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AWARDS AVAILABLE AT THE REGIONAL LEVEL
AWARDS
Awards listed below are available at each Regional Science Fair. Judges will follow the criteria as set out above. Awards will be announced and presented at each Regional Science Fair.
Al Appleton Worksafe Award (Worksafe BC – Worker’s Compensation Board of British Columbia) • $100 To be awarded at each British Columbia Regional Science Fair to the best project demonstrating the principles of occupational hygiene. The student(s) must have consulted with people in the community or region about the content of their project. The student(s) must show creativity, innovation and enthusiasm in the display of the project.
BC Agriculture in the Classroom Award • $75 To be awarded to an outstanding project that shows the practical application of scientific principles to agriculture. Students from Grades 5 to 12 are eligible for the award.
BC Hydro for Generations Award • $100, Perpetual Trophy, BC Hydro for Generations Award Winner Certificate To be awarded to a student(s) in Grades 4 to 12 who creates a project which creatively demonstrates electrical conservation and its environmental, social and economical impacts.
BC Nature Award (Federation of BC Naturalists) • $50 To be awarded at each British Columbia Regional Science Fair to the best natural history project done by a student(s) in Grades 7 to 12. This includes studies of any aspect of natural history, conservation of natural habitats, or the conservation of natural species.
BCIC Student/Teacher Recognition Award • $100 (Student), $100 (Teacher) To be awarded to a student(s) who has developed a science and technology innovation with the potential to benefit British Columbia. This joint teacher/student award is intended to recognize the efforts of the winning student(s) and the supporting teacher. Preference is given to a project selected for CWSF 2012.
BCIC Young Scientist Award • National Geographic Kids Magazine Subscription, Perpetual Trophy To be awarded to a junior or intermediate student(s) who has shown initiative and curiosity in the selection of a topic and/ or approach to the research or design or presentation of the project. The student must have consulted with people in the community or region about the content of the project. The student must show creativity, innovation and enthusiasm in the display of the project.
BCIC Young Innovator Scholarship • Minimum $2,000 To be awarded to a Grade 11 or 12 student(s) who has developed a science and technology innovation with the potential to benefit British Columbia. The winner(s) must be selected for CWSF 2012 and to receive the award, he/she must enrol full-time upon graduation in a science and technology program in a British Columbia post-secondary institution.
A student is eligible to recieve only one BCIC Young Innovator Scholarship per academic year.
BC Science Teachers’ Award • $100 To be awarded to a student(s) from grades 7 or 8 for an experimental project in any category that has clearly presented a hypothesis and independent, controlled variables.
Genome British Columbia Award • $100 To be awarded to two projects dealing with a topic of genomic interest. Students in all grades are eligible for this award.
Heart and Stroke Foundation of BC & Yukon Award • Recognition Plaque To be awarded to an outstanding cardiovascular or cerebrovascular related project.
Michael Crooks Physics Prize (British Columbia Association of Physics Teachers) • $75 To be awarded to a student(s) in Grades 6 to 12 who has done an outstanding physics-related project.
Pacific Carbon Trust Youth Science Award • $200 To be awarded to a project that explores ways of reducing carbon emissions, sources of alternative energy or the cause of climate change.
SCWIST Award (Society for Canadian Women in Science and Technology)• $100, SCWIST Award Winner Certificate To be given to a young women in Grades 8 to 10 categories whose project shows the greatest curiostiy, ingenuity and innovation in design. The award is intended to encourage the student’s interest in science. A student may not receive this award more than once.
Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of BC Award • Cash Award (as determined by each local Chapter), Perpetual Regional Trophy To be awarded to outstanding engineering projects. Projects eligible for this award include those in the fields of chemical, civil, electrical, environmental, industrial and mechanical engineering as well as systems design.
BC Greenhouse Growers’ Association Award (A partner of BC Agriculture in the Classroom) • $75 To be awarded to an outstanding project that demonstrates the creative use of advanced science and technology to enhance vegetable plant productivity and quality. Projects eligible for this award include those in the area of biological pest control, irrigation, nutrition, growing media, climate control and mechanics. Available to Fraser Valley, Greater Vancouver and South Fraser Regional Science Fairs.
DAWEG Award (Division for Advancement of Women in Engineering and Geoscience) • $50 To be awarded to a student who effectively and enthusiastically communicates an original solution to an engineering or hard science problem/project by applying their knowledge of science and math. Available in Greater Vancouver, Fraser Valley, South Fraser and Vancouver Island Regional Science Fairs.
BC Hydro Scholarship • $2,000 To be awarded to a grade 12 student with good academic standing, noteworthy achievements including participation in school or community activities. The award winner will be required to submit proof of enrolment at a postsecondary institution in Canada.
Genome British Columbia Scholarship • $1,000 To be awarded to a senior student who has developed a science and technology project focused on areas of strategic importance such as human health, forestry, fisheries, agriculture, bioenergy, mining, and the environment. Awarded to a student pursuing a science degree in British Columbia. The award winner will be required to submit proof of enrolment at a postsecondary institution in BC.
TRCR Award (Technical and Research Committee on Reclamation) • $500 Post-Secondary Education Scholarship To be awarded to an outstanding project done by a Grade 11 or 12 student(s) dealing with reclamation or environmental protection. Preference will be given to mining-related projects. The award winner(s) will be required to submit proof of enrolment at a postsecondary institution.
W.E. Coates Award (Canadian Land Reclamation Association, BC Chapter) • $200 To be awarded to an outstanding junior or intermediate project related to land, aquatic or marine environment reclamation and/or rehabilitation.
Al Appleton Worksafe Award (Worksafe BC – Worker’s Compensation Board of British Columbia) • $100 To be awarded at each British Columbia Regional Science Fair to the best project demonstrating the principles of occupational hygiene. The student(s) must have consulted with people in the community or region about the content of their project. The student(s) must show creativity, innovation and enthusiasm in the display of the project.
BC Agriculture in the Classroom Award • $75 To be awarded to an outstanding project that shows the practical application of scientific principles to agriculture. Students from Grades 5 to 12 are eligible for the award.
BC Hydro for Generations Award • $100, Perpetual Trophy, BC Hydro for Generations Award Winner Certificate To be awarded to a student(s) in Grades 4 to 12 who creates a project which creatively demonstrates electrical conservation and its environmental, social and economical impacts.
BC Nature Award (Federation of BC Naturalists) • $50 To be awarded at each British Columbia Regional Science Fair to the best natural history project done by a student(s) in Grades 7 to 12. This includes studies of any aspect of natural history, conservation of natural habitats, or the conservation of natural species.
BCIC Student/Teacher Recognition Award • $100 (Student), $100 (Teacher) To be awarded to a student(s) who has developed a science and technology innovation with the potential to benefit British Columbia. This joint teacher/student award is intended to recognize the efforts of the winning student(s) and the supporting teacher. Preference is given to a project selected for CWSF 2012.
BCIC Young Scientist Award • National Geographic Kids Magazine Subscription, Perpetual Trophy To be awarded to a junior or intermediate student(s) who has shown initiative and curiosity in the selection of a topic and/ or approach to the research or design or presentation of the project. The student must have consulted with people in the community or region about the content of the project. The student must show creativity, innovation and enthusiasm in the display of the project.
BCIC Young Innovator Scholarship • Minimum $2,000 To be awarded to a Grade 11 or 12 student(s) who has developed a science and technology innovation with the potential to benefit British Columbia. The winner(s) must be selected for CWSF 2012 and to receive the award, he/she must enrol full-time upon graduation in a science and technology program in a British Columbia post-secondary institution.
A student is eligible to recieve only one BCIC Young Innovator Scholarship per academic year.
BC Science Teachers’ Award • $100 To be awarded to a student(s) from grades 7 or 8 for an experimental project in any category that has clearly presented a hypothesis and independent, controlled variables.
Genome British Columbia Award • $100 To be awarded to two projects dealing with a topic of genomic interest. Students in all grades are eligible for this award.
Heart and Stroke Foundation of BC & Yukon Award • Recognition Plaque To be awarded to an outstanding cardiovascular or cerebrovascular related project.
Michael Crooks Physics Prize (British Columbia Association of Physics Teachers) • $75 To be awarded to a student(s) in Grades 6 to 12 who has done an outstanding physics-related project.
Pacific Carbon Trust Youth Science Award • $200 To be awarded to a project that explores ways of reducing carbon emissions, sources of alternative energy or the cause of climate change.
SCWIST Award (Society for Canadian Women in Science and Technology)• $100, SCWIST Award Winner Certificate To be given to a young women in Grades 8 to 10 categories whose project shows the greatest curiostiy, ingenuity and innovation in design. The award is intended to encourage the student’s interest in science. A student may not receive this award more than once.
Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of BC Award • Cash Award (as determined by each local Chapter), Perpetual Regional Trophy To be awarded to outstanding engineering projects. Projects eligible for this award include those in the fields of chemical, civil, electrical, environmental, industrial and mechanical engineering as well as systems design.
BC Greenhouse Growers’ Association Award (A partner of BC Agriculture in the Classroom) • $75 To be awarded to an outstanding project that demonstrates the creative use of advanced science and technology to enhance vegetable plant productivity and quality. Projects eligible for this award include those in the area of biological pest control, irrigation, nutrition, growing media, climate control and mechanics. Available to Fraser Valley, Greater Vancouver and South Fraser Regional Science Fairs.
DAWEG Award (Division for Advancement of Women in Engineering and Geoscience) • $50 To be awarded to a student who effectively and enthusiastically communicates an original solution to an engineering or hard science problem/project by applying their knowledge of science and math. Available in Greater Vancouver, Fraser Valley, South Fraser and Vancouver Island Regional Science Fairs.
BC Hydro Scholarship • $2,000 To be awarded to a grade 12 student with good academic standing, noteworthy achievements including participation in school or community activities. The award winner will be required to submit proof of enrolment at a postsecondary institution in Canada.
Genome British Columbia Scholarship • $1,000 To be awarded to a senior student who has developed a science and technology project focused on areas of strategic importance such as human health, forestry, fisheries, agriculture, bioenergy, mining, and the environment. Awarded to a student pursuing a science degree in British Columbia. The award winner will be required to submit proof of enrolment at a postsecondary institution in BC.
TRCR Award (Technical and Research Committee on Reclamation) • $500 Post-Secondary Education Scholarship To be awarded to an outstanding project done by a Grade 11 or 12 student(s) dealing with reclamation or environmental protection. Preference will be given to mining-related projects. The award winner(s) will be required to submit proof of enrolment at a postsecondary institution.
W.E. Coates Award (Canadian Land Reclamation Association, BC Chapter) • $200 To be awarded to an outstanding junior or intermediate project related to land, aquatic or marine environment reclamation and/or rehabilitation.
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