2026 MTRSEF K-12 Awards

Have you ever wondered what kinds of awards you could win at the fair?

Elementary

• • • • First, second, or third place in each category for grades K-5 - plaque and medals

      • Overall most creative project grades K-5 - plaque and $25 

      • Top K-5 project - plaque and $25

Middle School

• • • First, second, or third place in each category - $50 and plaque for first place, medals for second and third

    • Overall first, second, and third place for the division - $100 and plaque for first, $75 and plaque for   second, $50 and plaque for third

    • Top 10% of projects in grades 6-8 nominated for the Thermo Fisher Junior Innovator's Challenge 

    • Lemelson Early Inventor's Prize - certificate and $100

    • United States Office of Naval Research - $25 gift card

    • Science Coach Top Student - $50

    • SCI Earth Science Solutions Award - provided by SCI Engineering, $100

    • St. Charles Wild Ones JR Awards - provided by St. Charles Wild Ones chapter, 3 at $50 each

High School 

• First, second, and third place for each category - $100 and plaque for first, medals for second and third

• Overall first, second, and third place for the division - $500 and plaque for first, $250 and plaque for second, $100 and plaque for third

• All-expense paid trip to compete at the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (https://www.societyforscience.org/isef/) for overall first and second place winners

• Air Force and Naval Research Awards - tech prizes, gift cards, and certificates for overall first and second place winners

• Regeneron Biomedical Science Award - $375 and certificate

• Ricoh Sustainability Award - 400 trees planted in winner's name

• All-expense paid trip to compete at the Genius Olympiad (https://geniusolympiad.org/) for highest placing environmental science project

• American Psychological Association - certificate and 1 year student membership

• Association of Women Geoscientists - certificate and 1 year honorary membership

• NASA Earth System Science Award - certificate and webinar with a NASA scientist

• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - certificate

• Regeneron Biomedical Science Award - certificate and $375

• Ricoh, Inc. - certificate and 400 trees planted 

• Society for InVitro Biology - certificate and 1 year membership

• US Metric Association - certificate and 1 year membership

• Yale Science and Engineering Association - certificate

• Stockholm Junior Water Prize - certificate and nomination to compete in state SJWP competition 

• SCI Earth Science Solutions Award - provided by SCI Engineering

  • 1st Place - $500 and job shadowing opportunity

  • 2nd Place - $250

• St. Charles Wild Ones SR Awards - provided by St. Charles Wild Ones chapter, 2 at $100 each

Teachers

• Most middle school projects - book and $50

• Most high school projects - book and $50

• Highest placing middle school project - book and $50

• Highest placing high school project - book and $50