Student Finalists earn the right to attend the Intel ISEF as a result of winning an Intel ISEF-affiliated fair at a local or regional level. Intel ISEF 2009 Finalists will compete for nearly $4 million in awards and prizes and are judged on their creative ability and scientific thought, as well as the thoroughness, skill, and clarity shown in their projects.
AWARDS PRESENTED AT THE INTEL ISEF 2009 WILL INCLUDE:
Intel Foundation Young Scientist Award
A $50,000 scholarship for the top three student winners at the Intel ISEF.
Seaborg SIYSS Award
A trip to the Stockholm International Youth Science Seminar (SIYSS)
(www.fuf.org/siyss/) including attendance to the Nobel
Prize ceremonies in Stockholm, Sweden. The SIYSS is a multi-disciplinary
seminar highlighting some of the most remarkable achievements by young scientists from
around the world. Students must be 18 years old by December to be considered.
European Union Contest for Young Scientists
The opportunity to receive an all-expense-paid trip to attend the European Union Contest
for Young Scientists - located in a new city each year - is awarded to a top team at the
Intel ISEF.
Intel Best of Category Awards
Intel will present Best of Category Winners with a $5,000 scholarship and an Intel®
CentrinoTM mobile technology-based notebook computer.
Additionally, a $1,000 grant will be given to their school and the Intel ISEF
Affiliated fair they represent.
Grand Awards
Presented in each of the 17 Intel ISEF categories, Grand Awards are given for four places.
| 1st Place |
$3,000 cash award |
| 2nd Place |
$1,500 cash award |
| 3rd Place |
$1,000 cash award |
| 4th Place |
$500 cash award |
| Category |
Presenter |
| Animal Sciences |
Intel Foundation |
| Behavioral and Social Sciences |
Intel Foundation |
| Biochemistry |
Agilent Technologies |
| Cellular and Molecular Biology |
Intel Foundation |
| Chemistry |
Intel Foundation |
| Computer Science |
Intel Foundation |
| Earth and Planetary Science |
Shell Oil |
| ENGINEERING: Electrical and Mechanical |
Intel Foundation |
| ENGINEERING: Materials and Bioengineering |
Intel Foundation |
| Energy and Transportation |
Shell Oil |
| Environmental Management |
Intel Foundation |
| Environmental Science |
Intel Foundation |
| Mathematical Sciences |
Intel Foundation |
| Medicine and Health |
National Institutes of Health |
| Microbiology |
Intel Foundation |
| Physics and Astronomy |
Intel Foundation |
| Plant Sciences |
Intel Foundation |
| Team Projects |
Science News |
For information on becoming a Grand Awards Sponsor, please contact Rick Bates, Director of External Affairs at 202-872-5136 or
rbates@societyforscience.org.
Special Awards
Each year, organizations representing a wide variety of scientific disciplines affiliate with
the Intel ISEF as Special Awards Organizations. These governmental, industrial, and educational
institutions present grants, scholarships, internships, and scientific field trips.
