Science Competitions
Sleek Geeks Eureka Prize
Primary Competition Secondary Competition Construct a short, 1 - 3 minute video telling a scientific story and a 50 word description too accompany the video. See previous years entries for inspiration here Who can compete - Primary and high school students Application Deadline - Applications open February and close May Prize - $4000 and a $500 book voucher, $2000 and $1000 for high school students for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place respectively and $2000 and a $500 book shop voucher, and $1000 for primary school students for 1st and runner up places respectively. UNSW Computer Programming competition Complete various computer programming tasks under timed conditions Who can compete - High school teams Application Deadline - Round one held in July, and the grand finals in September Prize - $5000, $2500, $1200, $600, $450, $300 for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th place respectively and any winning team member that enrolls in any computer science and engineering degree at the University of New South Wales will receive a $3000 scholarship International Space Settlement Design Competition Put yourself in the shoes of aerospace industry engineers and design a city in space that will house 10 000 people in a 40 page report Who can compete - High school students from around the world Application Deadline - TBA Prize - 12 finalists are invited to compete with a new scenario in a live competition at NASA Johnson Space Centre alongside engineers sharing their knowledge and experience with you BHP Billiton Science and Engineering Awards Submit a project based on your own experimental data, submit an invention with written support material, or successfully complete a science project in the Blue, Silver or Gold category of the CSIRO CREST Awards. Applicants will be judged on scientific procedure, ingenuity, and value of project Who can compete - Primary, high school and TAFE students Application Deadline - TBA Prize - 1st prize $4000, 2nd prize $3000 and 3rd prize, $1500 Young Scientists Award Design and conduct your own open ended scientific investigation Who can apply - Primary and high school Application deadline - August Prize - Cash award and up to three winners of the awards are chosen to NSW at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in the USA |
Australian Science Olympiad Competition
Students who has sat the Australian science Olympiad exam compete for places at the Australian Science Olympiad Summer School, and the International Science Olympiad which have been held in Indonesia, Vietnam, Kazakhstan and America Who can compete - Years 10 and 11 students Application Deadline - July Prize - Positions in other Australian Science Olympiad experiences and competitions Big Science Competition Complete a 30 multiple choice exam for your chance to win prizes, gain recognition, create opportunities and develop skills Who can compete - High school students How to apply - Applications must be made through your school Application Deadline - April Prize - TBA 60 Second Science Participate in this international competition by creating a short video that explains an invention, experiment, science concept or idea Who can compete - Absolutely anyone interested in science Application Deadline - TBA Prize - A share in $10 000 worth of prizes Science Talent Search Create and perform an experiment, write a creative writing piece, invent something, make scientific wall charts, games and computer simulations, use photography or video to present various science topics Who can compete - Primary and secondary students in Victoria Application Deadline - June Prize - Bursary checks, certificates and awards Science for Growth Awards Design, execute and present your own experiment for your chance to win prizes in an national competition Who can apply - Years 9 and 10 students Application deadline - June Prize - $300, $200, $100 for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place respectively |