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Lots of prizes are available for students participating in the VIRSF (see below). The top few students get a PAID TRIP to represent the Vancouver Island Region at the Canada Wide Science Fair (CWSF). The 2011 CWSF was held in Toronto, ON. The 2012 CWSF will take place in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, from May 12-19.

Vancouver Island CWSF Students for 2012

Alex Chlysta: Minds & Media Claremont Secondary
Vicki Kleu: SA-SHA and the Return of Pumping Plaque Other
Ann Makosinski: The Piezoelectric Flashlight St. Michael's University
Katherine Evans: From Tank to Tap St. Margaret's
Andrea Chan and Matthew Treble: Big or Small; Wide or Narrow Lambrick Park

Vancouver Island CWSF Students in 2011

Austin Sawyer: Slurpy Colour Magic: Colour Disappearance versus Sugar Concentration
Excellence Award - Junior - Silver Medal - $700 The University of Western Ontario Scholarship Silver Medallist - $2000 Entrance Scholarship

Caitlin Doherty, Vicki Kleu: Pumping Plaque; Reducing Arterial Turbulent Flow Through External Stents
Excellence Award - Intermediate - Silver Medal - $700
The Actuarial Foundation of Canada Award - Intermediate - $750
The University of Western Ontario Scholarship Silver Medallist - $2000 Entrance Scholarship

Hannah Bild-Enkin: Slumber Sucking: A New Apparatus to Measure Infant Sucking Characteristics
Excellence Award - Senior - Bronze Medal - $300
University of Ottawa Entrance Scholarship Senior Bronze Medallist - $1000 Entrance Scholarship
The University of Western Ontario Scholarship Bronze Medallist - $1000 Entrance Scholarship

Katherine Silversides: Grab It, Drop It: the design of a robotic arm
Excellence Award - Intermediate - Bronze Medal - $300
The University of Western Ontario Scholarship Bronze Medallist - $1000 Entrance Scholarship

Birch Bansgrove: Compost Disposal in Saanich: An Economic and Environmental Comparison

Alex Chlysta: Rover Robotics: A Better Approach to Rover Planetary Exploration?

Canada-Wide Science Fair Summaries (2005-11)

Links for available prizes and lists of Past Winners

Open to any age category

Donor	Project subject	Prize
Rotary Victoria Prize + Hajash Foundation Award for CWSF Travel	Top project in the Fair	$300
Victoria Natural History Society	impact of humans on environment	3 - $250 prizes
Al Appleton Worksafe Award	occupation hygiene	$200
Chemical Institute of Canada	chemistry	$150, $100, $50
BC Hydro	electrical safety, conservation	$100, $50
Air & Waste Management Association	air pollution, water pollution, waste reduction	$100
BC Innovation Council	application of scientific discovery to the betterment of life	$100
Chevron Canada	environment	$100
BC Agriculture in the Classroom	agriculture	$75
CETUS, Faculty of Education	general science and education	$50 book certificate + plaque
UVic Engineering Chairs	engineering	$50 book certificate
UVic Social Science Chairs	social sciences	$50 book certificate
UVic Science Chairs	sciences	$50 book certificate
UVic Human & Social Development Chairs	human sciences	$50 book certificate
Association of Professional Biologists of BC	biology	$50
Canadian Meteorological and Oceanographic Society	meteorology oceanography	book prize for each category
Geological Association of Canada	geosciences	two book prizes
Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of BC	engineering/geosciences	ten awards of $50; ten awards of $25
Rotary Club of Victoria	environment	Three prizes $25 - $50 - $100
Maritime Museum of BC	any discipline	2 - entrance passes
Prince of Whales	any discipline	Whale-watching pass for 2
Victoria Harbour Ferry	any discipline	Harbour Tour for 2
IMAX Theatre	any discipline	one family pass
Staples Business Depot	any discipline	2 - $25 gift certificates
Munro's Books	any discipline	4 - book prizes
Russell Bookstore	any discipline	2 - $25 gift certificates
Chapters Bookstore	any discipline	3 - book prizes
Scientific Spirit Award	any discipline	8 - $25 prizes
Bolen Books	any discipline	2 - book prizes
Cadboro Bay Bookstore	any discipline	$10 certificate + 2 book prizes
Science Works	any discipline	2 - $25 gift certificates
Miniature World	any discipline	2 entrance passes
Shaw Ocean Discovery Centre	any discipline	2 passes to the Discovery Centre at Sidney
Undersea Gardens	biology	5 - entrance passes

Senior (Grades 10 - 12)

Donor	Project subject	Prize
University of Victoria	top senior project	$3000 entrance scholarship
La Société Francophone de Victoria	exhibit in French	$200 (senior or junior)
Masanori Aoki Award	top physics/engineering project	$200
Society for Canadian Women in Science & Technology	ingenuity in project	$100 (grades 8-10)
Alexa Geminiano Award	three-time overall winner	Up to $200
Nathan Geminiano Award	two-time overall winner	Up to $200
Federation of BC Naturalists	natural history/conservation	$50 (grade 7 and up)
BC Association of Physics Teachers	physics	$50 (grade 6 and up)
BC Institute of Agrologists	agriculture and food	book prize
Advancement of Women in Engineering and Geoscience	engineering / geosciences	$50
Earthchurch Award	pollution / desertification / deforestation	$400
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating & Air-Conditioning Engineers	Earth & Environmental Science	$100 and Plaque

Junior (grades 8-9)

Donor	Project subject	Prize
La Société Francophone de Victoria	exhibit in French	$200 (senior or junior)
Masanori Aoki Award	top physics/engineering project	$200
Alexa Geminiano Award	three-time overall winner	Up to $200
Nathan Geminiano Award	two-time overall winner	Up to $200
Soc. for Canadian Women in Science & Technology	ingenuity in project	$100 (grades 8-10)
Federation of BC Naturalists	natural history / conservation	$50 (grade 7 and up)
BC Association of Physics Teachers	physics	$50 (grade 6 and up)
BC Institute of Agrologists	agriculture and food	book prize
Advancement of Women in Engineering and Geoscience	engineering / geosciences	$50
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating & Air-Conditioning Engineers	Earth & Environmental Science	$75 and Plaque

Intermediate (Grades 6-7)

Donor	Project subject	Prize
La Société Francophone de Victoria	exhibit in French	$100 (intermediate or elementary)
Federation of BC Naturalists	natural history / conservation	$50 (grade 7 and up)
BC Assoc of Physics Teachers	physics	$50 (grade 6 and up)
BC Institute of Agrologists	agriculture and food	book prize
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating & Air-Conditioning Engineers	Earth & Environmental Science	$50 prize

Elementary (Grades 4-5)

Donor	Project subject	Prize
La Société Francophone de Victoria	exhibit in French	$100 (intermediate or elementary)
Gordon Patterson	promising young scientist	three at $50
Drs. Walter & Rosemary Balfour	promising young scientist	$50, $25
Drs. Jane Browning & Dave Berry	promising young scientist	$50
Science Venture	top exhibit in category	visit of Science Venture to your class
BC Institute of Agrologists	agriculture and food	book prize
American Society of Heating, Refrigerating & Air-Conditioning Engineers	Earth & Environmental Science	$25 prize

Provincial Awards

Award (Some also listed above)

AI Appleton Worksafe Award

American Association of Physics Teachers, Michael Crooks Prize

BC Agriculture in the Classroom

BC Hydro For Generations Award

BC Hydro Scholarship

BC Science Teachers' Award

BC Innovation Council Award (Young Science Innovator) Award

BC Innovation Council Award, Turning Ideas into Solutions

BC Innovation Council Scholarship

BC Nature (BC Naturalists)

Chevron Canada Award

Division for Women in Science & Enginnering Award (DAWEG)

Genome BC

Heart & Stroke Foundation of BC & Yukon

Special Award Sponsored by TRUIMF and Atlas at CERN

WE Coates (Land Reclamation) Award

Pacific Carbon Trust Award (New Award)

Past Prize Winners

Follow the links below to access the archive of prize winners from 1997-2012.

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