It’s not what you win, but what you can become!
Al Appleton Worksafe Award, 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 must have consulted with people in the community or region about the content of their project. The students must show creativity, innovation and enthusiasm in the display of the project.
Association of Professional Biologists Award - $100, Newsletter Subscription (BC Association of Professional Biologists)
To be awarded to the British Columbia student(s) who achieves the highest standing at the Canada-Wide Science Fair with a project of a biological nature.
The BC Agriculture in the Classroom Award – The BC Potato and Vegetable Grower’s Association - $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 Power Smart Award - $100, Perpetual Trophy, PowerSmart 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 Innovation Council (BCIC) 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 Colmbia. 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 2009.
BC Science Teachers Award - $100
To be awarded to a student from grades 7 or 8 for an experimental project in any category that has clearly presented an hypothesis and independent, controlled variables.
New for 2009! BCIC Young Innovator Scholarship - Minimum $2,000
To be awarded to a senior 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 2009 and to receive the award, he/she must enroll full-time upon graduation in a science and technology program in a British Columbia post-secondary institution. The awardee is not eligible for other BCIC scholarships. The award value is increased in the Southern Interior through a partnership with the Southern Interior Development Initiative Trust (SIDIT).
Chevron Canada Ltd Award - $100
To be awarded to a student(s) who has done a project that deals with environmental considerations (concerns) as it relates to preserving and protecting the environment for people, wildlife and habitat preservation.
Federation of British Columbia Naturalists Award - $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.
Genome British Columbia Award - $100 x 2
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.
The Michael Crooks Physics Prize – British Columbia Association of Physics Teachers (BCAPT) - $75
To be awarded to a student(s) in grade 6 to 12 who has done an outstanding physics-related project.
The Ministry Of Transportation Award - $100 (Junior), $100 (Intermediate), $1000 (Senior), Scholarship for Post-Secondary Education
To be awarded to an outstanding project in each age category that shows the practical application of scientific principles to identifying and addressing a transportation-related issue.
SCWIST (Society for Canadian Women in Science and Technology) Award - $100, Perpetual Trophy
To be given to a female student(s) whose project shows the greatest ingenuity in the grade 8 to 10 categories. The award is intended to encourage the student’s interest in science. A student may not receive this award more than once.
Young Science Innovator Award (Sponsored by the British Columbia Innovation Council) - YES Magazine Subscription and 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, design or presentation of the project. The student must have consulted with people in the community or region about he content of the project. The student must show creativity, innovation and enthusiasm in the display of the project.
(Information provided by the B.C. Science Fair Foundation 2009 brochure)
