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UAS4STEM

UAS4STEM is a drone engineering challenge like no other! Students work in a team to build, program and fly a drone. It’s a competition for everyone, with both beginner and advanced divisions that allows you to participate from ANYWHERE in the world. Get started today for just $299! Full registration cost: $1,495.00 for one team, 50% off for additional teams (same team manager). Remaining balance will be invoiced, due by March 31.

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Program Details

Program start date: Sep 20, 2024

Program end date: Jul 31, 2025

Gender

Male, Female

Category

Competitive

Eligibility text

Students aged 11-19 are eligible to compete. Minimum 4 student team members, maximum of 10 per team.

Registration Details

Registration status

Open

Registration start date: Sep 20, 2024

Registration end date: Feb 01, 2025

Payment Details

Program fee payment type

One time payment

Total amount

299.00

Late fee

$ 0.00

Due date

Feb 01, 2025

Payment mode

Only online payments are accepted

Description

Just $299.00 to get started!
Full registration cost: $1,495.00 for one team, $747.50 per additional team (same team manager)
Remaining balance will be invoiced, due by March 31 to participate in the competition.

UAS4STEM is a drone engineering challenge for students aged 11-19, led by an adult team manager. Each team must have a minimum of 4 students and a maximum of 10.
Each season a mission challenge is presented that requires teams build a drone to specification and learn how to program it for autonomous flight in order to be successful. All students complete UAS4STEM's virtual ground school to learn the basics of safe and legal drone operations in the national airspace.
The virtual preliminary competition, held in the last two weeks of April, gives students the chance to showcase their mission readiness before a panel of judges. Students deliver a presentation about their progress, answer questions and program a mock mission to prove their knowledge of safe and autonomous drone operation.
Beginner teams focus on learning to fly missions that focus on search/inspection. Advanced teams face the additional challenge of designing and fabricating a mechanism for their drone to complete a specific task during the competition.
Top-scoring teams from the preliminary competition are invited to compete in-person at the championship competition, which takes place at the Experimental Aircraft Association's AirVenture in Oshkosh, WI at the end of July.
See full competition details at www.uas4stem.org!
UAS4STEM is an educational program of the Academy of Model Aeronautics.
Questions? We're here to help! Contact us: [email protected]

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UAS4STEM BEGINNER RULEBOOK 2025

UAS4STEM ADVANCED RULEBOOK 2025

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