Celebrating Young Innovators!
Recognize Excellence in STEM at the Ottawa Regional Science Fair Awards
Awards
Grand Prizes
Carleton University Science & Engineering Entrance Scholarship
$1,000 x 1
An entrance scholarship given to the top Senior project to encourage the winner(s) to pursue studies in science or engineering at Carleton University.
uOttawa Entrance Scholarship
$1,000 x 1
Presented on behalf of The Faculty of Science, the Faculty of Engineering and the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Ottawa. This Award is a $1,000 scholarship to the most deserving Senior project (grade 11 or 12 only).
Divisional Awards
Agriculture, Fisheries & Food
An outstanding project that helps ensure food security, sustainability or competitiveness in
agriculture, fisheries or food production.
Curiosity & Ingenuity
An outstanding project that helps improve our understanding or addresses a problem in an area of STEM not covered by the other challenges.
Digital Technology
An outstanding project that helps improve our quality of life or transforms existing products and services through digital devices, methods or systems.
Disease & Illness
An outstanding project that helps enhance our diagnosis, treatment or understanding of disease, or the management of physical or mental illness.
Energy
An outstanding project that helps improve our use of current energy sources, enables the transition to alternative energy sources, or reduces our energy footprint.
Environment & Climate Change
An outstanding project that helps ensure the quality of water, air, soil or the diversity of living things, or manages the impact of climate change.
Health & Wellness
An outstanding project that helps prevent disease or promotes physical, social, emotional, spiritual, environmental, occupational, or intellectual well-being.
Natural Resourses
An outstanding project that helps ensure the sustainable management, use, reuse or recycling of Earth’s finite or renewable natural resources.
Special Awards
ASHRAE Ottawa Valley Award
$200 x 3
Given to a project that serves humanity by advancing the arts and sciences of heating, ventilation, air conditioning, refrigeration, and their allied fields.
Canada Post Award
$100 x 3
$100 x 1 (reserve)
Awarded to projects that have implications for the shipping industry, including materials, manufacturing, packaging, transportation, storage, and recycling/disposal.
Canadian Meteorological & Oceanographic Society (CMOS) Award
$200 x 1
$100 x 1
Awarded to the two best projects related to Weather, Climate, Oceans and Environment.
Canadian Nuclear Laboratories Award
$100 x 2
Awarded to an Outstanding Project in Physics or Chemistry.
Honeywell Aerospace Award
$150 x 3
We look for innovative projects that support our work in developing world-class engines, cockpits, cabin design, wireless connectivity and enterprise performance management.
Laurentian Chapter of SETAC Award
$100 x 2
Given to a project that promotes and/or enhances communication, education and networking in environmental toxicology and chemistry.
ORSF Communication & Electronics Award
$150 x 1
The aim of this award is to recognize projects that demonstrate excellence in a particular area of Electronics, Coding, App development, Communication technologies, etc., that may not be already covered in areas such as Aerospace or Logistics.
ORSF Consumer Products Award
$150 x 1
This award is given to a project that demonstrates a real world, marketable concept or device.
ORSF Life Sciences Award
$150 x 1
The aim of this award is to recognize projects that demonstrate excellence in a particular area of Life Sciences not already covered by Health, Medicine or Horticulture. Projects addressing cell theory, simple organisms or projects with a particular niche such as agriculture may be considered.
ORSF Most Popular Award
$150 x 1
All participants will be given a ballot with which they can vote for the project they like best.
ORSF Physics Award
$150 x 1
The aim of this award is to recognize projects that demonstrate excellence in a particular area of Physics or Mathematics. These projects may be theoretical or applied in nature.
$100 x 4
Focus on Natural History.
Ottawa Horticultural Society Award
$150 x 2
Projects demonstrating understanding of factors of growth and reproduction of higher plants, whether they are grown for decorative purposes, for the production of food, or to modify their immediate environment.
uOttawa Faculty of Medicine Special Award
$100 x 3
Awarded to independent research projects related to health science.
uOttawa Health & Social Sciences Award
$100 x 1
Awarded to a project that demonstrates an exceptionally well-developed methodology and that has implications for the social sciences or practical health care.
uOttawa Translational Molecular Medicine (TMM) Award
$100 x 1
Awarded to an outstanding project presenting an innovative approach to addressing an emerging biomedical issue.
Water Environment Association of Ontario (WEAO) Award
$200 x 1
Awarded to a top project related to one or more of the following subject areas:
– Water and wastewater treatment
– Stormwater management
– Biosolids energy and resource recovery
– Water reuse/grey water systems
– Constructed wetlands
– Properties of water
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The Ottawa Regional Science Fair relies on donor support, volunteers, and the participation of students, teachers, and parents. Your donation helps ensure that every school has access to this opportunity, while your company’s sponsorship recognizes and rewards Ottawa’s talented young innovators.