Awards & Prizes

While Future City is first and foremost an educational engineering experience, there are also awesome prizes that teams can win! Teams that win their Regional Competition advance to Finals. Finals takes place each February in Washington, DC. Future City provides round trip transportation and hotel accommodations for each US team’s three student presenters, educator, and mentor. Teams competing at Finals have the opportunity to win the prizes below.

2018

40,000 participants

Award Name	Winner	Sponsor	Criteria
Alumnus of the Year	Stephen Canton, Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh)	DiscoverE	This award is given to the Future City Alumnus who exemplifies the ideals of the program.
Best Use of Fire Protection Engineering Science & Technology	Academy for Science & Foreign Language, Alabama	Society of Fire Protection Engineers	Fire Protection Engineers use science and technology to make our communities safe from fire. Fire protection engineering features may include structural fire resistance, detection and notification systems, suppression systems, egress systems and smoke management systems. The fire protection engineer ensures that these features all work together to protect people, property, and the environment from fire.
Mission Possible: Positively Impacting the Community	Scotlandville Pre-Engineering Magnet, Louisiana	National Society of Black Engineers	This award is given to the team whose Future City design promotes the best overall quality of life and demonstrates the greatest potential to positively impact the community for a sustainable future.
Most Sustainable Environmental Practices	Maricopa Wells Middle School, Arizona	North American Association for Environmental Education	Citizens are educated about sustainability and citizens actively engage in and promote sustainable environmental practices.
Best Land Surveying Practices	Academy for Science & Foreign Language, Alabama	NCEES	The design that employs the best land surveying practices, taking into consideration the high standards used by surveyors to help protect the public's safety and welfare.
Best Use of Aerospace Technology in a Future City	Gratton School, California (Northern)	American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA) National Capital Section (NCS)	Teams should develop a clear statement of the use and benefits of aviation and/or space technology in their projects. Projects can be on, in or above the earth, in space or on other celestial bodies. Special consideration will be given to aviation and/or space technologies used in the displays.
Most Sustainable Food Production System	Harding Township School, New Jersey	American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers	Design that provides the best sustainable food production system while conserving soil, water and energy.
Best Use of Renewable Energy	Riverview Middle School, Indiana	American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers	Innovative and efficient use of renewable resources in energy systems.
Most Innovative Design of Infrastructure Systems	Mill Middle School, New York (Western)	American Society of Civil Engineers	Design that accommodates the most innovative systems (e.g., transportation, water and wastewater) for a community.
Best Indoor Environment	Hanes Magnet School, North Carolina	ASHRAE	Indoor environment that encompasses occupant comfort, productivity, energy efficiency or air quality.
Most Sustainable Buildings	The Ellis School, Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh)	ASHRAE	In recognition of energy efficient buildings that minimize their impact on the outdoor environment and provide indoor environmental quality for building occupants.
Best Use of Innovative Construction Materials and Techniques	4-H Graves County, Kentucky	Turner Construction Company	Use of innovative construction materials. Use of innovative construction techniques. Overall construction of design.
Best Futuristic City	Warwick Middle School, Pennsylvania (Central)	ASME	Use of futuristic engineering concepts into city's communications, energy, or transportation systems
Best Management of Water Resources	Columbia Secondary School, New York (City)	Bentley Systems, Inc.	Efficient design of water treatment and distribution for human consumption, agriculture, industry, recreation, and fire protection. Responsible sewage collection and treatment for environmental protection and community aesthetics. Innovative stormwater collection, treatment, reuse and/or discharge back into the environment.
Protecting the Public’s Safety and Welfare through Competent and Ethical Engineering Practices	St. Hugh Catholic School, Florida (South)	National Society of Professional Engineers	There exists a vital role professional engineers play in the lives and well-being of the public. They do this by protecting the public's health, safety, and welfare by engaging in competent practices and through other fundamental ethical values and principles. Teams need to explain in detail what it is about their city that ensures the health, safety and welfare of its residents and what specifically will guarantee for them an improved quality of life.
Best Residential Zone	Alexander Graham Bell Public School, Canada (Ontario)	Chinese Institute of Engineers-USA	Strategic placement of residential zones that allow maximum return for quality of life issues.
The City of the Future that Best Incorporates Cultural and Historical Resources	Annunciation Catholic School, New Mexico	Cuban-American Association of Civil Engineers, Inc	The City whose design best incorporates historical & cultural sites, buildings, infrastructure and customs.
Best Virtual City Design	Quail Valley Middle School, Texas (Houston)	Electronic Arts, Inc.	This award is given to the team with the highest overall score as judged by the National Virtual City Judges.
Best City Model	Edlin School, Mid-Atlantic	Shell	This award is given to the team with the overall highest score as judged during the National Preliminary Judging of the Model.
Most Advanced Smart Grid	Edlin School, Mid-Atlantic	IEEE-USA	Strategic placement of a communications system that is both efficient and accurate.
People's Choice Award	Tianfu No. 7 High School, China (Sichuan)	DiscoverE	This award is given to the team that is voted by their peers to have the best model. Voting is done by ballot during the Special Awards Judging.
Excellence in Systems Integration	Quail Valley Middle School, Texas (Houston)	Institute of Industrial & Systems Engineers	Demonstration of excellence in the design of integrated systems of people, material, information equipment, and energy.
Best Project Plan	St. Alphonsus School, Wisconsin	Project Management Institute Educational Foundation	Teams should develop a clear statement of what needs to be accomplished on their project, including a list of deliverables. They should also have a project budget and schedule or timeline for the completion of their work. Special consideration will be given to teams that list potential unexpected events/situations they thought of that might present challenges for their project and what they did to prevent them.
Best City Essay	St. John Lutheran, Michigan	AARP	This award is given to the team with the overall highest City Essay score as judged by the Finals Judges.
Excellence in Resilience Engineering	St. Philip Neri Catholic School, Oklahoma	UL	Demonstration of excellence in the city design of resilient systems that withstand and quickly adapt to adverse circumstances and events like natural disasters.