Future Problem Solving Program of California
2021/2022 Submission Deadlines
Absolute deadline: midnight Pacific Standard Time on the date indicated. All dates are for receipt of work via fpsonline.org.
Practice Problem 1
Topic: Water Supply
Registration Payment Due by January 31, 2022
Due/Uploaded via fpsonline.org: October 22, 2021
Evaluation Feedback Released November 9, 2021
Practice Problem 2
Topic: Building Green
Registration Payment Due by January 31, 2022
Due/Uploaded via fpsonline.org: December 17, 2021
Evaluation Feedback Released December 31, 2020
Qualifying Problem
Topic: Insects
Available 2 weeks prior to due date.
Registration Payment Due by January 31, 2022
Due/Uploaded via fpsonline.org: February 11, 2022
Evaluation Feedback Released February 27, 2022
Scenario Writing
Last Day to Register: December 31, 2021
Registration Payment Due by January 31, 2022
Optional Draft Submission Due: November 19, 2021
Final Scenario Submission Due: January 21, 2022
Scenario Performance
No Qualifying Round
Register/Pay by January 31, 2022
Submissions Due: March 25, 2022
Community Problem Solving
Register/Pay by January 31, 2021
Project Proposal Due: Jan. 2, 2022
CmPS Projects (report and portfolio) Due: March 20,2022
Interviews will be scheduled via Zoom by April 1, 2022
CALIFORNIA STATE BOWL - (In Person or Online) April 8-10, 2022
If all goes in our favor, we will hold an in-person State Bowl at St. Anne School in Laguna Niguel, we will comply with all California recommendations regarding COVID-19 safety.
Topic: Mining
Register/Pay by (tbd), 2022
Individual Booklets Due: March 18, 2022
Team Registration DUE: April (tbd), 2022
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE - June 9-12
The international office will continue to monitor for CODIV-19 and will share updates in the event we are notified of any changes.
Location: University of Massachusetts (UMass) - Amherst
Topic: TBA March 2022