Sim4Life Student Competition 2026

June 30, 2026

Showcase your simulation work in the Sim4Life Student Competition 2026 and secure one of our attractive awards!

This year’s competition is your chance to highlight outstanding numerical simulation projects across diverse application fields. Students are invited to participate by submitting original work carried out with Sim4Life .

Who can participate?

Bachelor’s, Master’s, and PhD students

How to participate?

Each participant must:

• define a unique problem for which Sim4Life is used to numerically model and find a solution
• submit the project, including a brief explanation (based on this template) of the approach, along with the corresponding Sim4Life simulation file
• alternatively, a scientific paper submitted in 2026 or a presentation made at a scientific meeting in 2026, along with the corresponding Sim4Life simulation file, may be used as a competition entry
• share the simulation project and paper/abstract via email to s4l-support@zmt.swiss or via Sim4Life.web by tagging it with “Sim4Life Student Competition 2025” by 31 October 2026, 23:59h Swiss local time

Successful submission of a project will be confirmed by email.

Evaluation criteria

The submitted projects will be evaluated by a panel of experts according to the following criteria:

• scientific value / importance
• originality / complexity
• appropriate use of Sim4Life modeling tools, solvers, analysis, Python notebook, and libraries
• proper application of methodology, verification and validation, and confidence intervals, and recognition of limitations
• quality of reporting in terms of clarity, completeness, and presentation, including visuals

Winners

The winners will be notified individually via email between 1 – 15 of December 2026, and prizes will be officially announced by ZMT thereafter.

Awards

1^st Prize USD 3,000
2^nd Prize USD 2,000
3^rd Prize USD 1,000

Curious about previous winners? Check out this link .

If you have any questions, please contact the Sim4Life Team at s4l-support@zmt.swiss .

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