Salt Lake Valley Science and Engineering Fair

2012 Awards Posted

Click here to see who won awards at SLVSEF 2012.

2012 Scholarships Available

Westminster College is offering another round of generous awards to both SLVSEF seniors who advance to ISEF and 11th & 12th grade students who advance to a regional science fair (like SLVSEF) from their district or school fair. For more information, download this flyer.

The University of Utah Alumni Association will award $3,000 scholarships to the University of Utah to two juniors participating in the Salt Lake Valley Science and Engineering Fair. To learn more about the University of Utah Alumni Association, visit their website at www.alumni.utah.edu.

2012 Special Awards

We'll post the list of special awards for 2012 soon. A special thanks to the following organizations who are sponsoring awards at SLVSEF 2011.

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Utah Section
American Meteorological Society
American Psychological Association
American Society of Civil Engineers
ASM Materials Education Foundation
Association for Women Geoscientists, Salt Lake Chapter
Biophysical Society
Great Basin Chapter of Air and Waste Management Association
Great Salt Lake Local Section of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers
Intel Excellence in Computer Science
MU Alpha Theta
National Society of Professional Engineers
Nature High Summer Camp
Ricoh Americas Corporation
Roots & Shoots Youth Environmental Fair
Society for In Vitro Biology
Stockholm Junior Water Prize
Symantec
The Leonardo
University of Utah, Alumni Association
University of Utah, Biology Department
University of Utah, College of Education
Utah Department of Transportation
U.S. Air Force
U.S. Army
U.S. Metric Association
U.S. Navy/U.S. Marine Corps
Westminster College
Yale Science and Engineering Association
XMission

American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Utah Section	Awarded to the projects of greatest interest and value in aviation, space science, and engineering.
American Meteorological Society	Awarded to the best project in the junior and senior divisions dealing with atmospheric and related oceanic and hydrologic sciences.
American Psychological Association	Awarded to the student whose project represents outstanding research in psychology in the Behavioral and Social Science Category.
American Society of Civil Engineers	Awarded to student projects that demonstrate significant knowledge, research, and application of the challenges faced by civil engineers.
ASM Materials Education Foundation Award	Awarded to the most outstanding exhibit in materials science and engineering. The winning project will need to use materials-related concepts, demonstrate some aspect of the materials paradigm, be clear in presentation, and demonstrate a clear understanding of the scientific method.
Association for Women Geoscientists, Salt Lake Chapter	Awarded to female students whose projects involve the geosciences in a significant way.
Biophysics Award	Awarded to the project with the best use of biophysics.
College of Education Award	Awarded to the top individual elementary, middle school, and high school student projects that integrate earth OR life science with exemplary literacy/writing skills.
Great Basin Chapter of Air and Waste Management Association	Awarded to the best project dealing with environmental science and management.
Great Salt Lake Local Section of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers	Inventiveness, creativity, and the ability to apply the chemical sciences.
Intel Excellence in Computer Science	Awarded to the top winner of the computer science category.
MU Alpha Theta	Awarded to the individual or team demonstrating the most challenging, original, thorough, and creative investigation of a problem involving modern mathematics. The winning project does not necessarily have to be entered in the Mathematics category.
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association	NOAA’s “Taking the Pulse of the Planet” Award will be awarded to a project whose research emphasizes NOAA’s mission: to understand and predict changes in Earth’s environment and to conserve and manage coastal and marine resources to meet our Nation’s economic, social, and environmental needs
National Society of Professional Engineers	Award given to the most innovative engineering project that demonstrates principles of applied engineering. The winning project will demonstrate technical competence, superior verbal and written presentation, and awareness of ethical implications of engineering.
Nature High Summer Camp	Awarded to projects focused on the environment and/or natural resource management.
Ricoh Sustainable Development Award	Awarded to an individual or team whose principles and technical innovations offer the greatest potential for increasing our ability to grow environmentally friendly and socially responsible businesses.
Roots & Shoots Youth Environmental Fair	Awarded for excellence in environmental research. Specifically those projects that demonstrate environmental benefit, new and innovative ideas and solutions, effective implementation, widespread applicability and cost effectiveness.
Society for In-Vitro Biology	Awarded to the most outstanding 11th grade student exhibiting in the areas of plant or animal in vitro biology or tissue culture.
Stockholm Junior Water Prize	Awarded to the best projects relating to or dealing with water treatment, management, protection or quality. Opportunity to advance to the National Water Environment Federation Competition.
The Leonardo	Awarded to the project that best combines art and science.
University of Utah Biology Department	Awarded to best project in biological sciences. Scholarship of $2000. Must be an undergraduate, enrolled at the University of Utah with a declared major in Biology.
Utah Department of Transportation	Awarded to the projects that best demonstrate innovation in transportation.
U.S. Air Force	Awarded to projects focused on science and technology; that encourage studies in math, sciences and engineering; and are applicable to the Air Force.
U.S. Army Award	Awarded to the best projects in any category representing innovative ideas of interest to the U.S. Army.
U.S. Metric Association	Awarded to the project in the senior division that demonstrates correct and consistent use of The International System of Units (a.k.a. metric) in measuring and displaying data
U.S. Navy/Marine Corps	Awarded to students whose projects demonstrate excellent scientific thought and process skills.
XMission	Awarded to the project that best demonstrates creativity in utilizing the Internet for either research or as a presentation element. The award recipient will use technology as a theme in their presentation.
Yale Science & Engineering Association	Awarded to the most outstanding 11th grade project in the area of Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, or Chemistry.

category awards

Category Awards are given in each of the competition categories in the elementary, junior, and senior divisions. A cash award, certificate, and trophy will be given to each winning project.

The awards will be presented to the first-, second-, and third-place winners in the elementary, junior and senior divisions.

grand awards

Broadcom MASTERS™ Competition	A brand new competition for middle school students sponsored by the Broadcom Foundation and Society for Science. The Broadcom MASTERS™ (Math, Applied Science, Technology and Engineering for Rising Stars) competition that rewards independent research, scientific inquiry, hands-on learning, and teamwork.
Discovery 3M Young Scientist Challenge	The top projects in grades 5-8 are nominated to compete for an all expense paid trip to New York to compete as a finalist in the Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge. The top prize is a $50,000 U.S. Savings Bond. Ten students nationwide are selected as finalists.
International Sustainable World (Energy, Engineering & Environment) Olympiad	Two junior division students will be awarded an all expense paid trip with a parent chaperone to Houston, Texas to participate in the I-SWEEEP competition. Winning projects will represent the best Energy, Engineering or Environmental projects in the Junior division at SLVSEF.
Sweepstakes Winners - Intel ISEF Finalists	The top THREE projects, whether individual or team, in the senior division will be awarded an all expense paid trip to compete in the Intel International Science & Engineering Fair in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania which takes place in May 2012. These students also win an $80,000 scholarship to Westminster College.
The Symantec Software Scholarship	$10,000 college scholarship good for any college or university in Utah. The scholarship will be awarded to a 9-12 grade student who has written or used software code to model or solve a problem. A substantial amount of the software code must be the applicant’s own effort.