DesignSquad is a tv show produced in Boston by WGBH. It has teenagers competing against and with each other to solve engineering problems. At the end of the season, one participant is awarded a scholarship.

The show is a half hour long, and shows kids doing real work and solving complex problems with teamwork and engineering smarts.

Here is a link to the site:

DesignSquad - http://pbskids.org/designsquad/

Call for cast members - http://www.mauratighe.com/ds/CastingCall.html