Thank you for your interest in Stark Idea Quest 2026
Stark Idea Quest is a 10-session community-focused project designed to help middle schoolers create and launch ideas that will help our community thrive. This year’s Stark Idea Quest competition invites teams of middle school students from across Stark County to create an actionable $500 project that will help people in your community become healthier, happier, more stable, or more connected.
Schools can use the Stark Idea Quest as an in-class project or as a club project for select students. Ultimately, each participating school will send 1 team of 5-10 students to share an idea at the culminating Idea Incubator Summit at the Akron-Canton Airport on Friday, March 20! At the Idea Incubator Summit, teams will pitch their ideas to judges and community partners as they compete to win seed money and gain support from local organizations to help make their ideas real!
Spots are limited to 10 participating middle schools.
Please register your team by Friday, December 5th!