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Category List of CSEF Special Awards Organizations
The following is a list of organizations, businesses and universities that provided special awards, internships and scholarships at the 2013 CSEF and the category(ies) they could be awarded in.
Organizational Special Awards
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Organization
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Award(s)
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Criteria
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Categories
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| First Place: $100 Second Place: $50 |
Awarded to the best Junior or Senior Division exhibits related to air quality, meteorology, environment, and/or waste management. | Earth & Space Sciences Environmental Sciences |
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American Association of University Women, Rocky Mountain States Section |
$200 | Awarded to the best Junior or Senior Division exhibit by a female student. | All CSEF Categories |
| $100, certificate | Awarded to the best Junior & Senior Division exhibits that utilize research in chemistry. | Chemistry | |
| 1st Place: $100 2nd Place: $75 |
Awarded to the best Junior & Senior Division exhibits related to chemical engineering. | Chemistry Engineering Environmental Sciences |
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| $50, certificate | Awarded to the best Junior & Senior Division exhibits related to atmospheric, oceanic, or hydrologic sciences. | Earth & Space Sciences Environmental Sciences Physics |
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American Public Power Association DEED Energy & Efficiency Innovation Award |
Senior Division: $75 Junior Division: $50 |
Awarded to the best Junior & Senior Division exhibits related to innovation in the area of energy efficiency as applicable to public power electricity use. | Energy & Transportation Engineering Physics |
American Public Power Association DEED Environmental Innovation Award |
Senior Division: $75 Junior Division: $50 |
Awarded to the best Junior & Senior Division exhibits related to environmental sensitivity as applicable to public power electricity use. | Energy & Transportation Environmental Sciences |
American Psychological Association Achievement in Research in Psycological Science Award |
certificate | Awarded to the best Junior or Senior Division exhibit related to research in psychology. | Behavioral & Social Sciences |
American Statistical Association, Colorado/Wyoming Chapter David Young Memorial Award |
$150, student membership in the American Statistical Association, acknowledgement at the chapter spring meeting and on the chapter website |
Awarded to the Junior & Senior Division exhibits with the best use of statistics that helps explain science experiments and interpret results. | All CSEF Categories |
| 1st Place: $100, $100 for the adult sponsor 2nd Place: $50, $50 for the adult sponsor |
Awarded to the best Junior & Senior Division exhibits related to general physical sciences and engineering. | Chemistry Engineering Physics |
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| 1st Place: $400 2nd Place: $200 |
Awarded to the best Junior & Senior Division exhibits that are aimed at improving the quality of life through the improvement of water quality, water resources management, water protection or water and wastewater treatment. | Environmental Sciences | |
ASM International Best Materials Related Award |
1st Place: $150 2nd Place: $100 |
Awarded to the best Junior or Senior Division exhibits related to metallurgy, materials or materials processing or applications. | Chemistry Engineering Physics |
| certificate | Awarded to the best Junior or Senior Division exhibits by young women that are related to Earth or environmental sciences. | Earth & Space Sciences Environmental Sciences |
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Broadcom Foundation Broadcom MASTERS Competition Nomination |
nomination to compete in the Broadcom MASTERS competition for 2014 | Awarded to the 1st and 2nd place category winners in the Junior Division. | All CSEF Categories |
| $70, certificate | Awarded to the best Junior or Senior Division exhibit related to meat science or food safety. | Animal Sciences | |
| $75, certificate | Awarded in the Junior & Senior Divisions to recognize those students who show excellence in the use of the scientific method. | All CSEF Categories | |
Colorado Association of Science Teachers Gerald Gromko Award |
$150, certificate | Awarded to the best Senior Division exhibit related to the physical sciences. | Chemistry Physics |
| $75, certificate | Awarded to the best Junior & Senior Division exhibits in the field of biology. | Animal Sciences Medicine & Health Microbiology Plant Sciences |
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Colorado Chemistry Teachers Association |
$100, certificate | Awarded to the best Junior & Senior Division exhibits in the field of chemistry. | Chemistry |
| 1st Place: $100 2nd Place: $50 |
Awarded to the best Junior & Senior Division exhibits in the field of dental technology. | Medicine & Health Microbiology |
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Colorado Division of Reclamation Mining and Safety Outstanding Earth Science Award |
$75 | Awarded to the best Junior & Senior Division exhibits related to Earth sciences. | Earth & Space Sciences Environmental Sciences |
| Senior Division: $150, certificate, invitation to exhibit at the CEHA Annual Educational Conference Junior Division: $100, certificate |
Awarded to the best Junior & Senior Division exhibits related to environmental health. | Environmental Sciences Microbiology |
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Colorado Foundation for Agriculture Agriculture in the Classroom Award |
$50, certificate | Awarded to the best Junior & Senior Division exhibits related to agricultural sciences. | Plant Sciences |
Colorado Geographic Alliance Application of Geography Award |
$100 | Awarded to the best Junior & Senior Division exhibits that use geographic analysis and/or presentation to help explain science experiments and interpret results. | Earth & Space Sciences Environmental Sciences |
| $100, invitation to exhibit at the Colorado Medical Society Annual Meeting and attendance at the Presidential Inaugural Dinner with a paid overnight stay | Awarded to the best Junior & Senior Division exhibits related to medicine & health. | Medicine & Health Microbiology |
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| 1st Place: $40, mineral sample, book 2nd Place: $25, mineral sample, book |
Awarded to the best Junior & Senior Division exhibits related to Earth sciences. | Earth & Space Sciences | |
| $50, Vera Evenson's book, society honorary membership certificate | Awarded to the best exhibit related to the understanding of fungi. | Earth & Space Sciences |
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| 1st Place: $100, 2nd Place: $75 (Senior Division) 1st Place: $75, 2nd Place: $50 (Junior Division) |
Awarded to the best Junior & Senior Division exhibits related to geology and Earth sciences. | Earth & Space Sciences | |
Colorado State University, Clean Energy Supercluster Clean Energy Achievement Award |
certificate, $500 | Awarded to the best exhibit related to clean energy. | Energy & Transportation Engineering Environmental Sciences |
Colorado State University, College of Agricultural Sciences Innovations in the Science of Agriculture Award |
$500 | Awarded to the best Junior & Senior Division exhibits related to agriculture. | Animal Sciences Plant Sciences |
| $100, certificate | Awarded to the best Senior Division exhibit related to biochemistry or molecular biology. | Chemistry Medicine & Health Microbiology |
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| $100, certificate | Awarded to the best Junior & Senior Division exhibits utilizing chemistry. | Chemistry | |
| $100 | Awarded to the best Junior & Senior Division exhibits related to horticulture. | Plant Sciences | |
| $100, certificate | Awarded to the best Junior & Senior Division exhibits in the field of veterinary medicine. | Animal Sciences | |
| $100 | Awarded to the best Junior & Senior Division exhibits related to forestry. | Environmental Sciences Plant Sciences |
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Comstock Family Heather Comstock Memorial Award |
$200, certificate | Awarded to the best Senior Division exhibit related to medicine and health or microbiology. | Medicine & Health Microbiology |
Eppler Family |
microprocessor kit and digital multimeter ($150 value) | Awarded to the best Junior Division exhibits using electrical/electronic measurement/control. | All CSEF Categories |
| $50, plaque | Awarded to the best Junior & Senior Division exhibits with a soil or water conservation theme. | Environmental Sciences | |
Frank Armbruster Memorial Charles Armbruster Memorial Award |
$100 | Awarded to the Best Junior Division exhibit using materials found in the home. | All CSEF Categories |
Hands and Minds, Inc. Anatomy in Clay Award |
student Maniken model by Anatomy in Clay Learning System ($250 value) | Awarded to the best Junior or Senior Division exhibits related to the study of gross anatomy. | Did not participate in 2013 |
| $100 | Awarded to the best Junior or Senior Division exhibit that contributes to the study of human factors or ergonomics. | Did not participate in 2013 | |
| $150 (Senior Division) $100 (Junior Division) |
Awarded to the best Junior & Senior Division exhibits that display the use of electrical or electronics engineering concepts. | Engineering Math & Computer Sciences Physics |
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Intel Corporation Excellence in Computer Science Award |
$200, certificate | Awarded to the 1st place computer science category winner in the Senior Division. | Math & Computer Sciences |
Little Shop of Physics Matthew McCausland Memorial Award |
$100 | Awarded to the best Junior and Senior Division exhibit with "out of the box" thinking and creativity. | All CSEF Categories |
| $100 (Senior Division) $50 (Junior Division) |
Awarded to the best Junior & Senior Division exhibits related to the aerospace industry. | Earth & Space Sciences Energy & Transportation Engineering Physics |
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MWH Americas, Inc. Sustainable Future Award |
1st Place: $200, plaque 2nd Place: $100, plaque |
Awarded to the best Junior & Senior Division exhibits that address integrated sustainable systems and resiliency for climactic variability and uncertainty. | Did not participate in 2013 |
| certificate, plaque, $50 money order | Awarded to the best Junior or Senior Division exhibit related to Earth or environmental sciences. | Earth & Space Sciences Environmental Sciences |
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National High School & Two-Year College Mathematics Honor Society Mu Alpha Theta Award |
certificate | Awarded to the best Senior Division exhibit that demonstrates the most challenging, original, thorough, and creative investigation of a problem involving mathematics. | Math & Computer Sciences |
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Taking the Pulse of the Planet Award |
certificate, medallion | Awarded to the best Junior or Senior Division exhibit whose research emphasizes NOAA's mission to understand and predict changes in Earth's environment and conserve and manage coastal and marine resources to meet our nation's economic, social and environmental needs. | Earth & Space Sciences Environmental Sciences |
| certificate, token issue plus a 1-year subscription to Discover magazine | Awarded the the best Junior & Senior Division exhibits related to optics. | Engineering Physics |
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Rawat Family Champion of Scientific Innovation Award |
$50 & trophy, $100 & trophy for the winner's teacher | Awarded to outstanding Junior Division projects as selected by the family. | All CSEF Categories |
Ricoh Americas Corporation Ricoh Sustainability Development Award |
certificate | Awarded to the best Junior or Senior Division exhibit whose principles and technical innovations offer the greatest potential for increasing our ability to grow environmentally friendly and socially responsible businesses. | Energy & Transportation Environmental Sciences |
| cash awards, certificate | Awarded to the best Junior & Senior Division exhibits related to the Earth sciences. | Earth & Space Sciences Environmental Sciences |
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| $50 | Awarded to the best Junior & Senior Division exhibits by students from underrepresented populations who display a well organized and attractive project, whose oral presentation is well-planned, who possesses an interest in scientific or engineering studies in college and demonstrates an excitement for the project. | All CSEF Categories | |
Science Toy Magic, LLC |
1st Place: $100 2nd Place: $50 |
Awarded to the best Junior or Senior Division exhibits that use reusable materials, is durable, is an easy to set-up demonstration of a physics principle that could be used in a classroom setting and is demonstrated in an especially dramatic way. | Energy & Transportation Engineering Math & Computer Sciences Physics |
Society for In Vitro Biology Outstanding Achievement for Ability and Creativity in In Vitro Biology Award |
certificate | Awarded to the best exhibit by an 11th grader that is related to the areas of plant or animal in vitro biology or tissue culture. | Animal Sciences Medicine & Health Microbiology Plant Sciences |
| 1st Place: $200, plaque 2nd Place: $100, plaque |
Awarded to the best Junior & Senior Division exhibits related to the mineral industry, mining, metallurgy, mineral processing or mineral exploration. | Earth & Space Sciences | |
| scholarship awards valued as much as $600 and recognition by the chapter | Awarded to the best Junior or Senior Division exhibits related to manufacturing principles. | Engineering | |
| 1st Place: $100, certificate 2nd Place: $75, certificate |
Awarded to the best Junior & Senior Division exhibits, by female students, that represent concepts in engineering, mathematics, computer sciences or a related field that has potential for an engineering application. | Engineering Math & Computer Sciences Physics |
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| 1st Place: $250 2nd Place: $150 3rd Place: $100 |
Awarded to the best Junior & Senior Division exhibits related to optics or photonics where students have applied optics or photonics related technology or techniques. | Engineering Physics |
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| $100, free patent search ($499 value) | Awarded to the best Junior or Senior Division exhibit with the potential for future application. | All CSEF Categories |
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| First Place: $100 savings bond, scholarship to attend Colorado Trout Unlimited's River Conservation and Fly Fishing Youth Camp 2nd Place: $75 savings bond, 1st alternate to attend Colorado Trout Unlimited's River Conservation and Fly Fishing Youth Camp 3rd Place: $50 savings bond, 2nd alternate to attend Colorado Trout Unlimited's River Conservation and Fly Fishing Youth Camp |
Awarded to the best Junior or Senior Division exhibit related to the preservation, assessment or monitoring of cold water ecosystems. | Animal Sciences Environmental Sciences |
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United States Air Force Air Force ROTC Award |
certificate, laptop backpack, personal lunch bag, 3-in-1 calculator-picture frame-LCD digital clock, helicopter pen (2013 awards) | Awarded to the best Junior or Senior Division exhibits related to aerospace technology. | Earth & Space Sciences Energy & Transportation Engineering Physics |
United States Army US Army Research Laboratory Award |
certificate, $50 US savings bond | Awarded to the best Senior Division exhibits in engineering, environmental sciences, mathematics & computer sciences, life sciences and physical sciences. | Not participating in 2014. |
United States Department of Commerce DOC Excellence in Science and Engineering Award |
1st Place: opportunity for summer employment 2nd Place: alternate for summer employment |
Awarded to the best exhibits by a 12th grader related to the areas of ocean and atmospheric research, standards and technology or telecommunications information. | Energy & Transportation Engineering Environmental Sciences Math & Computer Sciences Physics |
United States Geological Survey Excellence in Water Resources Research Award |
reference book, mineral specimen | Awarded to the best Junior & Senior Division exhibits related to geology, hydrology or environmental sciences. | Earth & Space Sciences Environmental Sciences |
United States Navy and United States Marine Corps Office of Naval Research Award |
Senior Division: $75 gift certificate, certificate, medallion Junior Division: certificate, medallion |
Awarded to the best Junior & Senior Division exhibits that show an understanding of the subject and the scientific process. | All CSEF Categories |
United States Metric Association Best Use of the International System of Units Award |
certificate | Awarded to the best Junior or Senior Division exhibit that involves a significant amount of quantitative measurement and which uses the SI metric system for those measurements. | All CSEF Categories |
University of Colorado Denver Medical Scientist Training Program Award |
$50 | Awarded to the best Senior Division exhibits in the area of biomedical sciences. | Medicine & Health Microbiology |
University of Northern Colorado MAST Institute Award |
$50 | Awarded to the best Junior & Senior Division exhibits with the most outstanding mathematics or computer science thought. | All CSEF Categories |
Wojtaszek Family Paul Wojtaszek Memorial Award |
$300 | Awarded to the best Senior Division exhibit related to the field of medicine. | Medicine & Health Microbiology |
Women In Physics |
$50 | Awarded to the best Junior or Senior Division exhibit by a female student that displays enthusiasm for and has a vested interest in science. | Physics |
| certificate, pewter medallion | Awarded to the best exhibit by an 11th grader that shows an understanding of the subject and the scientific process. | Engineering Math & Computer Sciences Physics |
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Zonta Club of Boulder County |
$100 | Awarded to the best Junior Division exhibit related to aerospace-engineering by a female student. | Earth & Space Sciences Energy & Transportation Engineering Physics |
Colorado Science and Engineering Fair Special Awards
Organization |
Award(s) |
Criteria |
Category (ies) |
Pioneers of Science |
$30, certificate (at least one award will be given in each category) | Awarded to Junior Division exhibits based on enthusiasm for their subject matter. | All CSEF Categories |
| $100, certificate, use of artwork on next year's publications | Awarded to the art entry as voted on by the CSEF Finalists. | N/A | |
Student Choice Award |
$100, certificate | Awarded to the Junior & Senior Division exhibits as voted on by the CSEF Finalists. | All CSEF Categories |
| $100, certificate | Awarded to the Senior Division exhibit with the best submitted technical paper. | All CSEF Categories | |
| $3,000 grant, certificate and a SparkFun Inventor's Kit | Awarded to a Colorado science teacher who supports science fair and is nominated to receive this award. | N/A | |
| SparkFun Inventor's Kit | Awarded to the non-winning Teacher of the Year nominees. | N/A |
Scholarships
Organization
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Award(s)
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Criteria
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Category(ies)
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| one-year resident tuition and fees | Awarded to Senior Division students identified as having significant performance potential in science and mathematics in each of the categories of the CSEF, as well as a team project. | All CSEF Categories | |
| $1,000 CSM scholarship, renewable for up to 3 additional years for use toward undergraduate degree | Awarded to the best 11th grade exhibits. | Chemistry Earth & Space Sciences Engineering Environmental Sciences Math & Computer Sciences Medicine & Health Physics |
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Colorado State University College of Natural Sciences Scholarships |
$1,000 renewable undergraduate scholarship to attend CSU | Awarded to the Best CSEF Project winners in the Senior Division. | All CSEF Categories |
| $1,000 renewable undergraduate scholarship to attend CSU | Awarded to the 1st place category winners in the Senior Division (cannot win more than one scholarship). | All CSEF Categories | |
Colorado State University - Pueblo |
$1,000 scholarship to attend Colorado State University, Pueblo | Awarded to the best Senior Division exhibits related to engineering and technology. | Energy & Transportation Engineering Math & Computer Sciences Physics |
| $1,500 renewable tuition scholarship (up to 4 years) to attend Fort Lewis College | Awarded to the Senior Division exhibits that best demonstrate new ways of thinking about and investigating a problem in the categories of Chemistry, Engineering and Environmental Sciences. | Did not participate in 2013 | |
Intel Corporation Ryan Patterson Scholarship |
$2,000 non-renewable scholarship to be used at a college of student's choice, certificate | Awarded to the best exhibit by a 12th grader as chosen by the CSSF, Inc. Board of Directors. | All CSEF Categories |
University of Colorado Boulder |
3 4-year $500/year scholarship to attend CU Boulder 5 4-year $1,000/year scholarship to attend CU Boulder |
Awarded to the best 8th, 9th, 10th and 11th grade projects related to engineering, environmental sciences and technology. | Energy & Transportation Environmental Sciences Engineering Math & Computer Sciences Physics |