PRIZES AND AWARDS
The following are provided by Utica University:Grand Champion – Senior Level
• Scholarship to Utica University: 1/2 tuition scholarship for two years
• Norman P. Bernstein Trophy
• Certificate
• Invitation to compete in the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair*
Runner-up Grand Champion – Senior Level
• Scholarship to Utica University: 1/2 tuition scholarship for one year
• Trophy
• Certificate
Grand Champion – Junior Level
• Scholarship to Utica University: $500 tuition remitted for one year
• Sally Lachut Majka '61 and Donald Majka Trophy
• Certificate
First Prize Winners- Senior and Junior Levels- All Categories
• $100
• Certificate, medal, ribbon
Second Prize Winners-Senior and Junior Levels-All Categories
• $75
• Certificate, medal, ribbon
Third Prize Winners-Senior and Junior Levels-All Categories
• $50
• Certificate, medal, ribbon
Fourth Prize Winners-Senior and Junior Levels-All Categories
• $25
• Certificate, medal, ribbon
Primary advisors of Grand Champions, First Prize Winners, and Second Prize Winners will receive a free Continuing Education undergraduate course from Utica University in which the primary advisor is enrolled. Registration in free Continuing Education courses is not transferrable.
*The Senior Level Grand Champion will be invited to compete in the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair in the month(s) proceeding the Regional Fair. Utica University will sponsor one contestant and a chaperone to participate in the event. In the event that the Senior Level Grand Champion cannot participate, the Senior Level Runner-Up Grand Champion will be invited to participate.
The following Special Awards are generously supported by Sally Lachut Majka '61 and Donald Majka:
The “Doc” Aaronson Award in Biology-Junior and Senior Level
The Adam and Bertha Lachut Award - Junior and Senior Level
The Copernicus Award - Junior and Senior Level
Doris Miga Award - Junior and Senior Level
The Madame Curie Award - Junior and Senior Level
The Sally Lachut Majka '61 and Donald Majka Award in Earth Science or Conservation - Junior and Senior Level
The following Special Awards are generously furnished by our supporting individuals and organizations:
AFCEA Awards Supported by the Air Force Research Laboratory
American Psychological Association Award-Senior or Junior Level
Asa Gray Biological Society Award - Junior and Senior Level
Association for Women Geoscientists Award-Senior or Junior Level
Doc Aaronson Award - Junior and Senior Level
NASA Earth System Science Award-Senior or Junior Level
NOAA’s Taking the Pulse of the Planet Award-Senior or Junior Level
Office of Naval Research Science Award - Junior and Senior Level
RICOH Sustainable Development Award-Senior or Junior Level
Society for In Vitro Biology Award-Senior Level
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)-Senior or Junior Level
U.S. Metric Association Award-Senior or Junior Level
Yale Science and Engineering Association Award-Senior Level