It costs about $50K a year to run the New Zealand Young Physicists’ Tournament and send a Representative team to the International Competition. A huge thank you to all our amazing sponsors and supporters in 2025
Trust supporters demonstrate their commitment to STEM education and developing future science and engineering leaders. Donations are always welcome! There are also exciting sponsorship opportunities to support the Trust, the National Tournament and our Representative team in 2026 and 2027
2026
The New Zealand Young Physicists’ Tournament will be held OVER TWO DAYS in Auckland in March 22nd. We will be seeking:
- Product contributions. Prizes for the winning teams, and branded items for the volunteer jurors and all participating students.
- Lunch and snack sponsor. In 2025 we catered for over 100 people; most of them hungry teenagers!
- Volunteer jurors. People who have tertiary physics qualifications and continue to use them professionally.
This starts of the selection process for our the NZ Representative team for the International Young Physicists’ Tournament in Zurich, Switzerland. Additional opportunities for this stage include:
- Team apparel. Shirts, travel jackets and other items for a unified team look.
- Training camp sponsors. There will be two training camps
2027
The National Tournament will be held early in the school year.
In July we host the International Young Physicists” Tournament in New Zealand.
This will be a big event. Sweden 2025 involved nearly 350 people form 35 participating countries. It’s also a global opportunity to associate your organisation with physics education and talent development.
We need to raise about $750K and need all sorts of assistance. Watch this space for opportunities as our plans develop!