Beamline for Schools is an international physics competition for high school students from all around the world. CERN is now inviting teams of high-school students to propose a scientific experiment through this competition that they want to perform at a particle accelerator. Your team is free to propose any experiment that involves the use of the particle beam available for the competition.

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 Prize

The two teams that prepare the best proposals will win a trip to a particle accelerator facility. They will get a chance to perform their experiments at a fully-equipped beamline. In 2022 the experiments will be performed at one of the beamlines of the CERN Proton Synchrotron accelerator.

There are additional prizes for a shortlist of teams and certificates for all participants.

Eligibility

• must be a team of high-school students from any part of the world.
• should be from the age group of (16-19).
• In addition, the team must consist of at least five students with at least one adult team coach.

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Terms and Conditions 2022

1. Only members of a winning team who are 16 years old or older at the time of their visit can enter the CERN site.
2. There is no maximum team size in terms of participation in the proposal stage. However, invitations to CERN for the students per winning team will be limited to a maximum of 9 students.
3. In addition, each winning team should be accompanied by atleast two adult supervisors for the visit to CERN.
4. Participants who are under the legal age of majority in the country where they are applying, must have the consent of their guardian before registering and also sign a consent form.
5. Any participant travelling to CERN from winning team should ensure the health and accident insurance cover that is adequate for Switzerland.
6. By submitting your proposal, you confirm to CERN that your proposal is your original work with no use of offensive or inappropriate material.
7. Entering your proposal and video in the competition means that you agree to vest all copyright in your proposal and video, together with any resulting data, in CERN.
8.  CERN can use participant’s name and their participation in the competition for CERN’s education and outreach purposes. Furthermore, CERN will share the team’s proposal and their details with the International Particle Physics Outreach Group for their outreach purposes.
9. CERN reserve the right to postpone, suspend, cancel or modify the competition at any time and for any reason.
10.  The selection decisions are final and not subject to claim or appeal.
11. Furthermore, you should submit your proposal in English.

Please visit the official website to learn more and apply for once in a lifetime opportunity!!!