Sponsors

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Major Sponsor

Platinum Sponsor

Gold Sponsors

Silver Sponsors

• Bayer
• Kennametal Foundation
• Naval Nuclear Laboratory
• Society for Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh/Spectroscopy Society of Pittsburgh

Bronze Sponsors

• Aerotech Inc.
• Air & Waste Management Association
• Allegheny County Medical Society
• American Chemical Society
• American Society of Civil Engineers, Pittsburgh Section
• Clinical Research Strategies
• Carnegie Mellon University Gelfand Center
• Duquesne University, School of Science and Engineering
• HATCH
• JLG Industries, Inc.
• NPPTL
• Pittsburgh Area Chapter ACI
• Pittsburgh Geological Society
• Pittsburgh Intellectual Property Law Association
• Princeton Alumni Association of WPA
• Range Resources
• Slippery Rock University
• Society of Mining, Metallurgy, & Exploration
• The Institute of Electrical & Electronic Engineers, Inc.
• The Webb Law Firm
• Vesuvius

Science Fair Awards

More than $1 million in cash, scholarships, and trips are awarded each year. Those awards fall into several different categories.

Category Awards

Awards are distributed based on the number of entries in each category. Multiple second and third place awards may be awarded. Only one first place will be awarded in each category. Fourth place awards will receive a certificate.

Intermediate Division (Grades 7–8)

• $150 – First Place
• $100 – Second Place
• $50 – Third Place

Junior Division (Grades 6)

• $150 – First Place
• $100 – Second Place
• $50 – Third Place

Note: Teams will split the award money equally among team members.

Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) and Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge (JIC)

Senior Division – Grades 9–12
Each student researcher entering an exhibit may apply for participation in the Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF). Senior division student researchers will be chosen from the applicants and will win a chance to compete in the Regeneron ISEF event.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge (JIC) – Grades 6–8

Category Award winners (top 10%) are nominated to advance to Broadcom MASTERS competition, a program of Society for Science.

Sponsor Awards

Companies which sponsor Pittsburgh Regional Science & Engineering Fair may award a prize and/or certificate to a student of their choosing. Sponsors use their own criteria to select projects. Some look for projects from their special field of interest.

Affiliate Sponsor Awards

These are awarded at Pittsburgh Regional Science & Engineering Fair because of its affiliation with ISEF.

Affiliate Sponsor Organizations:

• American Psychological Association
• Association for Women Geoscientists
• Broadcom Coding with Commitment 
• Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
• Lemelson Early Inventor Prize
• NASA Earth System Science Award
• National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
• National Geographic, That’s Geography! Award
• Office of Naval Research – U.S. Navy/U.S. Marine Corps
• Regeneron Biomedical Science Award
• Ricoh USA, Inc. Sustainable Development Award (RSDA)
• Society for In Vitro Biology
• U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
• U.S. Metric Association
• U.S. Stockholm Junior Water Prize
• United States Air Force
• Yale Science and Engineering Association

Merit Awards

Category Judges select the students that exhibit excellence in Creativity, Literature Review, Presentation, or Scientific Method. Students will receive a certificate of excellence that signifies his or her outstanding performance in one of these areas.

PRSEF 2025 Scholarships Vary by University/College

Contact Us

Email questions or comments to PRSEF@CarnegieScienceCenter.org or call the Science Fair office at 412.237.1534.