Awards/Scholarships

The Magellan Award

This award recognizes those students who, over the years, have completed solutions to challenges in each of the 6 competitive categories.  Named after Ferdinand Magellan, who is famous for circumnavigating the globe, it reflects an individual student’s efforts to travel to all of the Destinations in DI.

This is an individual award, not a team award. Team members may qualify by competing on multiple teams over the years.

The different types of challenges are:

• Challenge A - Technical

• Challenge B - Science 

• Challenge C - Fine Arts 

• Challenge D - Improv 

• Challenge E - Engineering/Structure 

• Challenge PO - Service Learning 

Challenge history for each type of Challenge through 2019 may be viewed here.

The following are the rules for qualifying for the Magellan Award:

• The student must have competed at a regional tournament in a challenges in each of the 6 competitive categories (technical, scientific, fine arts, improv, engineering, and service learning).

• The current year’s Challenges may be included as qualifying Challenges, but the team member’s team must participate at this year’s regional tournament to receive the award.

The application must be received by January 15, 2025.

2025-2026 DI Capital Region Scholarship Application

Applicants must:

•  Currently reside in the Capital Region

•  Be a participant of the Capital DI program

•  Currently be a senior in high school and planning to attend any post-secondary educational institution or four-year college. 

This application requires two 500 word essays and a Team Manager recommendation letter.

Recommended to complete application on a computer, not a mobile device.