The seventh season of edutainment programme Stars of Science will culminate in the selection of the Arab world's best young innovator in the live finale this Friday (November 20).

Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development's "edutainment reality" TV programme will be aired at 7PM KSA/ 4 PM GMT.

Combining tens of thousands of SMS and telephone votes from viewers across the region, and with a final vote from the Stars of Science jury, Friday's finale will reveal the ranking of four finalists.

All week, viewers have been voting via the telephone for Algeria's Mourad Mohamed Benosman on extension number one, Syria's Yaman Abou Jieb on extension number two, Egypt's Omar Hamid on extension number three, and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's Hassan Albalawi on extension number four.

Stars of Science, now in its seventh year, is a competition between innovators to develop their ideas into prototypes throughout the season, bringing to fruition QF's vision of unlocking human potential and fostering a culture of quality and excellence.

Following the screening of applicants from countries throughout the Arab world, jurors selected 12 candidates between the ages of 18 and 30 to be mentored by world-class engineers and designers at the Qatar Science & Technology Park (QSTP) in Doha, Qatar.

Candidates focus on different aspects of the innovation process throughout engineering and design stages, with those who fall short being eliminated.  Participants compete on skills such as creativity, ability to work in teams and resilience in the face of the setbacks and challenges encountered during the competition.

Viewers and jurors will come together to decide which of the four talented and inspiring finalists will take home the grand prize of $300,000 to turn his novel idea into a groundbreaking product.  The finalist who comes in second place will earn $150,000, while $100,000 is awarded for third place, and $50,000 is awarded to the fourth place finalist.

The night promises a number of additional surprises, including the announcement of three new grants from QSTP that will be offered to three candidates from the season, worth up to $100,000, as part of its Accelerator Programme. – TradeArabia News Service