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KnoPro is 100% free and gives high school students meaningful work-based learning experiences they can highlight on resumes and college applications. Sponsored by top companies, each challenge helps students build in-demand skills, confidence, and opportunities to win large cash prizes.

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Real-World ProjectsDo short, fun projects from top companies in fields like AI, Business, and Healthcare.

Cash PrizesWinners earn cash, and everyone earns points for major prizes and raffles.

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MentorshipWork solo or in teams, and get feedback and support from industry professionals.

More than $300,000 awarded to students and schools

KnoPro celebrates student creativity and problem-solving by awarding cash prizes to students and schools for outstanding industry project submissions. These rewards recognize hard work, innovation, and skill development—helping students gain confidence and real-world experience for resumes and college applications.

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Looking for real-world experiences to make your college application and resume stand out? Challenges are competitions you can do on a team or solo—in school or out!—where big money's on the line just by helping solve a pressing industry or community problem with your real-life knohow.

Aerospace Engineering: Next-Gen Flight

How will we fly in 2050? Get ready for take-off into the exciting world of fu... More

Earns

+400 Points

Winner

$10000

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Daily Skillbuilders

10 minutes a Day. Earn Points & Skills.

Level-up your skills and career knowledge by creating TikTok videos, persuasive emails and more!

TechnologyProblem Solving

Wrist Assured

Effort: 10 minutesBrad Jackson of Plano, Texas mostly wore his smartwatch for walks and runs. When it buzzed to say his pulse had dropped to 32 beats per minute, about half of normal, he figured it was a glitch and went on with his day. It happened again, so he finally went in to get it checked, and that is when he found out he had bradycardia. He ended up needing a pacemaker to keep his heart from slowing down too far. He is not the only one. A woman discovered she had a dangerous blood clot after her watch flagged her resting heart rate at 178, and some watches can now call for help on their own if they think someone has taken a hard fall. The strange part is that nobody set out to build a blood clot detector. Those watches were only counting steps and heartbeats, and the features that end up saving people keep turning out to be side effects of measuring something ordinary. Your Task: You get to decide what the watch notices next. 1. The Invention Invent one thing a smartwatch could notice about a person that no watch notices today. It does not have to be about health. It could catch bad air quality before anyone feels it, or notice that the person driving you home is getting drowsy, or pick up that you have not spoken to a single person all day. Name yours, and say what it notices. 2. Who It Finds Describe one specific person whose life would be different because your invention existed. It could be someone you know, or someone whose life looks nothing like yours. (1 to 2 sentences.) 3. The Signal Decide how the watch actually tells them. It does not have to be words on a screen, and it could be a vibration pattern, a sound, a color, a drawing, a code, or something nobody has tried yet. Describe it. (Small enough to fit on a watch.) More

Earns:
10 pointsAwarded:
(1) $100 e-gift card

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Testimonials

"KnoPro provides students with fun and exciting opportunities to creatively tap into their thoughts and get rewarded for their ideas. It is an engaging site that keeps students coming back for more!"

Maira Jamil

Urban Assembly Gateway School for Technology

“I was really impressed with the creativity... they made me feel good as a teacher. Experiences like these are what make teaching so rewarding.”

Mark Godinez

South Dade Senior High

“The KnoPro project was relevant to them because it made them think about how they could apply technology in their future careers."

Guilia Matarasso

Monarch High School

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Finance

Jessica X. & Jennifer X.

Real Estate, Real Impact: Build a REIT that Builds the Future

Real estate isn’t just about buying property; it’s about building the future. From affordabl...Learn more

4 weeks ChallengeEarns: +400pts

Problem SolvingCommunicationSocial Awareness

Awarded:
$5000

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Highlighting our commitment to providing high school students with real-world, project-based learning experiences that develop in-demand skills.

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