Delaware Valley Science Fairs
DVSF Awards and Scholarships

The sponsors of the Delaware Valley Science Fairs provide several kinds of awards to student winners. These awards are intended to demonstrate the high value sponsors place on achievement by middle and high school students in science and technology. 

Medals

Gold, Silver and Bronze Medals will be presented to three individuals in each Fair, selected from among the category winners.  They will receive $100, $75, and $50, respectively, as well as certificates and other awards.

All-Expense-Paid Travel to the International Fair

The Gold and Silver medal winners of the 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th grade Fairs will receive all-expense-paid trips to the 59th International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) in Atlanta, Georgia from May 10th - 17th, 2008. Gold and Silver Medal winners will compete as representatives of Delaware Valley Science Fairs. The first place team project from the 9th through 12th grades will also compete in the Team category. The Bronze Medal winners will serve as alternates.  Selected teachers will also receive all-expense-paid trips to the ISEF.  This year we will also be sending the Gold Medal winner from the Albert Einstein Fair (6th-8th grade) as an observer.

Category Awards

Each of the first place winners in the five Delaware Valley Science Fairs fourteen categories of the competition will win a $50 along with their medal and certificate. In addition all First Place winners in 12th grade will receive $100.

Scholarships

Drexel University will offer full tuition scholarships to the Gold, Silver and Bronze Medal winner of the 2008 Marie Curie Science Fair (11th Grade) for use at Drexel University when the student enrolls. The remaining 10 first place winners in the Marie Curie Science Fair will receive a partial tuition scholarship and is renewable for up to five years pending maintenance of a 3.0 grade point average and full-time status. These scholarships are the largest ever awarded at the Fairs, totaling over $600,000.  All scholarships go into effect upon the recipients meeting university admissions criteria.

University of the Sciences in Philadelphia will award $7,000 scholarships to first and second place winners in the 2008 11th grade Marie Curie Science Fair. The scholarships will go into effect upon the recipient's admission to any of the twenty degree programs offered at USP.  The scholarships are renewable for the length of the degree programs (3,4,5 or 6 years depending upon specific major) provided the student recipient maintains a GPA of 3.0 and full-time status.

The Dietrich W. Botstiber Foundation offers an $8,000 unrestricted scholarship to a 12th grader with a project related to aviation. The student will be awarded a $2,000 per year, for 4 years pending maintenance of full-time status.

Harrisburg University of Science & Technology will award two $3,000 Future Scientist Scholarships to two high school juniors who display the greatest level of creative ability and scientific thought in their projects.  These scholarships will be used toward tuition cost when attending Harrisburg University.

Special Awards

DVSF partners with area Professional Societies and Organizations. Many of whom give additional special awards to select students whose projects reflect the mission and goals of the societies and organizations.