The reality TV show Stars of Science, which puts the light on innovative young people across the Arab world, will return 6 October 2011 for its third season in Doha, Qatar. The show, which runs for eight weeks, culminates with prizes for the winners and runner-ups worth US$600,000 and support to bring their innovations to light.

The first two episodes of Stars of Science will have the jury travelling to cities in Qatar, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Tunisia, Lebanon, Jordan and Syria, to look for potential candidates with exciting innovations. Following these casting episodes, the selected contestants will vie to convince the jury and the audience to support their projects so they can continue on to the next week, until a process of elimination leaves only four projects standing.

The final, live episode will announce the winners and runner-ups.

The third season, like the previous two, is hosted by the Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development (QF) at the Qatar Science & Technology Park.

“Our goal is to show that science can be entertaining and enlightening,” said Sheikh Abdulla bin Ali al-Thani, vice president of Education at QF, during a press release.

Unlike the previous two seasons, which were broadcast on over a dozen TV satellite channels, this season is exclusive to the channel MBC4.