UAITIE (the Union of Industrial Technical Engineers' Associations of Spain) runs the XII national technology-project contest for pupils in 3rd–4th-year ESO, Bachillerato and vocational training: a team of 3–5 with a teacher, window from 1 September 2026 to 31 March 2027. The national winner in each category receives €1,000 per project and the school €250 in STEM materials.
Unión de Asociaciones de Ingenieros Técnicos Industriales de España (UAITIE), con patrocinio de Caja de Ingenieros· XII Premio Nacional de Iniciación a la Investigación Tecnológica (UAITIE, convocatoria 2027)
In the national phase, the four best projects (one per category: A ESO, B Bachillerato, C intermediate vocational, D higher vocational): a €1,000 cash prize per project (shared among the team's pupils), a diploma for each member, the coordinator and the school, and €250 for the school in STEM technological, scientific or teaching materials; in the local phase, a diploma or other award at the association's discretion; presented in the second half of June 2027
31 March 2027
Applications open: 1 September 2026
One-off
Cycle: 2027
The National Prize for Introduction to Technological Research (UAITIE) is the 12th national contest of technical projects for pupils in 3rd–4th year of ESO, Bachillerato and vocational training: a team of three to five pupils led by a teacher or school representative (the only intermediary with the association and UAITIE). First the jury of UAITIE associations in your autonomous community chooses a winner in each category (A, ESO; B, Bachillerato; C, CFGM; D, CFGS), then the national stage follows.
At the national stage the four best projects receive a cash prize of €1,000 per project (shared among the team's pupils), a diploma for each participant, coordinator and school, and the school gets a further €250. The submission window runs from 1 September 2026 to 31 March 2027.
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Where to go and what to do, step by step
Form a team of three to five classmates and talk to your Technology or Industrial Technology teacher: they will be the coordinator and the single contact with the association and UAITIE. Teachers and pupils from different schools may also take part with a single coordinator.
Check the level: you are in 3rd–4th-year ESO, 1st–2nd-year Bachillerato or vocational training (CFGM, CFGS) at a school in Spain. Bachillerato projects go in category B.
Propose a technical solution to one of society's relevant challenges, linked to industrial-branch engineering (electricity and electronics, energy and water, mechanical manufacturing, chemistry, transport, etc.). A school may enter several teams, but with different projects.
Before you start working, register all group members and the project title on the prize site.
Prepare the project and a short presentation video describing the idea and results.
Before 31 March 2027 (the window opened on 1 September 2026) submit everything through the site; corrections can be made during the submission window.
Then projects are judged at your autonomous community level (a jury from UAITIE's associations) and each category's winners go on to the national phase. Prizes are presented in the second half of June 2027.
Documents and materials to attach to the application.
Example (written by us): four 1st-year Bachillerato pupils from Logroño with their Technology teacher devise a soil-moisture sensor for the school garden. In October they register, in February they film the video and before 31 March submit the project in category B.
An example we wrote to illustrate: it is not an official sample, replace the details with your own.
First a jury of UAITIE associations in your autonomous community picks a winner per category (A ESO, B Bachillerato, C CFGM, D CFGS); then the best projects are chosen in the national phase.
In the national phase each category's winner receives a diploma for every member, the coordinator and the school, a €1,000 cash prize per project (shared among the pupils) and €250 for the school in STEM materials. UAITIE awards them with Caja de Ingenieros's sponsorship; presentation in the second half of June 2027.
Guide checked against the official pages: 9 October 2026. Guide written from official sources. Details may change: check them on the application page.
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