Samsung Solve for Tomorrow is a competition for Middle and High school students (under the supervision of teachers) to actively explore and use the STEM toolkit to solve local problems.

Samsung Vietnam

Samsung Vietnam and the National Innovation Center

From  April  14,  2026  to the end of October  31,  2026

• Participants:
  • Group A - Middle School students across Vietnam (from grade 6 to grade 9)
  • Group B - Highschool students across Vietnam (from grade 10 to grade 12)
• Language: Vietnamese 
• Participation form: students need to register in group and note: 
  • Each group includes the following member: (i) 01 teacher  - directly support student to complete their entry; (ii) each groups has a minimum of 02 students and a maximum of 04 students  
  • A teacher can supervise more than 01 group simultaneously
  • A student can only register to only 01 singular team 
• Note: Teams may include members from different units. However, when submitting entries, teams must register under one licensed educational institution, and the team’s supervising teacher must be working at that institution.

Preliminary round: Including 2 activities (a) Training & (b) Submitting Entry 

Timeline:  April  11,  2026  -  June  15,  2026

a. Training:  

• Students will participate in online training course 
• Training format:  
  • Learn through video lectures on the Solve for Tomorrow competition website.
• Training timeline: From  April  20,  2026  to  June  30,  2026
• Training content: Design thinking – Applying AI in the digital age.
• (Participation method:
  Step 1: Students create an account on the online training portal at the competition website http://solvefortomorrow.vn
   (Note: information must be filled in according to the instructions)
  Step 2: Students select the appropriate program and participate in learning as guided on the website http://solvefortomorrow.vn
  Step 3: Students take the final test of the program. After completion, students will receive a course completion code and an electronic certificate on the website http://solvefortomorrow.vn)
• Note:  
  • Students must ensure participation in and completion of all mandatory online training contents to be eligible for the competition.
  • Training content for students nationwide is completely free  

b. Submitting online entry:

• Turned in Time: From  April  20,  2026  to 23:59  June  30,  2026
• Format: Submitting entry online via website www.solvefortomorrow.vn following the steps: 
• Steps: 
  • Step 1: Each team read the detail instruction, and existing form (in Word or Powerpoint) on website www.solvefortomorrow.vn 

  • Step 2: Teachers are responsible for using their personal accounts to represent the team in uploading the online submission at http://solvefortomorrow.vn

  • Step 3: Teachers are responsible for using their personal accounts to select “Submit online entry” and choose the appropriate category to submit the entry (group A - Middle School or Group B - High School), fill in the registration information, and upload the entry according to the instructions at http://solvefortomorrow.vn

The valid entry implemented in the following instruction:

• The entry file is named with the exact form of syntax:
  1. [Group A Middle School ]_[Province/City]_[School name]_[Team Name] (Example: Group A Middle School_ Hanoi_Giang Vo Middle School_ Team ABC).
  2. [Group B High School]_[Province/City]_[School name]_[Team Name] (Example: Group B High School_Hanoi_Tran Phu High School_ Team DEF)
• Entry implemented in Word or Powerpoint must completely ensure all the following parts:
  • Entry theme
  • Reason for selected theme
  • Research methods
  • Ideas and solutions to complete the prototype
  • Implementation process and feasibility of the solution in practice
  • Financial plan and project implementation
  • Appendix
• The team will only be considered eligible to submit an entry when each team member (student) has completed the online training course on the website http://solvefortomorrow.vn  and received a course completion code.
• During the entry timeline of the Preliminary Round, the teams have the right to add information and update the content of the submitted entries on the system. Each content submitted from 1 registered account on website www.solvefortomorrow.vn  is considered as 01 entry, so the competition team needs to re-submit all the specified information in each update and only use 01 account to contact the Organizers.

Note:

• The team will only be considered eligible to submit an entry when each team member has completed the online training course and received a course completion code.

• Each team must use one account of the supervising teacher to upload the team’s submission.

• The team must use only one account of the supervising teacher to communicate with the Organizing Committee. The Organizing Committee will base only on the content of the final submission received from the team by the submission deadline to determine the entry content.

• The entry must be an application that has not been previously published in mass media or awarded in similar competitions.

Announcing the Preliminary Result: 

• Top 50 highest scores ( including 25 teams of Group A - Middle School and 25 teams of Group B - High School will be directly contacted by online letter and phone to announce joining the Prototype Round.
• The Results will be officially announced on website www.solvefortomorrow.vn on July 15, 2026.

Time: July 16, 2026 – September 30, 2026  
Format: In this round, the teams will submit their entries following steps below: 

• Step 1: From the recognized idea in the Preliminary Round, each team develops it into a prototype. The operation function is changeable based on the practical situation; however, it must follow the same solutions recognized by the Organizers since the preliminary round.
• Step 2: The team's record a video presenting the project: 
  • Duration: maximum 15 minutes
  • Format: close-up shot conveying visual of the prototype and ensuring sufficient team members in the video.
  • Content: 
    • Introduction
    • Role of each member in the team
    • Idea/Solution of the prototype
    • Prototype Description
    • Steps to complete the prototype 
• Step 3: Each team sends the entry including (1) Presentation video introducing the project and (2) Prototype instructing file in Word or Powerpoint
• Step 4: Each team turns in the entry Prototype Round via mail info@solvefortomorrow.vn ( allow to submit under file or link - in case of large video clip) 

Requirements of the prototype size: not exceed the regulated size: width 1m x length 1.5m

Summiting deadline: before 23:59 September 15, 2026.

To support teams completing the models, the Organizers will supplement 2 compulsory training programs as prescribe in the following information: 

     a. Expert advisor (Online):

• Content: the expert panel will support and accompany with TOP 50 teams in the Prototype Round (via MS teams)
• Expected time:  from July 17, 2026 to September 14, 2026 scheduled by the Organizers. 

     b. In-person training: 

• Target: (1) Middle School Student and (2) High School Student 
• The Training course includes:  
  • Gen Z & AI – Opportunities and challenges in the digital age
  • Soft skills
• Time: Each Group (Group A - Middle School or Group B - High School) will join in a 1-day training program from July 20,2026 to August 20, 2026 scheduled by Organizers.
• Format: Team-based intensive training - conducted separately in three regions: Northern, Central, and Southern Vietnam. (The organizing committee will arrange venues and provide further details). All team members need to attend, and teachers are in charge of allocating students as Organizer’s regulation. 
• Note: Teams will be supported by the Organizing Committee with per diem, travel, and accommodation expenses (according to the competition’s regulations) when participating in the in-person training program (maximum of 04 students and 01 supervising teacher).

Announcement of the Prototype Round Result: 

• The 16 teams with the highest scores will be contacted directly via email and phone to be notified of the results of the Product Development Round (including 08 teams in Group A - Middle School and 08 teams in Group B - High School), in which:
  • The 08 highest-scoring teams in Group A - Middle School in the Product Development Round will advance to the Final Round to compete for First, Second, Third, and Potential prizes.
  • The 08 highest-scoring teams in Group B - High School in the Product Development Round will advance to the Final Round to compete for First, Second, Third, and Potential prizes.

The results will be sent via email to the teams and officially announced on the website http://solvefortomorrow.vn on September 30, 2026.

Note: The teams in the Prototype Round will receive financial support from the Organizers with a budget of VND 10,000,000 to complete their submissions. The financial support will be sent to each team when the Prototype Round ends to ensure the team’s responsibility and commitment to completing the Round.

Timeline for TOP 16 teams attending the final round to finish the prototype:  October  01,  2026  –  October  30,  2026

(Note:  

• The expert panel will continue to support and accompany with TOP 16 teams for the preparation of the Final Round (via MS Teams).

• Expected Time: 2 classes from  October  01,  2026 to  October  30,  2026 scheduled by Organizers

Expected Final Round date:  October  31,  2026 

Final round’s content: 

• The prototype booth 
• Presentation of the prototype and  answering the questions confronting the Jury. 

Venue:announced later by the Organizers

How to move: Teams will be supported by the Organizing Committee with per diem, travel, and accommodation expenses (according to the competition’s regulations) when participating in the Final Round (maximum of 04 students and 01 supervising teacher).

Format: on-stage project presentation.

• Each team will have a maximum of 15 minutes to present and 5 minutes to answer questions from the Jury.
• Each team must prepare a poster/standee/supporting materials to present their project at the exhibition area of the Final Round (Note: Teams may decorate their booth within a width not exceeding 1.8m, including the display table for models/products provided by the Organizing Committee).
• TOP 16 TEAMS must be present at the Final Round venue. The absent team will be regarded forfeited and will not get the associated awards and support for the Final Round team. 
• The Prize Ceremony and Final Round results will be conducted  and announced on the same day 

Note:
- The Top 16 teams will design exhibition booths to display their product models and introduce their projects to delegates and audiences at the Final Round (Note: This activity will not be included in the teams’ scores).

1. Movement Prize:   

NORTHERN REGION (Tuyen Quang, Cao Bang, Lai Chau, Lao Cai, Thai Nguyen, Dien Bien, Lang Son, Son La, Phu Tho, Bac Ninh, Quang Ninh, Hanoi City, Hai Phong City, Hung Yen, Ninh Binh, Thanh Hoa, Nghe An)

• 5 awards – total value of VND 125,000,000 for 05 provinces/cities with the highest rate of student participation in online training – each award is 01 Samsung product worth VND 25,000,000.

• 10 awards – total value of VND 200,000,000 for 10 schools with the highest rate of student participation in online training – each award is 01 Samsung product worth VND 20,000,000.

SOUTHERN REGION (Ha Tinh, Quang Tri, Hue City, Da Nang City, Quang Ngai, Gia Lai, Dak Lak, Khanh Hoa, Lam Dong, Tay Ninh, Dong Nai, Ho Chi Minh City, Dong Thap, An Giang, Vinh Long, Can Tho City, Ca Mau)

• 05 awards – total value of VND 125,000,000 for 05 provinces/cities with the highest rate of student participation in online training – each award is 01 Samsung product worth VND 25,000,000.

• 10 awards – total value of VND 200,000,000 for 10 schools with the highest rate of student participation in online training – each award is 01 Samsung product worth VND 20,000,000.

2. FINAL ROUND’s Prizes: 

• 02 First prizes (01 for Middle School and 01 for High School) includes VND 30,000,000 cash/ team; Samsung product worth VND 30,000,000/ student,teacher.
• 02 Second prizes (01 for Middle School and 01 for  High School): includes VND 15,000,000 cash/team; Samsung product worth VND 20,000,000/ student,teacher
• 04 Third prizes (02 for  Middle School and 02 for High School): includes VND 10,000,000 cash/team; Samsung product worth VND 15,000,000/ student, teacher
• 08 Innovation Prizes (04 for Middle School and 04 for High School): Samsung product worth VND 10,000,000/ student, teacher
• 02 Awards for Schools whose teams win First Prize* In the event that a first-prize winning school has previously been sponsored by Samsung with a Functional Classroom – STEM Lab, the Organizing Committee and the school will further discuss an equivalent form of sponsorship (01 Secondary School & 01 High School): Sponsored by Samsung with 01 functional classroom – STEM Lab.
• 02 Awards for Schools whose teams win Second Prize (01 Secondary School & 01 High School): Sponsored by Samsung with 01 Samsung interactive board Flipchart.

Students and Teachers attending the competition commit to strictly and fully comply with the instructions of the Organizers; at the same time; arrange schedules to attend to following requirements if passing the preliminary round and being selected for the next round: 

1. For the Prototype Round: 
   • Expert advisor: Teams are required to participate in the Expert Advisor session.The teams do not arbitrarily change the time of professional counselling sessions as arranged by the Organizers. 
   • Training: Teams are required to participate in offline training sessions according to the time arranged by the Organizers.
   • Prototype Development: The team instructor is responsible for obtaining permission from the Administrators & Parents and assisting in scheduling time to facilitate students to complete the prototype
2. For the Final Round: The teams will gather for the Final Round in Hanoi scheduled for  October  31,  2026. The teacher in charge is responsible for obtaining permission from the Administrators & Parents and assisting in scheduling time to facilitate the Student's participation in the Final Round.  
3. In case the teams chosen to advance to the next round are unable to attend according to the timetable, they must respond to the Organizers within 24 hours so the Organizers will select the next high-scoring team instead.

• Participant attending the Prototype Round and Final Round will need to submit the clarifying paper including: (i) Verification of student activities/work unit of the Middle School and High School that you are studying/teaching; (ii) Permission of Absence of the Middle School and High School that you are studying/teaching; (iii) Parental (or Legal Guardian) Involvement Commitment/Consent with Authorization of Guardianship for the Teacher in charge. 
• Teacher needs to bring the personal identification matching with the registered information in the Prototype Round. If the personal information is invalid, the Organizers have the authority not to accept the right of participants in all competition activities.
• Participants who are absent in the in-person Training Program at the Prototype Round will be committed to the play deprivation. In case the participants have the force majeure thereby incapable of attending the Training Program, the teams must announce at least 03 days before the training day to the Organizers by online letter and phone call.
• In case participants have a force majeure problem and cannot continue to participate in the Prototype round, the team is only allowed to replace one student, provided that they notify Organizers at least 1 week in advance by email immediately after receiving the result notification at Prototype Round. In case the substitute student does not guarantee the time to attend the Online Training Program, the competition team will be considered as absent 01 member. 
• In case any team is deprived after verifying relatives at the Prototype  Round, the Organizers will choose the next high-scoring team instead. 
• The team is not obliged to change any members in The Final Round. 
• At least 02 members of each team must be present on training days, in prototype presentation video and/or in the Final Round day to receive the result recognition. The final prize is only delivered to members present in the competition, absent members cannot receive the prize of winners. 

• Participants agree to answer on their own, not to copy answers from online sources or published publications, and to acknowledge that the product has not been registered for intellectual property protection by any individual or organization. 
• Participants must ensure that all entries have been submitted successfully to the Organizers. We are not liable for any technical faults that lead participants to fail to submit entries within the given time range. 
• The participants agree to completely indemnify the Organizers for all royalties, expenses, and other money incurred as a result of anyone's or any reason's breach of any of the foregoing.. 
• By submitting entries, each participant has agreed to: (a) warrant that the contribution DOES NOT contain any illegal information, infringes upon any copyright, intellectual property right, or other right, or contains any unlawful or unethical information, content, or material of any type; (b) warrant that all contributions are the entrant's original work and have not previously been used or awarded in any other contest, (c1) in any case, violation of any provision of any other agreement to which the participant may be a related party, IS NOT ACCEPTED, (c2) the contribution does not contain libellous or other content that would violate any state or local law or regulation, (c3) In any other context, obscenity and illegality ARE NOT ALLOWED, (c4) warrant not to offer the Organizers to pay or incur any costs as a result of the use or exploitation of this contest content by the participant or any individual or entity.
• Winners agree to be approached by the Organizer and Sponsor or authorized PR (public relations) officers in order to participate in public relations activities related to the campaign in order to generate press coverage of the contest. This material may include, but is not limited to, quotes offered for use in press releases, press conferences, interviews, etc. 
• The Organizers have  the right to withdraw entries from the competition that, in the Organizer's judgement, do not conform with the rules and regulations. Entries with inaccurate or incorrect information may fall into this category.

• Acceptance of any prize includes the winner's approval to the Organizers and Sponsor or PR (public relations) officers contacting and using the winner's name, image, photo, voice, and/or likeness for publication, advertising, promotion, marketing, and/or other purposes at no additional cost. When a winner accepts any prize, the Organizers and Sponsor, or their authorized PR (public relations) officers, will not be liable for any claims, causes of action, and/or damages of any kind to which the laureate may be subject, whether identified or not at this time, arising out of or in connection with: (i) competition, (ii) personal injury and/or property damage, theft or loss from the winner due to use of the prize, and/or (iii) any tax liability in connection with the contest, prize and/or use of the prize.
• In cases where team members come from different educational institutions, if the team wins the First Prize at the Solve for Tomorrow 2026 competition and receives the award of “01 Functional Classroom – STEM Lab” for a school, the Organizing Committee will base its decision on the following criteria to grant the award:
  • (1) The school of a First Prize team member with the most active participation in the competition – reflected by the highest number of students from the school participating in online training courses via the competition website.
  • (2) The school of a First Prize team member with the most active participation in the competition – reflected by having the highest number of submissions from the school in the Preliminary Round.
  The school receiving the award of “01 Functional Classroom – STEM Lab” sponsored by Samsung is responsible for supporting and accompanying Samsung and the Solve for Tomorrow competition in educational activities for students within the framework of the competition in the following years.
  A school with a team winning the First Prize that has previously received the award of “01 Functional Classroom – STEM Lab” sponsored by Samsung in previous Solve for Tomorrow competitions may discuss with the Organizing Committee after the competition about converting this award into other forms of support to better suit the school’s actual needs. Based on the school’s preferences, the Organizing Committee will consider and make the final decision on the award to ensure fairness in the competition.
• Winners will also be notified separately by email and/or registered phone while participating in the program, and will be needed to confirm by email within 07 (seven) days of notification being sent. The Organizers have the right to make decisions about unclaimed prizes in any way deemed suitable. 
• All questions or concerns about the prizes will be received, considered, and solved within 07 (seven) days of the results being announced. Following this time period, the Organizers have the right to refuse enquiries and complaints about the results.
• All questions or concerns about the final prize will be received, considered, and solved within 15 (fifteen) days of the results being announced. Following this time period, the Organizers have the right to refuse enquiries and complaints about the results.

• The Organizers shall not be taken responsible for any loss, damage, or disappointment caused by candidates or by accepting the prize. The Organizer are also not responsible for the preservation, return, or non-delivery of entries, as well as lost, late, or incorrectly submitted entries, technological issues, or problems of the telephone network, the global network, the network system, the supplier, the server, the computer equipment, and the computer software; global or telephone network congestion, including damage and loss of computers or phones used by candidates or others to download any competition materials.
• By participating in the competition, participants acknowledge and agree that the organizers will not be held responsible for any losses or damages (including special, indirect, or consequential damages), nor partners, operators, or employees, for any losses, damages, rights, or actions arising out of the contest or the acceptance of prizes, including, without limitation, personal harm, death, or property damage. 
• The participants agree and warrant that by submitting the application form, they will not submit any content that: (i) contains content that is hateful, threatening, pornographic, or violent, as well as nudity and gratuitous violence (ii) violates any law, regulation, legal or unethical regulation (including, without limitation, export control, consumer protection, unfair competition, anti-discrimination, treatment, or false advertising); or engage in unlawful defamatory, libellous, hateful, racially or religiously biassed conduct with any person, business relationship, or company; (iii) on behalf of any merchant or manufacturer, or for any entity; (iv) includes any information referencing other websites, addresses, email addresses, contact information, or phone numbers; (v) or contain computer viruses, files or programs capable of causing computer damage.

• When participating in the competition, participants agree with the use of name and/or registered information on the registering form, without honorarium, for advertising purposes and promotion of the Organizing unit & Sponsor unit.. 
• For any personal information that participants supply to the Organizers or Sponsor from this registering form, each individual attending the competition admits that: Participants are permitted to disclose the given information; announcing the information is appropriate with any securities regulation from any countries, within the geographical scope of the competition, and agrees with the use of information from the Organizers as estimated in the competition rules (including but not limiting, supplying information to outside unites of the Organizers or the third parties).
• The Organizers and stake-holders respect privacy rights of any individuals accessing the website and have responses to our advertisements and competition. Please read the privacy regulation for detail. 

The Organizer has taken efforts to prevent unrelated third parties from downloading all materials uploaded on the websites. However, if the situation described above persists, the Organizers will not be accountable for any resulting damages.

• If the participants break the rules or applicable laws, the prize will be forfeited immediately. 
• The decision of the Organizers to select a winner is final, and participants will not be permitted to appeal or dispute the decision once it has been made.
• The winner is responsible for paying personal income tax arising from the prize in accordance with the law (if any). 
• Prizes are not exchangeable for cash or transferable to anyone else.
• The Organizers are not responsible for the winner’s dissatisfaction with the prize merchandise. After obtaining the prize, the winners are solely responsible for using and preserving the winning product. 

Email: info@solvefortomorrow.vn

Website: https://solvefortomorrow.vn/

Fanpage: https://www.facebook.com/Solvefortomorrowvietnam 

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Working time: 9:00 - 12:00 and 13:30 - 17:30 Monday to Friday - from  April  11,  2026 to the end of  October  31,  2026.