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Special Awards Summarized (scroll down to see details) | ||
SPONSOR |
Total Value |
Grade and Area(s) |
Vermont Principals' Association Scholarship Confirmed for 2016 One of original award partners |
$250 | Grade 12; any area |
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Vermont STEM Fair- ISEF Committee Awards Confirmed for 2016 Award partner for 11 years |
See below for details. |
grades 9-12; any area |
VSTEMF MS Scholarship for Agricultural Research Confirmed for 2016 Award partner for 2 years |
$200 |
grades 5-8; agricultural focus |
VSTEMF HS Scholarship for Agricultural Research Confirmed for 2016 Award Partner for 2 years |
$200 | grades 9-12; agricultural focus |
VSTEMF Scholarship for Computer Science Confirmed for 2016 Award Partner for 2 years |
$200 |
grades 5-8; computer science
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VSTEMF Ted Marsden Memorial Scholarship Confirmed for 2016 Award Partner for 4 years |
See below for details. | grades 5-8; group project |
Green Mountain College Confirmed but modified for 2015 Norwich University Confirmed for 2016 Saint Michael's College Confirmed for 2016 Vermont Technical College Confirmed for 2016 Castleton College Confirmed for 2016 |
see description |
generally grades 9-11, Next Generation Scholarships offered to winners of selected awards, |
AllEarth Renewables Confirmed for 2016 Award partner for 5 years |
$500 See below for details. |
grades 9-12; solar or wind renewable energy |
American Chemical Society -- Green Mountain Local Section Confirmed for 2016 One of original award partners |
$395 See below for details. |
grades 9-12; chemistry grades 5-8 if an outstanding project in chemistry |
Biophysical Society Confirmed for 2016 Award partner for 3 years |
$100 plus more See below for details |
grades 9-12; biophysics |
Cabot Creamery Cooperative Confirmed for 2016 Award partner for 4 years |
$75 See below for details |
any grade; food related, but preference to dairy |
Community College of Vermont New for 2016! |
$250 See below for details |
any grade; project that improves Vermont's Communities and people |
Desai Management Consulting Confirmed for 2016 Award partner for 2 years |
$250 | grades 9-12; best project demonstrating project management |
Dufresne Group Consulting Engineers Confirmed for 2016 Award partner for 6 years Also see Vermont Partners |
$200 | grades 9-12; engineering |
Eagle Hill Institute Prize Confirmed for 2016 Award partner for 8 years |
$765 See below for details. |
any grade: any project involving natural history |
Efficiency Vermont Confirmed for 2015- declined for 2016 Award partner for 2 years |
$150 See below for details. |
any grade; project investigating ways to improve energy efficiency |
ESEC--Ethical Science Education Coalition
Confirmed for 2016 One of original award partners |
$415 See below for details. |
any grade; humane project involving animals |
First Light Technologies Confirmed for 2016 |
$250 See below for details. |
grades 9-12; best project using UV light and its effectiveness in germicidal/sterilization applications |
Green Mountain Water Environment Association Confirmed for 2016 One of original award partners |
$500 See below for details. |
any grade; water quality and pollution |
Haematologic Technologies, Inc. Confirmed for 2016 Award Partner for 7 years Also see Vermont Partners |
$500 |
grades 9-12; project in biology or chemistry and development of new or improved biotechnology |
Logic Supply, Inc. NEW in 2014! Confirmed for 2015-declined for 2016 Award Partner for 2 years |
$60 | any grade; best demonstration of computer science |
Northeast Branch American Society for Microbiology Confirmed for 2016 One of Original Award Partners |
$200 | any grade; microbiology, biotechnology, microbial genetics |
Northeast Section, Institute of Food Technologists Confirmed for 2016 Award Partner for 7 years |
$700 + up to an additional $400 See below for details. |
any grade; food-related science project |
Polhemus, Innovation in Motion Confirmed for 2016 Award Partner for 6 years |
$100 | grades 9-12; project in physics, math, or engineering |
Renewable NRG Systems
Confirmed for 2016 Award Partner for 7 years |
$250 | any grade; renewable energy, with a preference for wind power |
RSG Confirmed for 2016 Award Partner for 4 years Vermont Partner for 7 years |
$200 | any grade: project concerning human behavior |
Society of Women Engineers
North Country Section Confirmed for 2016 One of original award partners |
up to $200 |
any grade; young woman with project in engineering, physics, math, or computer science |
Sovernet
Confirmed for 2016 Award Partner for 5 years |
$240 | any grade; competent use of the internet |
Stockholm International Water Institute Confirmed for 2016 One of original award partners National Competition at University of North Carolina, Charlotte |
See below for details. | grades 9-12; water-related |
Superior Technical Ceramics Corporation Confirmed for 2016 Award Partner for 4 years |
$1000 |
Any 5-12 student or group project from Franklin County |
Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society Norwich University Chapter Confirmed for 2016 One of original award partners |
$50 |
any grade; engineering or physics |
TCorp, Inc. Confirmed for 2016 Award Partner for 6 years |
$150 | any grade; energy conservation |
Vermont Academy of Arts and Science Confirmed for 2016 One of original award partners |
$200 | grade 12; project demonstrating exemplary research techniques |
Vermont Chapter of Sigma Xi Confirmed for 2016 One of original Award Partners |
$200 | any grade; any project area |
Vermont Energy Education Program Confirmed for 2016 Award Partner for 5 years |
$60 See below for details. |
grades 5-8; best project using electricity |
Vermont Organization of Nurse Leaders Confirmed for 2016 Award Partner for 7 years |
$50 | any grade; project related to nursing |
Special Awards Detailed |
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VERMONT SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING & MATH FAIR ISEF COMMITTEE: Three students judged to have the top high school (grades 9-12) projects, and those students' teachers, will win an all-expense paid trip to Phoenix, AZ, from May 8-13, 2016, to participate in the 65th ISEF. There they will compete for millions of dollars in prizes with about 1600 other finalists from around the world.
The finalists will find unimagined opportunities to learn, mingle with like-minded peers, network for his/her future, and get a real taste of the exciting world of successful academicians (including opportunities to attend presentations by Nobel laureates). Both teacher and finalist will come home loaded with new ideas through exposure to other projects and training sessions that occur.
For additional information about ISEF, see their web site or contact Carl Pinkham of the Vermont Science, Technology, Engineering, & Math Fair ISEF Committee at 802-485-2319 or e-mail pinkhamc@norwich.edu. |
VSTEMF Agricultural Award: The VSTEMF, in recognition of the importance of Agriculture to Vermont's economy, has created an award for the top projects conducting agricultural research. A total prize of $200 will be awarded to one or two top projects in this category in middle and junior high school and $200 will be awarded to one to two top projects in this category in high school.
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VSTEMF Middle School Computer Science Award: The VSTEMF, in recognition of the importance of computer science to Vermont’s economy, presents an for the top project in middle and junior high school. This category is intended to provide an incentive equivalent to the ISEF INTEL Computer Science Award that provides the same amount of incentive ($200) to grades 9-12. |
CABOT CREAMERY COOPERATIVE will award a cheese basket worth $75 to the best project dealing with foods, but with a preference to dairy. Projects at any grade level are eligible. |
COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF VERMONT: CCV will award a messenger bag, two reusable bags and one memory stick to each of two outstanding projects that recognize scientific endeavors that better Vermont’s communities and the people of the state. The messenger bag and accompanying prizes, worth $125 each, support students as they continue to pursue their academic goals.” |
DUFRESNE GROUP CONSULTING ENGINEERS:
The DuFresne Group of Consulting Engineers will award $200 to the high school project that best exemplifies the principles of engineering. |
EAGLE HILL INSTITUTE: The Eagle Hill Institute will provide a 5-year, $144, subscription to the Northeastern Naturalist, the premier regional natural history journal for research conducted in the northeastern US and eastern Canada to the best project, any grade, featuring natural history research. The winner will be given a registration waiver (worth $121) to attend next Year's annual meeting of the NE Natural History Conference. |
Top consideration will be given to the student to present his/her project as a platform or poster presentation at that meeting and if the student is accepted, the student and his/her adult escort/teacher will receive a $500 travel allowance from the VSSMF. |
For School: An award of $200 to secure alternatives to dissection of their choice. These alternatives can include, but are not limited to programs and licenses.
For student: an honorarium of $50, a "Dissection Choice" Tee-shirt and the book, "From Guinea Pig to Computer Mouse, 2nd Ed." |
Projects must promote awareness, compassion and understanding of animals as well as showing that good science can be accomplished without the use of animals. To be considered for an award, a student must not cause physical or psychological harm to any animal in any way, and students may not obtain animals specifically for this project nor use animals in any way other than naturalistic observation or non-invasive behavioral research. Project suggestions include: 1) observe animals in the wild or companion animals at home, 2) develop a computer simulation of animals in their environment, 3) test ways cosmetics and other products can be compared without harming animals, 4) test alternatives to dissection, or 5) explore new promising technologies like organs on a chip and what we will be able to better accomplish through them. Projects in any grade level are eligible. |
FIRST LIGHT TECHNOLOGIES, INC: First Light Technologies, Inc., will award a $250 prize for the best project involving UV light and its effectiveness in germicidal/sterilization applications. Projects in grades 9-12 are eligible.
Student interested in this project topic may visit or phone First Light’s facility in Poultney, VT, and speak with the product and process engineers in support of their project development and research. Arrangements for visits/calls may be coordinated through Jeanette Maliniak 802 287 4195 x17 or jmaliniak@firstlightusa.com. |
VSSMF will provide up to $100 to each winner for travel expenses. |
NORTHEAST INSTITUTE OF FOOD TECHNOLOGISTS: NEIFT will award a cash prize to up to four projects in food science. The total amount of these four prizes will be $700. In addition, each award winner and an adult escort will receive tickets for the annual NEIFT award dinner in Marlborro, MA. |
Polhemus, Innovation in Motion: Polhemus will provide a prize of $100 to the project high school project demonstrating an exceptional understanding of physics, mathematics, or engineering. |
RENEWABLE NRG SYSTEMS: Renewable NRG Systems will provide a prize of $250 to the best project, any grade, on renewable energy, with wind power given preference. |
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RSG: RSG will award $250 to the project that best identifies an opportunity to apply mathematics, science, or statistics to understand human behavior. This prize is open to all grade levels. |
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Sovernet: Sovernet will award webhosting for one website up to 500 megs for a year to a student in any grade whose project demonstrates competent use of the internet. |
STOCKHOLM INTERNATIONAL WATER INSTITUTE: Stockholm International Water Institute awards the Stockholm Junior Water Prize for an outstanding water-related research project by a young person or group of young people in grades 9-12 and between the ages of 15-20. The Green Mountain Water Environment Association will present the top 3-5 applicable projects with regional awards at the Vermont State Science and Math Fair. These winners will then be eligible to submit their projects to the New England Water Environment Association for further evaluation. Any of these VSSMF projects could be selected (and one of them usually is) to represent Vermont at the national competition. The NEWEA and the national organization, the Water Environment Federation, fund the trips to these competitions. The National winner will compete in Stockholm for a prize of $5000 and a blue crystal sculpture of a water droplet. |
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SUPERIOR TECHNICAL CERAMICS CORPORATION: STC will offer a $1000 award to the best individual or group project in grades 5-12 from a school in Franklin County. This award is offered as a way for STC to encourage its neighbors to strive for STEM excellence. |
VERMONT ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCE: VAAS will award one $200 prize to the top project showing good research techniques. Projects in grade 12 in any area of science or mathematics are eligible. |
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VERMONT CHAPTER OF SIGMA XI: Sigma Xi will award two, $100 prizes to two of the top projects showing good research techniques. Projects at any grade level are eligible. |
VERMONT ORGANIZATION OF NURSE LEADERS: VONL will award a $50 prize to a project involving health, nutrition, or human physiology with relevance to nursing. Projects at any grade level are eligible. |