The trip is the grand prize awarded in the essay contest The Laureates of Tomorrow - Nobel Essay Contest, launched in 2004 and open to all juniors in New York City high schools. The three high school students traveling to Stockholm are:
The competition requires students to write essays examining the impact on science and society of major scientific achievements by Nobel Prize winners in physics, chemistry or physiology/medicine. The finalists had to defend their essays before a panel of scientists and journalists, among them Nobel Laureates. The contest is a partnership between the Consulate General of Sweden, New York Academy of Sciences and Nobelprize.org, in collaboration with the NYC Department of Education and the City University of New York.The program and trip to Sweden include attending the lectures by this year's Nobel Laureates, the Prize Award Ceremony and the exclusive Nobel Banquet, where guests include King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia of Sweden. The students will also visit a local high school, enjoy sightseeing and experience one of Sweden's foremost traditions, the St. Lucia pre-Christmas celebration at the Stockholm Globen Arena.For more about the essay contest: www.laureatesoftomorrow.orgFor more about the Nobel Prize and related events: Nobelprize.orgPhoto: © Catarina Lundgren Åström