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Science Fair Awards!

Close to $40,000 in awards, ribbons and scholarships are presented to students with top projects!

Awards are mailed to the address the student used when they registered their project. Ribbon placement certificates are emailed to each student using the email address the student used to register their project.

1st Place Blue is Bravo!
2nd Place Red is Rock'n!
3rd Place Green is Great!

Results of The Academy of Science K-12 regional Science Fair and it's Honors Division can be found on the Home Page on Wednesday, May 1, 2024

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Special Award Sponsors

 

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Technology and Engineering projects sponsored by:

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Broadcom Coding with Commitment logoBroadcom Coding with Commitment Award
Presented by Broadcom Foundation

Eligibility: 5th-8th Grade

Award: Public recognition at Broadcom Foundation sponsored competitions and showcases with the receipt of a formal certificate from the Broadcom Foundation, $250 Gift Certificate, Raspberry Pi Foundation Official RP 400 Personal Computer Kit

Description: This award is available to students in grades 5-8 where they combine STEM Knowledge with Coding in the project's research, design, or development in a project that expresses Passion for helping or improving one's community. 

 

JIC NoPaddingThermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge (JIC)
A program of Society for Science

Eligibility: 6th-8th Grade

Award: Students who are nominated have the honor of continuing their science fair journey by applying to compete in the Thermo Fisher JIC (formerly known as the Broadcom MASTERS).

Description: The top 10% of students in 6th-8th grade will be nominated to enter the national competition. Nominees will complete an online application, the top 300 will be named and the 30 finalists will participate in a finals week competition in Washington, DC in October. There is no cost to the student at any step of the competition.

 

 

Additional Special Awards!

 

Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics of St. Louis

 

Air & Waste Management Association - Greater St. Louis Section

 

American Association of University Women Ballwin-Chesterfield Branch

 

American Industrial Hygiene Association - St. Louis Section

 

American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics - St. Louis Section

 

American Institute of Chemical Engineers - St. Louis Section

 

American Meteorological Society

 

American Psychological Association for Achievement in Research in Psychological Science
Awarded by the American Psychological Association

Eligibility: 9th-12th Grade

Award: 1 Certificate and 1-year Complimentary Student Membership

Description: Awarded to a project with outstanding research in psychological science under the category of behavioral and social sciences or any category related to psychology (e.g., animal sciences, biomedical and health sciences, translational medical science).

 

American Society of Civil Engineers - St. Louis Section

 

American Society for Nondestructive Testing - St. Louis

 

American Statistical Association - St. Louis Chapter

 

ASM Materials Education Foundation

 

Association for Women Geoscientists

 

Challenger Learning Center - St. Louis

 

East Central District Federated Garden Clubs of Missouri

 

Greater St. Louis Dental Society

 

Lemelson Early Inventor Prize
Presented by the Society of Science

Eligibility: 6th-8th Grade

Award: $100 e-gift card and certificate

Description: This award will provide a $100 award and a certificate to a young inventor creating a tangible invention that represents a promising solution to a real-world problem. Tangible inventions can be devices, or they can take the form of novel methods or processes (for example, inventing a novel carbon sequestration process, creating a novel biomarker to detect disease).

 

Missouri Botanical Garden

 

Missouri 529 College Savings Plan

 

MU Alpha Theta

 

Pfizer

 

Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair

 

Rioch Americas Corporation

 

Skeptical Society of St. Louis

 

Society for In Vitro Biology

 

Society of American Military Engineers - St. Louis Post

 

Society of Fire Protection Engineers - Greater St. Louis Chapter

 

Special Inspections & Design

 

St. Louis Mineral and Gem Society

 

St. Louis Metropolitan Medical Society

 

Saint Louis University - Parks College of Engineering and Aviation

 

The Magic House

 

Washington University School of Medicine American Medical Women's Association

 

Yale Science and Engineering Association

 

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