Special Awards are donated by organizations and groups to recognize deserving projects that deal with topics of interest to the donor. At the donors' and their judges' discretion, details of these awards may change.
The list below includes all 2008 awards which we expect to be available in 2009 as well. Awards which have been confirmed will be marked like so:
City of Hamilton Mayor's Award
Prize: 1st: $500, 2nd: $300, 3rd: $200
Criteria: Deserving projects by Hamilton students in the Biotechnology division.
Acquired Brain Injury Awards
Prize: 1st: $75, 2nd: $25
Criteria: Two projects relating to the brain, especially acquired brain injuries, their causes or therapies.
Artistically Inspired Display Award
Prize: $100 total for two awards of $50 each
Criteria: For the most artistically inspired display.
Bell Computer and Communications Awards
Prize: 1st: $150; 2nd: $100.
Criteria: Projects regarding communication between people, between machines, or between people and machines; any level.
Canadian Institute of Mining & Metallurgy (Hamilton Branch) Award
Prize: 1st: $100, 2nd:$100.
Criteria: Cash and certificate awards for outstanding projects relating to Mining and Metallurgy and petroleum regardless of level
Canadian Nuclear Society (Sheridan Park Branch) Awards
Prize:Four awards in total, two at the intermediate or senior levels for $125 each, two at the junior level for $75 each.
Criteria: For projects relating to nuclear science and engineering, energy research or climate sciences
Cancer Assistance Programme Awards
Prize: Three cash prizes.
Criteria: For outstanding projects on topics related to cancer prevention.
Chemical Institute of Canada, Hamilton Section Awards
Prize: Three cash awards of $100 each.
Criteria: For deserving projects relating to chemistry and chemical engineering.
Hamilton Association da Vinci Award
Prize: $300, and an honourary membership in the Association and an invitation to attend its meetings.
Criteria: The best candidate who combines personal initiative with the scientific method.
Dr. Colin J.L. Lock Memorial Chemistry Award
Prize: $100
Criteria: The project demonstrating the best application of chemistry.
Dr. M. Doyle Award
Prize: $200 cash to winner(s); The student receives a plaque, and a large trophy with the winner's name engraved on it. This trophy is kept at the winner's school for a year.
Criteria: For the best biology project
ArcelorMittal Dofasco Awards
ArcelorMittal Dofasco Commercial Award
Prize: $50
Criteria: Project that best displays the use of commercial and business planning tools in developing a potentially new or improved commercial product.
ArcelorMittal Dofasco Environment Award
Prize: $50
Criteria:Project that best displays the use of physics, chemistry or engineering to explore or solve a technical problem associated with environmental issues.
ArcelorMittal Dofasco Hot Mill Award
Prize: $50
Criteria: Project that best displays the use of creative principles and design to solve a manufacturing or process problem.
ArcelorMittal Dofasco Medical Department Award
Prize: $50
Criteria: Project that best displays the use of scientific principles in exploring or solving a problem related to human health issues.
ArcelorMittal Dofasco Product Research & Automotive Applications Award
Prize: $50
Criteria: Project that best displays the innovative application of materials, products, processes or design principles.
ArcelorMittal Dofasco Product Development Business Process Award
Prize: $50
Criteria: Project that best displays the use of Product Development principles and design in developing a new consumer product with commercial potential.
ArcelorMittal Dofasco Research and Development Award
Prize: $50
Criteria: Project that displays the best use of investigative research and scientific principles to explore or solve a technical problem.
ArcelorMittalDofasco Steelmaking Award
Prize: $50
Criteria: Project that best displays the use of Engineering and Materials Science principles to solve a technical problem.
ArcelorMittal Dofasco Engineering and Maintenance Technology Award
Prize: $50
Criteria: Project best displaying the use of Engineering and Maintenance Technology principles and design to solve a technical problem, any project, any level.
ArcelorMittal Dofasco Information Systems Department Award
Prize: $50
Criteria: Project best displaying the use of Information Systems principles and design to solve a technical problem, any project, any level.
ArcelorMittal Dofasco Human Resources Training and Development Award
Prize: $50
Criteria: Deserving project that best displays the use of teaching and training techniques in explaining or exploring a technical problem.
ArcelorMittal Dofasco Chemical Testing Award
Prize: $50
Criteria: Deserving project that best displays the use of chemical testing and/or chemical principles to solve a technical problem.
ArcelorMittal Dofasco Quality Systems Award
Prize: $50
Criteria: Deserving project that best displays the use of Quality Systems principles and design to solve a technical problem.
The Electrical Construction Association of Hamilton Award
Prize: $250
Criteria: A project displaying the best and safest use of electricity in the most creative manner.
Gowlings Innovation Award
Prize: $250
Criteria: The award will be given in any category for a project that exploits multiple areas of intellectual property proctection, namely trademarks, patents, industrial designs and copyright. The prize includes a complimentary consultation with a patent or trade-mark agent at the Gowlings Hamilton office.
The James A. Winger Award sponsored by Hamilton Amateur Astronomers
Prize: Astronomy book plus $100 cash award
Criteria: Best project in demonstrating an understanding of a topic related to astronomy or physics.
Hamilton Wentworth Occasional Teachers Local Awards
Environmental and Education Award
Prize: Certificate from HWOTL and $50
Criteria: Junior project which most effectively educates others about an environmental issue.
Healthy Lifestyles Award
Prize: Certificate from HWOTL and $50
Criteria: Junior project which most effectively educates others regarding the role of nutrition and/or exercise in maintaining a healthy lifestyle.
Presentation and Aesthetics Award
Prize: Certificate from HWOTL and $50
Criteria: Junior project which demonstrates a high level of visual appeal, creativity, and overall quality of presentation.
Helen Crawford Memorial Award
Prize: $100
Criteria: For a deserving project in Health Sciences, with preference given to projects related to the causes or treatment of cancer.
Hillfield Strathallan College Awards of Excellence
Design and Engineering
Prize: One cash award of $100
Criteria: Senior project that best displays innovation in identifying an ergonomic design problem
Environmental Sciences
Prize: One cash award of $100
Criteria: Junior or Intermediate project that best displays innovation in identifying an environmental problem
Health Sciences
Prize: One cash award of $100
Criteria: Intermediate project that best displays excellence in sampling design in a health science project
The IEEE Hamilton Section Award
Prize: Two awards of $100 each
Criteria: Two projects which show the best use of Electronics in a Science or Engineering project, any level.
The Investigative Science Award
Prize: Two cash awards; 1st $200, 2nd $100
Criteria: Two projects showing the best application of creative problem solving, any project, any level.
Hamilton Clean & Green Award
Prize: $500
Criteria: The entry that best addresses the effect on the environment of littering, dumping, and defacing property and/or processes and systems to effectively remediate, contain and prevent litter and graffiti.
McMaster University Awards
McMaster University, Faculties of Science and Engineering Tuition Awards
Prize: (Five) $500 tuition entry awards, redeemable upon successful admission to either of the Faculty of Science or Engineering.
Criteria: Projects demonstrating excellence in science and engineering research
McMaster University Department of Chemistry Award
Prize: $100 plus certificate
Criteria: An outstanding senior or intermediate project connected to chemistry.
McMaster Engineering Society Award
Prize: $250
Criteria : Best junior engineering project.
The Venture Science and Engineering Technology, McMaster University
Prize: Free Registration to Venture Engineering & Science Camp and a certificate to the winning project(s)
Criteria: The Venture Engineering Science Award of Innovation is presented to one Junior project that demonstrate creativity and originality.
Mechanical Contractors Association of Hamilton Award
Prize: $250
Criteria: Best engineering project, intermediate or senior level.
Mohawk College School of Engineering Technologies and Mathematics Awards
Building & Construction Science Awards
Civil Engineering Award
Prize: $50
Criteria: Project related to the field of civil engineering
Transportation Engineering Award
Prize: $50
Criteria: Project related to planning, design, operation of any transportation mode or facility
Building Sciences Award
Prize: $50
Criteria: Project related to building sciences, building materials, or energy conservation in structures
Chemical and Environmental Engineering Technology Awards
Prize: $100
Criteria: A deserving intermediate or senior project related to applied chemistry
Prize: $50
Criteria: A deserving junior project in environmental studies
Computer Science & Information Technology- Computer Excellence Award
Mohawk College CSAIT Computer Excellence Award Prize: $50 cash award
Criteria: A project which demonstrates a thorough understanding of computer application and design in today's world.
Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Technology Award
Industrial Engineering Award
Prize: $100
Criteria: A deserving project related to industrial engineering or manufacturing. Must be industry applicable, can include Quality Systems and Instrumentation; any category, any level
Electrotechnology Awards
Prize: Two $50 cash awards
Criteria: Two deserving projects in Computer Engineering, Electronic/Electrical Instrumentation.
Mohawk College Mathematics Award
Prize: Two (2) $75 cash awards
Criteria: Two deserving projects in category of mathematics or statistics
National Science & Engineering Research Council (NSERC) Awards
Prize: $500 in two awards of $250 each
Criteria: Projects demonstrating innovative and creative research by the student. Marks in Section A, Scientific Thought, will be used to determine the recipients.
Nelson Steel Award
Prize: Two prizes of $50 in each of the following fields - steel or environmental or chemistry
Criteria: $50 cash award for an outstanding projects related to one of the following fields, steel, environmental and chemistry. Preference given to junior levels
Dr. Nicola Simmons Award in Cognition Studies
Prize: One prize of $100
Criteria: An exemplary project in cognition.
Primary Fluid Systems Engineering, Physical Science, Earth and Environmental Awards
Primary Fluid Systems Engineering Awards
Prize: $250, $150, $100
Criteria: Deserving projects in Junior Engineering
Prize: $250, $150, $100
Criteria: Deserving projects in Intermediate Engineering
Primary Fluid Systems Physical Sciences Awards
Prize: $125, $75, $50
Criteria: Deserving projects in Junior Physical Sciences
Prize: $125, $75, $50
Criteria: Deserving projects in Intermediate Physical Sciences
Primary Fluid Systems Earth & Environmental Sciences Awards
Prize: $125, $75, $50
Criteria: Deserving projects in Junior Earth & Environment
Prize: $125, $75, $50
Criteria: Deserving projects in Intermediate Earth & Environment
Professional Engineers Ontario Hamilton-Burlington Chapter Awards
Prize: 1st: $250, 2nd: $150, 3rd: $100
Criteria: To the top three most outstanding Engineering Project Exhibitors at any level.
Professional Engineers Ontario Oakville Chapter Engineering Award
Prize: Two awards of $100 each
Criteria: To two deserving engineering projects.
Procor Engineering Awards
Prize: Junior $50; Intermediate $100; Senior $150
Criteria: Excellent engineering projects.
Safety Management Systems Software Award
Prize: One $100 cash prize and engraved plaque for the winner
Criteria: A project that incorporates the most innovative integration of programming code to analyze data or to operate a piece of equipment.
Zonta Club of Hamilton II Awards
Prize: $300 shared by a maximum of three projects
Criteria: Outstanding projects by females, any category, any level.
University of Ottawa Admission Scholarship Award
Prize: $1000 admission scholarship (or two $500 scholarships for a pair project) toward tuition fees upon being accepted into and registration in an undergraduate program in the Faculties of Engineering, Science or Health Sciences at the University of Ottawa.
Criteria: The most desreving Senior project.
Ontario Association of Medical Laboratories Award
Prize: One cash Award of $100, any level, to be sent after the fair
Criteria: Outstanding projects at any level in disciplines such as biochemistry, chemistry, microbiology, toxicology, and forensic science, and incorporating analytical laboratory techniques or physical methods of analysis, for example a spectrometer or chromatograph.
John W. Howard Materials Research Award
Prize: One Prize of $100
Criteria: A project demonstrating innovation in engineering materials, especially concrete.
Hydro One Energy Ambassador Award
Prize: One Prize of $100
Criteria: For a project at any level, with outstanding scientific quality and whose primary focus is the distribution, supply, management, use or conservation of electrical energy (or alternatively,other forms of energy if suitable projects relating to electrical energy are not available)
University of Ontario Institute of Technology Innovation Award
Prize: Two Cash prizes of $100 each, to be awards after the fair and one award must go to a junior project
Criteria: Outstanding projects demonstrating the most innocative development, adaptation, or use of technology in any subject area. One award at the junior level; one award at any level.
Ontario Ministry of the Environment Award
Prize: One cash prize of $100, to be awards after the fair
Criteria: Outstanding project in any category which demonstrates a creative approach to an environmental problem that could lead to cleaner air, land or water
Dr. Leonard Harris Award in Health Sciences or Environment
Prize: Two Cash prizes of $100 each one to a junior project, and one to an intermediate project
Criteria: Awarded to the most interesting projects which involve an experiment relating to human biology, health or disease.
Horizon Utilities Corporation Award
Prize: Three awards of $300 each
Criteria: Project that best demonstrate the production of electrical energy from "green sources", or new, viable approaches to using electrical energy more efficiently.
Conservation Halton Environmental Sciences Award
Prize: Two cash prizes of $100 each
Criteria: Awarded to the top two Environmental Research, Protection, Conservation, restoration or awareness Projects done by a Halton Student.
Nippissing University Scholarship Award
Prize: One scholarship award of $1000
Criteria: To a senior project, any level, any category to be paid out upon registration at Nipissing University
Royal Botanical Gardens Award
Prize: $100 gift certificate from RBG ship plus 1 year membership for the family
Criteria: Best project in botanical or environmental sciences
VIA Rail Canada EnviroExpo Special Award
Prize: One cash Award of $100
Criteria: An outstanding project that applies the combined skill and science to address a pressing environmental issue. In addition to traditional science content, the project must incorporate an atistic discipline and fall into one of the seven areas of environmental focus: Renewable Energy, Sustainable Development, Resource Management,Environmental Influences on Health, Culture Society, and the Environment, the Greening of Products and Services or Biodiversity. The EnviroExpo Special Award is open to any level
Dr. Odette Tunks Award
Prize: Two awards of $100 each
Criteria: Two awards to the most creative or innovative projects, any level
D.E.N.M. Mining & Minerial Processing Awards
Prize: Three awards of 1st prize $100, 2nd prize $75, and 3rd prize $50
Criteria: Outstanding engineering physical sciences or environmental sciences projects (any level) with a preference to projects relating to Mining and Mineral Processing.
Weirdest Project Award
Prize: UFO Detector Device. Book & DVD Library of Nikola Tesla Idea's & Discoveries
Criteria: The unusual, strangest, or subject matter that goes beyond the reality of scientific explanation
Edward H. Oldham Patent Award
Prize: One (1) gift-in-kind US provisional patent application two runners up will also be chosen
Criteria: Assistance in preparation of a US Provisional Patent. The winner will be the "best" patentable entry at BASEF.
SPIE Optics & Photonics Science Fair Award
Prize: Three cash awards(in US funds) $250 (1st Prize), $150 (2nd Prize), $100 (3rd Prize) and level
Criteria: For best project in optics or photonics where student(s) apply optics or photonics technology, techniques or principles to his/her project. (any level)
Disclaimer: In order to receive your monetary award, please contact SPIE. BASEF wil not be responsible for awarding your monetary prize.
American Society for Quality (ASQ) - Hamilton Section Award
Prize: One cash award of $100
Criteria: Best project demonstrating the use of quality tools and principles
Laurentian Chapter of SETAC Award
Prize: One cash award of $200
Criteria: Best project and presentation on a topic related to Environmental toxicology, chemistry, pollution, contamination, remediation or environmental protection.
Intel Excellence Awards for Regional Science Fairs affiliated with the Intel International Science & Engineering Fair
Prize: One prizes of $200 (U.S.) (to be forwarded after the fair.)
Criteria: The top winner of Computer Science category in Intermediate or Senior potential of the fair.
International Science & Engineering Affiliated Fair Awards for Regional Science Fairs affiliated with the Intel International Science & Engineering Fair
Prize: Certificates
Criteria: Desreving intermediate and senior projects related to topics of interest to the following organizations:
American Meteorological Society: For an Intermediate or Senior project Best ability and creativity in an atmospheric science exhibit.
American Psychological Society: Exhibits outstanding Ability and Creativity in an Atmospheric Science Exhibit.
ASM Materials: outstanding exhibit in materials science.
Association for Women Geoscientists: Project by female student(s) demonstrating high standards of innovativeness and scientific excellence in the geosciences.
Herbert Hoover Presidential Library Association: Outstanding Engineering Project.
MU Alpha Theta: Intermediate or Senior project demonstrating the most challenging, original, thorough and creative investigation or problem involving mathematics.
Ricoh Sustainable Development Award: Most outstanding project, selected among all the general award categories, whose principles and technical innovations offer the greatest potential for increasing our ability to grow environmentally friendly and socially responsible businesses.
Society for In Vitro Biology: 11 grade project exhibiting in the areas of plant or animal in vitro biology or tissue culture
Yale Science & Engineering Association: Most outstanding grade 11 student exhibiting in the areas of Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, or Chemistry.
