SCHOOLTECH WHOLESALE • STUDENT INNOVATION
Create something that makes a difference.
The Top Creator Award celebrates young creators who use 3D printing to turn original ideas into useful, affordable and environmentally responsible solutions. Show us how your creation can improve learning, productivity or everyday life.
What we look for
SchoolTech Wholesale will carefully review and score submissions against three criteria:
01 • CREATIVITY
An original idea
Show creative thinking in your design, your approach to a problem or the way you use 3D printing.
02 • PRACTICAL IMPACT
A useful solution
Create a product that has a positive impact on learning, productivity or daily life. Explain who it helps and how.
03 • AFFORDABILITY & SUSTAINABILITY
Make more with less
Solve a problem in a cost-effective and environmentally responsible way. Consider material use, waste, durability and practical cost.
Awards & recognition
Selected creators will receive a Gold, Silver or Bronze Top Creator Award, based on the review and scoring of their work.
Gold
Award certificate and a prize. Prize details will be announced.
Silver
Award certificate recognizing your achievement.
Bronze
Award certificate recognizing your achievement.
Certificates will be sent to the award recipients.
How to enter
Email your project portfolio to news@schooltechwholesale.ca before the deadline for your chosen submission round: December 1st for the fall semester (September–December) or June 1st for the winter/spring semester (January–June). The award runs once each semester, twice each year.
Mail your finished 3D-printed product to the address we provide. Email news@schooltechwholesale.ca to request the mailing address and submission instructions before sending your product.
To help us evaluate your work, include your name and age, your project title, photos of the finished 3D-printed creation, the 3D model, and a brief explanation of the problem you are solving. Describe your creative approach, the benefits of your solution, and how you considered cost and environmental impact.
Participation conditions
- Participants must be students aged 25 or under.
- The physical 3D-printed product must be mailed to the address provided by SchoolTech Wholesale.
- Project portfolios must be received before the applicable submission deadline.
- All submitted 3D models become the property of the organizer, SchoolTech Wholesale. Submitted work will not be returned.
- Awards are determined through SchoolTech Wholesale's review and scoring against the three criteria above.
- Gold award recipients will receive a prize; details will be announced.
Think creatively. Solve a real problem. Show us what you can make.
For all inquiries and questions about the Top Creator Award, email news@schooltechwholesale.ca.