PixelPlex Bi-Annual STEM Scholarship Program (US)

Thematic Areas

• Blockchain (DeFi, DApps, CBDC, NFT)
• Metaverses
• Tokenization
• Big Data & Machine Learning

Prize Information

• One student will be chosen from the applicant pool and will be awarded based on the strength of their written essay. The selected student will receive 2,000 USD to help cover education-related expenses.

Eligibility Criteria

• To be eligible to apply, you must meet the following criteria:
  • Сitizenship: You are a citizen or a permanent resident of the United States.
  • Enrollment: At the date of the award, you must be enrolled (or accepted with plans to attend) in a college or university in the United States.
  • Field of study: Your field of study is related to science, technology, engineering, math (STEM), economics, or business.

Application Requirements

• Please, make sure that your essay meets the following requirements:
  • Format: Attach your essay as a PDF or Microsoft Word document to the email.
  • Length: The length of the essay should be a minimum of 1200 words (there is no maximum word limit).
  • Originality: The essay should be original text and not published anywhere.
  • Essay structure: The essay should include an introduction, main body, and conclusion:
    • Introduction: The introduction should give a general idea of what will be described further. There is no need to provide detailed information on the way the chosen technology works.
    • Main body:
      • The main body should be dedicated to defining the industry’s existing challenges first, then introducing solutions to the problems based on the chosen technology (would be nice to describe at least 3 industry’s challenges and 3 applications of a chosen technology as a solution respectively). Challenges should be backed up by statistics and real facts, not just personal thoughts and experience. Examples of already existing applications would be appreciated. Giving links to credible sources, providing useful statistics in the form of graphs and tables is welcomed.
      • The essay needs to be logically structured and can be broken down into sections. The length of the essay should be a minimum of 1200 words.
    • Conclusion: The conclusion on a chosen technology’s potential summarizes the main points of the essay and formulates the final thought or solution.

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