SAMPE Global Emerging Engineers Challenge

Innovate. Collaborate. Lead the Future of Advanced Manufacturing.

About the Challenge

The SAMPE Global Emerging Engineers Challenge invites the brightest early-career engineers and researchers from around the world to push the boundaries of materials and manufacturing.

This year’s theme: “Innovative Frontiers in Advanced Manufacturing,” challenges teams to demonstrate how they can improve a chosen component’s manufacturing process using innovative approaches such as advanced materials, robotics, data analytics, or machine learning.

Compete for international recognition, a cash prize, and the opportunity to present live during the SAMPE Technical Sessions at JEC World in Paris (March 11, 2026), one of the world’s premier events for composites and advanced materials.

The winning team also receives the Composites Expert training package from Composites Academy which includes the General Concepts module, the Introduction to Polymers module (advanced level); and personalized guidance for one of Composites Academy’s expert tutors.

Competition Format

Form a team of up to 4 people and show how you would improve the component’s manufacturing of your choice using novel techniques such as materials science, robotics, data analytics, or machine learning.

Entries will consist of a 2-minute video outlining your proposal. The best teams will be selected and paired with an impartial SAMPE mentor to go forward to a live final at JEC World 2026.

The competition is open globally to all young engineers within 10 years of completing an undergraduate degree.

Who Can Enter

• Participants must be within 10 years of completing an undergraduate degree
• Teams must include 2 to 4 members
• Participants may come from academia, postdoc programs, or early-career roles in industry
• One entry per team; institutions or companies may submit multiple teams
• Competition Format (two rounds)

Deadline

The deadline to submit was December 17, 2025. Finalists will be announced in January 2026.

Please see the “Competition Rules” for more information.

If you have any questions about the submission process, please contact:

Charlotte Salaün, EEC Coordinator (csalaun@mmm.com)