SPECIAL AWARDS  AT QRSTF

TAKE A LOOK AT ALL THE  AWARDS AT QRSTF

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. These awards may be changed due to any change in sponsors. 

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.) 

Elexicon Award (Special)

Sponsored by: Elexicon Energy 

Description: The 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. $100.00 Cash Award 

3 Cash prizes 

Eligibility: 

• One for grade 4 to 6 category 

 • One for Grade 7 to 8 category 

 • One for grade 9 to 12 category

 

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

 

The NOD Apiary Products Biodiversity Award 

Judging Criteria This award is given to the project that promotes biodiversity in any way. This may include the preserving of habitat (woodland or wetland), the preserving of wildlife corridors, grasslands and pollinators. 

Sponsor by: NOD Apiary Products 

Eligibility: Grades 7-12

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 

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 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

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

Centre for Workforce Development Futures Award (4-8)

Criteria and Description: This is awarded to the school of the student project that demonstrates technical knowledge and understanding leading to work in the trades. 

The prize was given as a gift certificate for science equipment. Two awards of a value of $250 each. 

Sponsored by: Centre for Workforce Development Two Certificates for Science Equipment valued at $200 each The student will receive $50 award. (Award will be split if there is a pair) 

Eligibility: Grades 4-8 Grades 9-12

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 Panch Yogeswaran Robotics/AI Award

Criteria and Description: The award is presented to a project that best represents, demonstrates or researches an aspect of robotics or Artificial Intelligence. This may include computer and software engineering. 

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

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: The Professional Engineers of Ontario 

Award: Amazon Gift Certificates 

Eligibility: 

• One for grade 4 to 6 category 

• One for Grade 7 to 8 category 

• One for Grade 9 to 12 category

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

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

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

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 Allegra 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: Allegra Printing - Belleville Two Cash Awards 

Eligibility: Grades 4-8 and 9-12

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. This award will be presented in French. 

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

Most Innovative Application of Technology Award

Criteria and Description: Participants are encouraged to use existing technologies in a new or altered way to create a new or improved outcome to something. With little adjustment, or completely new application of technology, the outcome can be minimally or substantially altered, if not a completely new outcome created. Ages in each level are taken into consideration when judging the complexity of the project(s). 

Sponsored by: The Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists (OACETT) Quinte Chapter. Personalized plaque(s) will be awarded to the student(s) with the most innovative project(s). PLUS $100.00 to gr 4-8 project and $150.00 to gr 9-12 project. 

Eligibility: 

• One for grade 4 to 8 category 

• One for Grade 9 to 12 category

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: Kiwanis Club of Belleville 

Two Cash Award 

Eligibility: Gr. 4-6 and Gr. 7-12

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 Loyalist College Entrance Scholarship Award

Criteria: The departments at Loyalist College will award a $1000.00 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 $500 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

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

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

The Carleton University Scholarship Award

Criteria: Our sponsorship would include a $1000 scholarship towards tuition for the outstanding grade 12 student at this year’s event. The scholarship will be awarded on the condition that the recipient is enrolled and registered in a program within the Faculty of Engineering and Design or the Faculty of Science at Carleton University for the fall 2025 term.

Sponsored by: Carleton University  (Carleton University’s Faculty of Engineering and Design)

One Scholarship 

Eligibility: Gr. 12

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