Contribute a Sponsored Award
By contributing an award or prize to a student at the SARSEF Regional Science and Engineering Fair, you are inspiring students to pursue career paths in science, technology, engineering, and math fields that matter to you!
You can offer awards as an individual, organization, or both. We call these awards Sponsored Awards.
Your awards encourage students to become future leaders. Many students see themselves for the first time as scientists and engineers as they receive their awards. They start to believe in themselves when you believe in them!
Sponsored awards judges
You can ask us to choose your winners — or you can do the judging yourself. Many organizations opt to have their own employees judge projects and/or interview students on judging day and make the selection on the organization’s behalf.
If you or your company is awarding a specific prize in the SARSEF Science and Engineering Fair, you have the opportunity to serve as a “sponsored award” judge. You will evaluate projects and then select the project that you wish to award the prize related to your company or organization’s focus.
How it works
Sponsored Awards are prizes that go directly from an organization or individual to a participating student at the SARSEF Regional Fair. Interested in supporting? Learn more!
Be inspired
- See what others have done: Check out the list of who else other awards for some inspiration.
- What’s in a name?: Name your sponsored award – have fun with the title!
- Set the parameters: Create the rules of your award; what matters most to you!
Create the award
- Determine what your award is: cash, merch, trophy, scholarship, giveaways, etc.
- Determine who chooses it: Sign up to judge and select yourself OR ask SARSEF.
- Pay for your award: Submit your payment or gift to SARSEF to ensure the student receives it by the SARSEF Fair!
Celebrate
- Read the project: See the project that was awarded your prize on the Virtual Exhibit Hall.
- Join the Celebration: Participate in the SARSEF Awards Ceremony.
- Make it a tradition: Commit to being a sponsored award sponsor and part of a community tradition!