Awards
All Participants
Participant Medal and Certificate
Elementary Projects
Exemplary Projects - Plaques and $50 Check
Honorable Mention - Medallion
5th grade winners will qualify to be nominated to the Discovery Channel's Young Scientist Challenge.
Junior Projects (Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Earth/Environmental, and Technology):
1st Place - Plaque and $75 Check
2nd Place - Plaque and $50 Check
3rd Place - Plaque and $25 Check
Honorable Mention - MedallionJunior winners also qualify to be nominated to the Discovery Channel's Young Scientist Challenge.
High School Projects (Life Sciences, Physical Sciences, Earth/Environmental, and Technology):
1st Place - Plaque and $100 Check
2nd Place - Plaque and $75 Check
3rd Place - Plaque and $50 Check
Honorable Mention - Medallion
High School TEAMS – each student
1st Place – Plaque and $75 Check
2nd Place – Plaque and $50 Check
3rd Place – Plaque and $25 Check
Honorable Mention - MedallionTwo High School indivdual winners and one High School TEAM project will also qualify to be nominated to the International Science and Engineering Fair.
Special Awards
These awards will be distributed to projects that meet the guidelines that have been stipulated by the awarding organization or agency.
| Awarding Organization/Agency | Award | Divisions |
| Stockholm Junior Water Prize for outstanding water science research project | Certificate, Nomination to participate in next level of contest, Winner of that will receive trip for him/herself and teacher to Alaska for National Competition | Senior – grades 9 to 12 age 15-20, |
| Individual or TEAM | ||
| RICOH Sustainable Development Award 2009 for efforts in addressing issues of environmental responsibility and sustainable development. | Certificate, 1 year subscription to Science News, | Senior – Individual or TEAM |
| Mu Alpha Theta Award for the most challenging, thorough, and creative investigation of a problem involving modern mathematics. | Certificate | Senior – Individual or TEAM |
| NOAA’s “Taking the Pulse of the Planet” Award goes to one individual whose research emphasizes NOAA’s mission to understand and predict changes in Earth’s environment and conserve and manage coastal and marine resources to meet our Nation’s economic, social, and environmental needs. | Certificate and Medallion | Junior or Senior Divisions |
| Yale Science and Engineering Award to the most outstanding eleventh grade project in computer science, engineering, physics, or chemistry | Preliminary Certificate with Formal Certificate and medallion to be sent in July to recipient | 11th grade student |
| Outstanding Projects awarded by the U.S. Navy/U.S. Marines | Certificates, Award Letters, | Senior and Junior |
| U.S. Metric Association Award for the project that involves a significant amount of quantitative measurement and best uses the SI metric system. | Certificate | Senior or Junior |
| Discovery Channel Young Scientist Challenge nomination for national competition. | Certificate, | 5th – 8th Grades |
| United State Army Awards for scientific/engineering excellence in engineering, environmental sciences, mathematics/computer science, life sciences, and physical sciences. | Certificates | Grades 9-12 |
| Intel Excellence in Computer Science Award | Certificate and $200 award | Senior – Individual or TEAM |
| Association for Women Geoscientists Award for female student whose project exemplifies high standards of innovativeness and scientific excellence in the geosciences, illustrate the interdisciplinary nature of the geosciences, or promote the sensitivity to the earth as a global system. | Certificate | Female participants |
| ASM Award for Most Outstanding Exhibit in Materials Science | Certificate and Medallion | Junior or Senior |
| American Psychological Association Certificate of Award for outstanding research in behavioral or social sciences. | Certificate | Junior or Senior |
| American Meteorological Society for Outstanding Achievement | Certificate | Senior, Individual or Team |
| United States Air Force Awards | Awards – Certificate and Medallion | Senior and Junior |
| National Society of Professional Engineers for the most outstanding engineering project. | Certificate, Lapel Pin, | Junior or Senior |
| Society for In Vitro Biology | Certificate | 11th Grade |
| U.S. Public Health Service Award for projects that creatively illustrate and expand upon the topics: regular physical activity for good health; healthy diet for healthy weight and long healthy life; tobacco use is hazardous to your health; and injury and illness prevention saves lives. | Award Certificate signed by the Surgeon General | Senior |
| The Equine Health Program from the College of Veterinary Medicine at North Carolina State University Award | $100 and tour | Senior grades 9-12 |
| EPA Awarded for Promoting Sustainability, "meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs." | certificates | Elementary and Junior |
| PARI Astronomy Award for best astronomy project at the fair | Certificate | Elementary, Junior, Senior |
| SMT Center Award | Certificates | Elementary and Junior |
| NC Museum of Natural Sciences Young Naturalist Award | Certificate | Elementary |
| North Carolina American Water Works - Water Environment Association | First place at the State Fair is $150, 2nd is $100 and 3rd is $75. Team prizes will be divided. | Elementary, Junior, Senior |
Updated 8/27/09