04/30/2025

Future City

Future City starts with a question – how can we make the world a better place?

To answer it, middle school students imagine, research, design, and build cities of the future that showcase their solution to a citywide sustainability issue.

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Mentors

Mentors work alongside the Educator and act as a coach and role model, share real-life STEM experiences, offer technical guidance, and help translate academic concepts to the real world of engineering and city design.

Time Commitment

About 15-25 hours throughout September – February

Who can be a mentor?
Engineers, technicians, urban planners, Project managers, architects, undergrad or graduate students studying a related field.

Judges

Judges are a vital part of Future City and serving in this capacity is fun and rewarding. Judges score team deliverables, provide feedback, and help determine the overall winners. Serve at the regional (January – see regions for details and locations) and national level (February – in Washington DC) competitions.

Scoring rubrics and training provided by DiscoverE (written and video)
Engineers created this competition. Its success is dependent upon continued support from industry professionals and those in the STEM community.

Time Commitment

About 4-8 hours on weekends in January (Regional) and February (National)

Who can be a judge?

Engineers, technicians, urban planners, PM professionals, architects, STEM professionals, and STEM industry partners

Sign up to be a judge – Click here to register