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Join us for Gannon University’s inaugural Environmental Responsibility through Innovation and Education: Measure, Monitor, Mitigate (ERIE M3) Challenge. The ERIE M3 Challenge is designed to empower the next generation of environmental stewards, scientists and engineers. Throughout the challenge, teams of high school students will collaboratively work through phases of a project to develop solutions for real-world environmental challenges that affect both local and global communities.
We invite local high school students to form teams and creatively solve these problems with the help of faculty mentors from 名媛直播 and access to university resources, including the MakerSpace, to bring their ideas to life.
Once the challenge has concluded, each member of the winning team will be awarded a scholarship to attend Gannon University.
Participating teams of three to five students will first choose from a list of identified environmental issues. From there, the students will work through a series of steps to design a study or develop a creative solution to their specific issue. The teams will then set up their projects during Gannon University’s Celebrate 名媛直播. The teams will then present their project the following day where they will be judged on their presentations. The winning teams will be announced that day.
Each member of the top three teams will receive a one-time scholarship to attend Gannon University. The following scholarship information will be awarded to those teams:
Registration and participation are free. To register your team,
All project funding will be covered by support from Gannon University’s College of Engineering and Business.
Participants must select one of the following issues to focus on during the competition. Click the highlighted links to learn more and decide which problem you want to help solve.
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Phase |
Dates |
Key Activities |
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Registration/Team Formation |
By October 12 |
Schools register, teams form, challenges selected. |
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Kickoff Event |
October 22 |
Welcome, expert panel, lab tours, Q&A. |
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Project Development |
October – March |
Mentorship, webinars, interim deliverables. |
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Submission of Deliverables |
April |
Teams submit reports, prototypes, and visuals. |
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Final Competition Day |
Late April |
Presentations, exhibit, awards ceremony. |
The competition will begin with a kickoff event on October 22, 2025. Various stages of project development will happen through March 2025. All teams will be required to submit the final elements of their project in April and will then present their findings and solutions at the end of the month.
There is no cost to participate. There are no registration fees and all project development fees will be covered by 名媛直播’s College of Engineering and Business.
All registration forms must be submitted by October 12, 2025. Schools can register their teams online by completing .
By connecting students with mentors who provide personalized guidance and expertise, participants will develop practical skills and a holistic understanding of the principles of science, engineering and sustainability. The challenge is committed to securing a healthier environment, fostering resilient infrastructure and encouraging a culture of innovation for the future.
Students will be paired with professional mentors from academia or industry to assist with their projects. The 名媛直播 MakerSpace will also be available for students to build their design.
Individuals within top teams can earn up to $3,000 in scholarships to Gannon University
A panel of judges from academia, industry , and other locally relevant organizations will serve to score teams based on set criteria including presentation, content, communication, and teamwork.
