designed backdrops and moving dragon prop mechanism were perfectly integrated into their performance and took the story to the next level.
Five Leaf Clover | Independent
750-10131
Sandeep Shah, Vineela Nadella
Less is More (Fine Arts - Middle Level)
For outstanding Engineering and Design in Central Challenge
Using unique materials and design, the team created a memorable character for their solution, creating a demon that was im-pasta-ble to forget.
This award is offered for exceptional Spirit, Teamwork, Volunteerism, and Sportsmanship.
Supernova | Independent
750-07855
Anushila Rakshit
World Beyond (Scientific - Elementary Level)
For outstanding teamwork and sportsmanship in Central Challenge
When an unexpected event occurred, this team showed great perseverance and presented without missing a beat.
Coyote Queens | Joe K Bryant EL | Anna ISD
750-25214
Abbie Kinder
Less is More (Fine Arts - Elementary Level)
When a custodial error wiped out their backdrop and intricate costume the night before their performance, they rallied together, pulled an all-nighter, and created a new solution by morning, delivering a wonderful performance!