Hoosier Science & Engineering Fair Special Awards

The Scienc Education Foundation of Indiana would like to provide additional special awards for student participants in the annual Hoosier Science and Engineering Fair

An award(s) does not have to be monetary but can be an award certificate and/or medal or pin, ribbon or some other special item. Any person, company or organization interested in creating an award can select or identify the criteria for judging such as “Best Artistic Display,” “Best Use of ....,” “Concentration on Global Climate Change,” etc. Additionally, the awarding organizations are welcome to send staff to judge and select a winner(s) and then present the award during the awards ceremony.

If you are interested in sponsoring an award for Junior (grades 4-8) or Senior (grades 9-12) award, please provide the following information.

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Name *

Email *

Work Phone *

Organization *

Organization Description (Read during Awards Ceremony) *

Would you or other organizational staff be interested in presenting the award at the Awards Ceremony *

Yes

If No, Center for SEFI Staff will present the awards.

Please provide a title, description for the proposed Award, and/or upload a Judging Rubric to evaluate the projects, if you have a developed one (not required).

Proposed Award Title *

Proposed Award Description (Below is a sample) *

Sample Award Description

This award is to recognize science ingenuity and creativity in the elementary fourth through sixth grades. The successful science project will:

show great innovation in the topic chosen to be presented
be represented clearly through verbal communication and visuals
clearly follow scientific & engineering principles and the scientific & engineering process

In addition to the above core qualifications, judges will be looking for the following qualities to show exemplary scientific thinking and judgment. Those criteria are:

relevance to current global science concerns such as global warming, deterioration of coral reefs or the atom smasher
demonstrate above average understanding of science principles
indicate advanced problem-solving skills and critical thinking

Proposed Award Judging Rubric

Files must be less than 2 MB.
Allowed file types: pdf doc docx.

Grade Level *

Elementary Grades 3 to 5

Junior Grades 6 to 8

Senior Grades 9 to 12

Number of Awards *

Proposed Award *

Certificate

Ribbon

Gift

Gift Card

Bond

Medallion

Other - Please describe

Certificate Template

Please upload a certificate template if you want Center for STEM Education Staff to print out.
Files must be less than 2 MB.
Allowed file types: pdf doc docx ppt pptx.

Would you or other organizational staff be interested in judging at the Regional Science and Engineering Fair? *

Yes

If No, SEFI Staff will identify a judge(s) to evaluate the projects based on the criteria provided.