The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation is excited to announce the 14th Annual Science Without Borders® Challenge. The 2026 theme is “Microscopic Marine Life”. Although invisible to the naked eye, microscopic organisms play a vital role in maintaining the health of our ocean and our planet. These tiny but mighty creatures form the base of marine food webs, produce much of the world’s oxygen, recycle nutrients, and even help regulate the climate. The Challenge is open to primary and secondary school students 11-19 years old, with scholarships of up to $500 awarded to the winning entries.

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The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation is excited to announce the 13th Annual Science Without Borders® Challenge. The Challenge is open to primary and secondary school students 11-19 years old, with scholarships of up to $500 awarded to the winning entries. The 2025 Science without Borders® Challenge theme is “Marine Keystone Species”. Keystone species play a crucial role in keeping ocean ecosystems healthy and balanced.

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The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation is excited to announce the 12th Annual Science Without Borders® Challenge. The Science Without Borders® Challenge is an international contest that engages students and teachers in ocean conservation through art. This annual competition inspires students to be creative while promoting public awareness of the need to preserve, protect, and restore the world’s oceans and aquatic resources, contributing to the overarching goals of the Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation. The Challenge is open to primary and secondary school students 11-19 years old, with scholarships of up to $500 awarded to the winning entries.

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The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation is excited to announce the 11th Annual Science Without Borders® Challenge. This international art contest was created to get students and teachers interested in ocean conservation through various forms of art. The theme for 2023 is: “The Sixth Extinction.” The Science Without Borders Challenge is an international art contest open to primary and secondary school students 11-19 years old, with scholarships of up to $500 awarded to the winning entries.

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The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation is excited to announce the 10th Annual Science Without Borders® Challenge. This international art contest was created to get students and teachers interested in ocean conservation through various forms of art. The theme for 2022 is: “Ridge to Reef“. The Science Without Borders Challenge is an international art contest open to primary and secondary school students 11-19 years old, with scholarships of up to $500 awarded to the winning entries.

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The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation is excited to announce the 9th annual Science Without Borders Challenge. The theme for 2021 is: The Magic of Mangroves. The Science Without Borders Challenge is an international art contest open to primary and secondary school students 11-19 years old, with scholarships of up to $500 awarded to the winning entries.

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The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation is excited to announce the 8th annual Science Without Borders Challenge. The theme for 2020 is: Take Action: Conserve Coral Reefs. The Science Without Borders Challenge is an international art contest open to primary and secondary school students 11-19 years old, with scholarships of up to $500 awarded to the winning entries.

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The Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation is proud to announce the 7th annual Science Without Borders Challenge. This international art competition engages students to promote the need to preserve, protect, and restore the world’s oceans and aquatic resources. The Challenge is open to primary and secondary school students 11-19 years old, with scholarships of up to $500 awarded to the winning entries. The theme for the 2019 Science Without Borders Challenge is “Connected Ocean: No Barriers, No Boundaries, and No Borders.” There are no barriers, boundaries, or borders in the ocean, and although we often list the oceans separately, they are all interconnected to each other, forming one global ocean. For this year’s contest, use your artistic talents to create a piece of artwork that illustrates how the ocean is connected.

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Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation has announced the 2018 Science Without Borders (SWB) Challenge, to once again, inspire student creativity while learning about important ocean conservation issues. The competition for 2018 is themed “Why Coral Reefs Matter“. 2018 has been declared the International Year of the Reef (IYOR). IYOR is a global effort to increase awareness and understanding on the values and threats to coral reefs, and to support related conservation, research, and management efforts. All around the world, nations, organizations, schools, and individuals will celebrate the IYOR 2018 in a variety of ways.

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Khaled bin Sultan Living Oceans Foundation has announced the 2017 Science Without Borders (SWB) Challenge, to once again, inspire student creativity while learning about important ocean conservation issues. The competition for 2017 is themed “Reef SuperSpecies”. Primary and secondary school students 11-19 years old from any part of the world are invited to participate, for a chance to be awarded with scholarships of up to $500, for their winning entries.

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