Illinois Institute of Technology announced that it will host the Chicago Public Schools Exhibition of Student Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Research for the first time at its main campus in Chicago March 18-24. Each year, more than 200 students from grades 7-12 from across the CPS system participate in the annual STEM Exhibition, which has awarded more than $3 million in student scholarships to date, including cash grants and tuition waivers from Illinois Tech, DePaul University, Loyola University Chicago, University of Chicago, and University of Illinois at Chicago. The top student STEM projects will go on to compete for awards at the statewide Illinois Junior Academy of Science State Fair, and four (4) high school students will be selected to compete at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in Phoenix, AZ. This year’s theme, “Exploring the Unexplored through Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics,” will encourage students to challenge themselves to apply critical thinking skills in order to “discover, create, and solve,” in accordance with the mission of Illinois Tech. The Student STEM Exhibition will be open to the public from 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm on Friday, March 22, and from 9:00 am – 4:00 pm on Saturday, March 23. For more information regarding the 69th Annual CPS Exhibition of Student STEM Research, please visit www.cpsscifair.org.