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Detailed explanation-1: -Kiara Nirghin is a South African inventor, scientist, and speaker. She is known for her award-winning work on a method to increase food security in drought stricken areas that won the 2016 Google Science Fair.

Detailed explanation-2: -Left: The Google Science Fair Grand Prize winner, Fionn Ferreira, is from Ireland. He found a novel approach to removing microplastics from water.

Detailed explanation-3: -Shree Bose, a 17-year-old girl from Fort Worth, Texas, won the grand prize and $50, 000 for her research on the chemotherapy drug, cisplatin, that is commonly taken by women with ovarian cancer, tackling the problem of cancer cells growing resistant to cisplatin over time.

Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -Reward of Google Science Fair 2023 competition: The grand prize winner of the competition will be rewarded with $50, 000 as scholarship funding, in the case the winner is a team, then the mentioned amount will be distributed amongs the team members.