In the United States there is a shortage of people entering aviation and other STEM related fields. According to the National Association of Manufacturing, there will be 3.5 million STEM jobs by 2025 and more than 2 million of them will go unfilled because of the lack of highly skilled candidates.
We want you to create a commercial promoting one of these STEM career fields to people your age!
Finalists and Grand Prize Winner
In addition to attending the Performer Reception, 4 of the Semi Finalists will receive a ride on the Historical DC3 and tickets to the Spirit of St Louis Air Show and Stem Expo. One grand prize winner (announced at the reception) will also receive VIP tickets to the Flight Line Club to see the performances up close.
Semi Finalists
will receive an invitation for 2 to our Performer Reception the evening of June 8th where they will have the opportunity to meet Blue Angels team members and other Air Show performers. They will also receive tickets to the Spirit of St. Louis Air Show and STEM Expo.
Make sure your commercial includes:
- Topic! Clear STEM-related field
- Description! Provides an accurate description of what a person in this career field does.
- Importance! Explains why is this career field is important and why it is necessary that we have people go into this field.
- Learn More! Tell your audience where they can go to learn more about this field
- Make it Interesting! Appeals to young people (your peers) and makes them want to go learn more about this STEM field.
Possible STEM-related career fields (but does not have to be limited to this list):
Nurses • Doctors • Healthcare Specialists • Information Technology • Software Developers • Engineering • Mathematicians • Statisticians • Data Scientists • Accountants • Aviation Maintenance Technicians • Pilots • Air Traffic Controllers
Guidlines:
Commercial should be no longer than 90 seconds.
Shoot your video with your camera facing upright (vertical).
Highschool students Freshman - Seniors (minimum age 14) are eligible to enter.
Family members of the Spirit of St. Louis Air Show and STEM Expo are ineligible.
Spirit of St. Louis Airshow and STEM EXPO have the right to publish the names and videos of contest applicants.
All videos will be reviewed by the Spirit of St. Louis Airshow selection committee, comprised of experts in the STEM field, to determine winners.
Ways to Win:
Our finalists will receive a ride on the Historical DC3, an invitation for 2 to our Performer Reception and tickets to the Spirit of St. Louis Air Show and Stem Expo. In addition, the grand prize winner will receive VIP tickets to the Flight Line Club to see the performances up close.
Semi-finalists will receive an invitation for 2 to our Performer Reception the evening of June 8th where they will have the opportunity to meet Blue Angels team members and other Air Show performers.
Timeline:
Submission must be received by March 31st 2024
All finalists will be contacted the week of May 1st, 2024
How to Enter
Complete the form below and you will receive a unique code and instructions on how to upload your video and required Release Waiver (download below).
Questions can be submitted to STEM@spirit-airshow.com Please put CONTEST in subject line to expedite response.
Good Luck to all participants, we are excited to see your entries!