The mission of the National Engineers Week Future City Competition is to provide a fun and exciting educational engineering program for middle school students that combines a stimulating engineering challenge with a "hands-on" application to present their vision of a city of the future. More than 300 students representing 40 or more schools from Philadelphia and the surrounding region participate.  Visit our site to learn more http://www.futurecityphilly.org/

The Future City Competition, a school based program for middle school students, is held from September through February every year. The National Future City Competition is sponsored in part by the National Engineers Week Foundation, a consortium of professional and technical societies and major U.S. corporations. Major funding comes from Bentley Systems, Incorporated, Ford Motor Company and Shell.

The National Engineers Week Foundation, a formal coalition of more than 100 professional societies, major corporations and government agencies, is dedicated to ensuring a diverse and well-educated future engineering workforce by increasing understanding of and interest in engineering and technology careers among young students and by promoting pre-college literacy in math and science. Engineers Week also raises public understanding and appreciation of engineers' contributions to society. Founded in 1951, it is among the oldest of America's professional outreach efforts.

The competition is made possible through the efforts of a large number of dedicated volunteers. If you want a rewarding experience and would like to help, please use our on-line sign up Volunteer Opportunities