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Special Awards

The special awards are presented at the award ceremony and are generously sponsored by individuals, companies and organizations to promote a specific aspect of science. They are selected by the students to be judged for.

Other Awards: Along with these awards there are many others. There are the grade group awards that receive ribbons and medals. (Best in Grade group, Best in Grade, Best in Fair and the Canada-wide Science Fair awards.)

The City of Belleville/Elexicon Award 

 Criteria and Description:The City of Belleville/Elexicon award is given to the project at each level (Gr. 4-6,7-8,9-12) that best demonstrates information or an experiment that pertains to fish/animals, their habitat, protection or invasive species. 

 Sponsored by: The City of Belleville and Elexicon

Three Cash Awards

Eligibility:  Grades 4-6  Grades 7-8  Grades 9-12

City of BellevilleElexicon Energy

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The City of Belleville Municipal Infrastructure Award

 Criteria and Description:The Prize is awarded to a project that demonstrates a subject matter relevant to a city, its departments and infrastructure. (gr 4-12)

 Sponsored by: The City of Belleville

One Cash Award

Eligibility:    Grades 4-12

 

City of Belleville

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The Sanofi Biogenius Award

Judging Criteria
An outstanding project by students in grades 7-12 related to biotechnology – the use of biological systems to produce goods and services – or life sciences

Sponsor by: Sanofi Canada

Eligibility: Grades 7-12

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The Dennis Kritzer Computer Science Programming Award

 Criteria and Description:This award is presented to a project that has developed (programmed) a software program that services a specific need. The program can be created in java, c++, or any other programming language.

 Sponsored by: QRSTF

One Cash Award

Eligibility:    Grades 4-12

QRSTF

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The UNAC Quinte Sustainability Award

 Criteria and Description: “ The United Nations Association in Canada Award is presented to the project that best deals with the production or use of clean energy. For example, the project might evaluate wind, solar, hydro-electric , wave or tidal sources. It might focus either on the production side or the consumption side of the energy use.”

 Sponsored by: The United Nations Association in Canada

Number of candidates to be awarded ;
• One for grade 4 to 6 category 
• One for Grade 7 to 8 category 
• One for grade 9 to 12 category

Eligibility:    Grades 4-12

The United Nations Association in Canada

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The Albert College Engineering Award

 Criteria and Description: The Albert College Engineering award is given to a project in Grade 6 that demonstrates the best principles of engineering. This includes: the design, building, use of engines, machines, structures, and being able to describe their importance.

 Sponsored by: Albert College

One Cash Award

Eligibility:    Grades 6

Albert College

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The Albert life/Earth Sciences Award

 Criteria and Description: The Albert College Life/Earth Science award is given to a project in Grade 6 that demonstrates the best principles of Life/Earth Sciences

 Sponsored by: Albert College

One Cash Award

Eligibility:    Grades 6

Albert College

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The Quinte conservation Authority Water Award

 Criteria and Description:  This award is given to the project that best displays ways in which water or watersheds can be conserved, or protected

Sponsored by: Quinte Conservation Authority

One Cash Award

Eligibility:  Gr. 4-12

The Quinte conservation Authority

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The Brain Injury Association Quinte District "Brain Wave" Award

 Criteria and Description:  This award is given to a project that deals with the brain, brain injury or safety.

Sponsored by: The Brain Injury Association-Quinte District

One Cash Award

Eligibility:  Gr. 4-12

The Brain Injury Association Quinte District

 

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The Panch Yogeswaran Engineering award

 Criteria and Description:  The project should demonstrate a unique and creative approach to solving an engineering problem or deal with a challenge that addresses a real-world issue or need. 

Sponsored by: QRSTF

Three Cash Awards

Eligibility:

Number of candidates to be awarded ;
• One for grade 4 to 6 category 
• One for Grade 7 to 8 category 
• One for grade 9 to 12 category

QRSTF

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The Professional Engineers of Ontario award

 Criteria and Description:  This award is for the best demonstrated use of engineering principles in a project.

Sponsored by: Professional Engineers of Ontario

Amazon Certificates

Eligibility: •

One for grade 4 to 6 category 
• One for Grade 7 to 8 category 
• One for grade 9 to 12 category

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The Erika Jackson Environmental Award

 Criteria and Description:  A grade 4-6 project in any category that demonstrates a creative approach to an environmental problem that could lead to cleaner air, land or water.

Sponsored by: Doug and Inara Jackson

One Cash Award

Eligibility:  Gr. 4-6

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The Derek and Kevin Sue-Chue-Lam Physics,Chemistry or Math award

 Criteria and Description:  A project in any category that demonstrates a creative approach to a Physics, Chemistry or Math problem.

Sponsored by: Derek and Kevin Sue-Chue Lam

Four Cash Awards

Eligibility:

Number of candidates to be awarded ;
• Two for grade 4 to 6 category 
• Two for Grade 7 to 8 category 

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The Dr. Stephen and Jean Kaladeen life/Animal Sciences Award

 Criteria and Description:  Best Life Science award. The project must pertain directly to the biology of an organism or the environment.

Sponsored by: Dr. Stephen and Jean Kaladeen

One Cash Award

Eligibility:  Gr. 7-8

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The Dr. Stephen and Jean Kaladeen medical Sciences Award

 Criteria and Description:  The winning project must demonstrate in a clear and effective way an aspect of a development in medicine or health care.

Sponsored by: Dr. Stephen and Jean Kaladeen

One Cash Award

Eligibility:  Gr. 9-12

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The berry plastics biology Award

 Criteria and Description:  Awarded to the best project in grades 4-8 and 9-12, which pertains to a biological theme. The project must directly relate to biology or an organism or the environment.

Sponsored by: Berry Plastics

Two Cash Awards

Eligibility:  Gr. 4-8 and Gr. 9-12

Berry Plastics

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The Corporation of the County of Prince Edward Climate Change Award

 Criteria and Description:  The award is given to the project that best describes or develops an experiment that best explains an aspect of climate change that has an impact on the local area.

Sponsored by: The Corporation of the County of Prince Edward

One Cash Award

Eligibility:  Gr. 4-12

The Corporation of the County of Prince Edward

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The KKP Belleville - Best display board Award

 Criteria and Description:  This award is given to the best display in Grades 4-8 and 9-12 that shows clarity, professionalism, distinctiveness and innovation.

Sponsored by: Kwik Kopy Printing - Belleville

Two Cash Awards

Eligibility: Grades 4-8 and 9-12 

Kwik Kopy Printing - Belleville

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The Michel Sarrazin French Language award

 Criteria and Description:  Best projects from French Language schools in the following grade groups: Grades 4-5; 6; 7-8; 9-12, & Immersion

Sponsored by: ACFOMI

Five Cash Awards

Eligibility:

Number of candidates to be awarded ;
• One for grade 4 to 5 category 
• One for Grade 6 category 
• One for grade 7 to 8 category
• One for Grade 9 to 12category 
• One for Immersion category

ACFOMI

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Most innovative application of technology Award

 Criteria and Description:  Presented to the project that displays the Most Innovative Application of Technology.
Participants are encouraged to use existing technologies in a new or altered way to create a new or improved outcome. With little adjustment, or completely new application of something technical, the outcome can be minimally or substantially altered, or a new outcome created. The plaque will be displayed at the recipient's school until the next QRSTF and includes a cash award

Sponsored by: The Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists

One Cash Award

Eligibility:  Gr. 4-8

The Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists

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The Dr. James B. Collip Award for excellence in Science

 Criteria and Description:   In recognition of a project that investigates science in the medical field.

Sponsored by: The Dr. James B. Collip Committee

Two Cash Award

Eligibility:  Gr. 4-6 and Gr. 7-12

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The Arlyne Gillespie Astronomy award

 Criteria and Description:  Presented to the project that displayed the best use of Astronomical Concepts

Sponsored by: The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada

Up to 3 prizes

Eligibility:  Gr. 4-12

The Royal Astronomical Society of Canada

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The loyalist college entrance scholarship Award

 Criteria: The departments at Loyalist College will award a $500.00 tuition credit to the most deserving Grade 11-12 project , as selected by the regional science fair organization. The intent of this award is to honour the top senior project and encourage the winner or winners to pursue college studies in health, sciences or technology.

This tuition credit will be applied to the tuition fees when the student or students register at Loyalist College. In the case of a two-student project, each student will receive a $250 tuition credit towards an appropriate program at Loyalist College. This tuition credit will be held on account for the student for 5 years.

Sponsored by: Loyalist College

One Scholarship

Eligibility:  Gr. 11-12

Loyalist College

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The loyalist college top winners Award

Criteria: $500 (cash award) for a public/middle school (up to grade 8) with the most winning projects. The school will distribute funding at the end of their school year. In the event of a tie, the monies will be split. .

Sponsored by: Loyalist College

One Prize

Eligibility: All grades 

Loyalist College

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The university of Ottawa scholarship Award

Criteria: The Faculties of Engineering, Science and Health Sciences at the University of Ottawa award a $1,000 scholarship to the most deserving Grade 11-12 project from each region, as selected by the regional science fair organization. The intent of this award is to honor the top Senior project and encourage the winner(s) to pursue university studies in health, sciences or technology. This scholarship will be applied to the tuition fees when the student(s) registers in an undergraduate program at the Faculties of Engineering, Science or Health Sciences.

Sponsored by: University of Ottawa

One Scholarship

Eligibility:  Gr. 11-12

University of Ottawa

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