Service Details
About the Service
Service Request Steps
-
Navigate to the program page through Mawhiba website
-
Log in to Mawhiba website
-
Confirm profile information
-
Register via the service system
-
Agree to the terms and conditions
-
Submit the scientific project and attach documents
-
Fill out scientific forms and attach documents
Terms of Service
-
The student must be a general education student within the Kingdom.
-
The participant must be of Saudi nationality and be an intermediate school or secondary school student in the age group (11-20 years).
-
Choosing a project supervisor according to the specified controls.
-
It is necessary for the participant to personally attend all days of the qualification and training programs, the days of the central exhibitions and the Ibdaa Science and Engineering Exhibition.
Frequently Asked Questions
All questions Link
What is the National Olympiad for Scientific Creativity?
It is an annual scientific competition based on competition in one of the scientific fields, by submitting individual scientific projects according to the standards and controls specific to the project, and it is judged electronically and directly by an elite group of academics and specialists according to specific scientific standards with the aim of identifying distinguished projects to nominate them for the higher competitive stages.
What are the stages of the National Olympiad for Scientific Creativity?
Stage One: Registering Student Information
Phase 2: Training Lectures
Stage 3: Recording project information
Stage Four: Electronic Arbitration, Announcing Candidates for Central Exhibitions, Uploading Creativity Models on Mawhiba’s Website
Phase Five: Central Exhibitions and Accompanying Training Workshops, Announcement of Qualifiers for the Creativity Exhibition for Science and Engineering “Creativity”
Stage 6: Creativity Exhibition for Science and Engineering “Ebd3”, Qualifying Workshop for International Participations, Participation in the International Science and Engineering Fair “ISEF”
How do I participate in the National Olympiad for Scientific Creativity (Ibd3a)? What are the fields of the Olympiad?
To know the conditions for participation in the National Olympiad for Scientific Creativity (Ibd’a) and its fields, you can visit the participation conditions page.
Is there a guide for the Olympics?
Yes, there are guides in the Olympiad library.
How do I verify the authenticity of a project?
There are several ways to help the student ensure the originality of his idea through:
Who nominates students in the first stage?
All students who meet the registration requirements are allowed to participate, the most important of which is that the participant must be a general education student in the middle or secondary stages
If I am nominated and unable to participate in the Olympics, what is the necessary procedure?
In case of withdrawal, the competition management must be notified immediately by writing an official letter explaining the reasons for taking the necessary measures and sending it to the following email: ibdaa@mawhiba.org.sa
What is the method of writing the project?
To learn how to write a project, you can visit the Olympiad Library and view the file “Instructions for Writing a Project Summary and Plan.”
What does the display board contain?
You can access the Creativity Olympiad Library and view a file titled Project Display Board Template
We would like to participate and we are a group of female students and the form only supports one name. What should we do?
One of the conditions for participating in the Creativity Olympiad competition: the project must be individual, meaning that only one student participates in the project, and registration on the website with a group project will not be accepted.
What kind of support does the Scientific Committee provide to participating students?
The Scientific Committee answers inquiries regarding filling out scientific research project forms, and verifies that the project complies with the controls and ethics of scientific research. The Scientific Committee can also evaluate some projects and provide comments with the aim of improving and developing the project.
Scientific Committee Email: SRC@mawhiba.org.sa
What are the means of asking questions and providing comments?
Contact us by sending a message to the competition’s email: ibdaa@mawhiba.org.sa
Or the arbitration committee:judging@mawhiba.org.sa
Or the Scientific Committee:src@mawhiba.org.sa
What are the international competitions available to students who won the Mawhiba Science and Engineering Fair “Ibdaa” and what is the mechanism for selecting them?
Each year appropriate international competitions are determined,
Selection mechanism: This is done by a specialized committee that selects projects that meet the competition criteria.
Are there forms to fill out?
Yes, there are forms that must be filled out, noting that there are mandatory forms for all projects and no participation will be accepted without the forms (the forms are available in the Olympiad Library)
Can the scientific committee contribute to facilitating students’ entry into laboratories to conduct experiments or providing academic supervisors for research?
Yes, the scientific committee facilitates the student’s entry into the laboratory when it is available to conduct experiments after evaluating the research, with the importance of verifying that the experimental procedures are in accordance with the scientific ethics controls of the Creativity Olympiad, and also after verifying the importance of the project and the originality of the idea.
How can we communicate with the scientific committee?
Send a message to the Scientific Committee’s email: src@mawhiba.org.sa
The message explains the following:
Participant’s name, city, mobile number, project name, field, mention of the request, attaching the research summary and research plan with a clear and precise explanation of the experimental procedures.
Are there any cash prizes for the winners?
Yes, prizes (cash or in-kind) are offered and announced at the Ebdaa Science and Engineering Fair.
If the project is a continuation of last year's, do I have the right to participate in it?
Clarify during the arbitration that the project is a continuation of the participant’s previous efforts. 2- Fill out Form No. (7) available in the Olympiad Library , which is specific to completing the project and displaying it on the display board for this year’s project. 3- Do not write the procedures that were carried out in last year’s project in the research summary and the display board, and it is sufficient to display the developments that have taken place in the project this year. 4- Submit a summary of last year’s project to the arbitrator if requested.
Who are the targets of the National Olympiad for Scientific Creativity?
Middle and high school students.
I am a student who has finished high school and I am twenty years old. Do I have the right to participate?
Conditions for participation in the Creativity Olympiad:
The participant must be a general education student in middle or high school.
What are the conditions for participation in the National Olympiad for Scientific Creativity?
The participant must fully adhere to all the following controls and conditions:
1. The student has the right to participate in only one project, provided that the project is individual, meaning that only one student participates in the project, and registration on the website for a group project will not be accepted.
2. It is prohibited for more than one student to participate in the same project. If this happens, the participation of both students will be cancelled.
3. Completing the registration stages, which consist of registering personal information, then project information and forms in the second stage, then bank data, then printing the “Ibdaa” card to attend the central exhibitions and the Ibdaa Science and Engineering Exhibition when the project qualifies.
4. When filling in the project information, the participant must write a comprehensive project summary that includes all elements of the summary, as electronic arbitration depends on the summary and plan of the project registered on the Mawhiba website.
5. Projects that have not fully registered project information on time will be excluded.
6. The Executive Committee has the right to exclude projects in which the project title does not match the project summary.
7. The Executive Committee has the right to exclude projects that do not provide basic scientific information in the project summary.
8. The Executive Committee has the right to exclude a participant who has other participations concurrent with any stage of “Ibd’a”, and which have an impact on his participation in accordance with the controls, regulations and obligations contained in the framework.
9. Participation must be within the “Creativity” field, where the project will be judged according to the participant’s choice of field, and the participant is not allowed to change the field after the project has been judged.
10. The participation must be an original and unprecedented work, and it is permitted if it is a development of a previous work, and a personal effort of the participant, knowing that any participation will be excluded in the electronic arbitration stage or any stage of “Creativity” if it is discovered that the work is copied or incomplete.
11. It is not possible to change the project supervisor after registering his name on the “Mawhiba” website. Any supervisor who meets the criteria has the right to supervise more than two projects at most. (Link to the controls for selecting the supervisor) .
12. Commitment to scientific ethics controls in conducting experiments and implementing the project, and adherence to security and safety controls and instructions for presenting the project. (Scientific ethics link) .
13. Fill out the required forms for the project according to the project field, noting that there are mandatory forms for all projects and no participation will be accepted without filling out the forms (the forms are available on the “Mawhiba” website).
14. In the event of an engineering model, the specified measurements must not be exceeded: (length 50 cm, width 40 cm, height 20 cm). A display larger than these measurements will not be permitted. A video clip and photographs of the engineering product may be used. 15. Prepare the project display board as shown on the “Mawhiba” website, as well as prepare the project blog when starting the project and write a plan and summary of the project as shown on the “Mawhiba” website.
16. If the project is a continuation of last year, the following must be adhered to:
- Explain to the judge at the Central Exhibitions and the Creativity Exhibition for Science and Engineering during the arbitration interview that the project is a continuation of last year.
- Fill out Form No. (7) available on the “Mawhiba” website, which is specific to completing the project and displaying it on the display board for this year’s project. (Link to Form No. 7) .
- Write only the developed (new) part of the project in the display board and the project summary without writing the procedures in the previous year.
Is any student entitled to participate in more than one project?
The student may participate in only one project, and the student is not allowed to participate in more than one project.
Is it required that the project supervisor be specialized in the project field?
The project supervisor does not have to be a specialist in the project field unless the project is in the field of medicine or experiments are conducted in a scientific laboratory. Otherwise, the supervisor can be a person who holds a bachelor’s degree in one of the specializations, and it is preferable that his specialization be the same field as the student’s project. The supervisor may be a teacher, a parent, or a relative who has knowledge and awareness of the Creativity Olympiad competition, and is familiar with the conditions for participation in the Creativity Olympiad and the controls of scientific ethics and the controls for presenting projects. He has the desire and readiness to support and assist the participant in the project from the beginning of planning the work until it comes out in its final form for display in any of the Creativity Olympiad exhibitions or any international participation.
Are there any specific requirements or proofs required of the student when attending the Olympiad?
Print a creativity card to confirm completion of registration procedures, as well as bring the project summary, project blog, and project display board.
How will projects be judged?
Projects are judged electronically and directly by a group of academics and specialists according to specific scientific criteria with the aim of identifying distinguished projects to nominate them for the higher competitive stages.
What are the ethical controls that must be taken into account when starting a project?
The Olympiad Library has a special file on scientific ethics regulations that you can view.
One of the most important features of creative work is simplicity of manufacture and ease of operation. Does this mean that complex inventions such as electronics and others will be excluded!!
No participation will be excluded unless it is not original. All innovations have some kind of modernity and complexity, but what we mean is simplicity of explanation, simplicity of presentation of the idea, and clarity of explanation of your innovation, as we seek a simplified formulation of the innovation only.
Does the project require a working model or are pictures and explanations sufficient for any model?
If the project includes an engineering design, a miniature model must be provided to illustrate how it works.
If there is no model for innovation, what is the solution?
Sometimes a sample is not required if the engineering design is a computer program or a mathematical proof.
If the innovation can be applied and displayed, it must be available at the Creativity Exhibition for Science and Engineering “Creativity” stage.
Are there any certificates that students participating in the National Olympiad for Scientific Creativity “Ibd’a” will receive?
All participants in the final stage, which is the Science and Engineering Creativity Exhibition, will receive a certificate of participation.
Is there attendance at the exhibition for non-participants who are interested?
Yes, and a time will be set to open the exhibition for everyone to visit.
What are the scientific fields of the Olympiad?
Scientific field |
Category |
Animal Sciences |
Animal Sciences (ANIM) |
Social and behavioral sciences |
Behavioral and Social Sciences (BEHA) |
Biochemistry |
Biochemistry (BCHM) |
Biomedicine and Health Sciences |
Biomedical and Health Sciences (BMED) |
Biomedical Engineering |
Biomedical Engineering (ENBM) |
Cellular and Molecular Biology |
Cellular and Molecular Biology (CELL) |
Chemistry |
Chemistry (CHEM) |
Computational Biology and Informatics |
Computational Biology and Bioinformatics (CBIO) |
Earth and Environmental Sciences |
Earth and Environmental Sciences (EAEV) |
Embedded Systems |
Embedded Systems (EBED) |
energy |
Energy (EGSD) |
mechanical engineering |
Engineering Mechanics (ENMC) |
Environmental Engineering |
Environmental Engineering (ENEV) |
Materials science |
Materials Science (MATS) |
mathematics |
Mathematics (MATH) |
Microbiology |
Microbiology (MCRO) |
Physics and Astronomy |
Physics and Astronomy (PHYS) |
Plant Sciences |
Plant Sciences (PLNT) |
Robots and smart devices |
Robotics and Intelligent Machines (ROBO) |
Software systems |
Systems Software (SOFT) |
Translational Medical Sciences |
Translational Medical Science (TMED) |
How to join the Olympics?
The student wishing to participate in the Olympiad registers his information on the website.
Is it possible to send the activation code to the mobile or email, or change the mobile number and email registered in the student account?
The student can recover the account and send the activation code via the mobile number or email registered in the student account (or modify the mobile and email data and recover the password and activate the account) via the ID number via the option “I cannot access my account/I forgot the password”