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Detailed explanation-1: -Students must be 13-18 years old to participate. No individual can register for or enter the Competition until they turn 13. If an Entrant turns 19 during the submission period they will not be disqualified. All Entrants must have permission from a parent or legal guardian to enter this Competition.

Detailed explanation-2: -The competition is open to 13-to 18-year-old students around the globe, who formulate a hypothesis, perform an experiment, and present their results. All students must have an internet connection and a free Google Account to participate, and the projects must be in English, German, Italian, Spanish, or French.

Detailed explanation-3: -For his efforts to remove microplastics from our water, Cork native Fionn Ferreira has won the grand prize at the 2019 Google Science Fair.

Detailed explanation-4: -Left: The Google Science Fair Grand Prize winner, Fionn Ferreira, is from Ireland. He found a novel approach to removing microplastics from water. Right: From Indonesia, Celestine Wenardy is this year’s winner of the Virgin Galactic Pioneer Award for her new approach to creating a low-cost, non-invasive glucose meter.

Detailed explanation-5: -Olivia Hallisey, a 17 year old girl who designed a low cost, portable test for Ebola, is the grand prize winner of the 2015 Google Science Fair.