Applications open now for the Student Project Fund at Sears think[box]

Sears think[box] is accepting funding applications for its Student Project Fund, which can be used for personal projects, team projects, design competitions, entrepreneurial activities and more.

Past funded projects include:

• A specialized backpack to carry vaccines in Uganda;
• An underwater robot for a national competition;
• 3-D printed cadaver bones for surgical simulation
• A Raspberry Pi Beowulf cluster; and
• A concrete 3-D printer.

Awards up to $1,000 are available for undergraduate and graduate students. Project topics can include engineering, art, science, humanities or any other topic.

Apply online for the fund. The application deadline is Dec. 31.