NOTE: Not all awards may be awarded every year and some new awards may not be listed here depending on when they have been arranged and the frequency of updating of the web site.


Recent Updates

New Awards

HPCVL 2009 Science Fair Contest (.pdf)
High Performance Computing Virtual Laboratory (HPCVL) Special Award for "best computational Project". "Computational project" includes any that incorporate moderate to significant computations in their preparation or final project (for instance, more computing than typing the project on Word!)

Each year the top students participating in the Fair are recognized. Awards presented include:

Best of Fair for each of the Gold, Silver and Bronze categories. In addition, a Best of Fair Honourable Mention award may be presented. These students represent our region at the Canada-Wide Science Fair in May.

Gold, Silver, Bronze and Honourable Mention awards are also presented within each division (Primary; Junior; Intermediate; and Senior), for each category (Computing Science and Engineering; Physical Sciences and Mathematics; and Life and Earth Sciences). Please note that the number of medals dedicated to each category/division is dependant upon the quality of the projects present and not simply on the number of entrants in a given category/division.

YSFC Awards are presented to projects that best meet the criteria for each award. These awards are coordinated by the Youth Science Foundation of Canada through their "Regional Science Fair Awards Program". This program provides the opportunity for Canada’s promising young scientists to receive the recognition they deserve. The following is a list of the possible awards for each FLASF. This list is subject to change depending on current sponsorship.

Name of Award and Sponsor	Eligible Grades	# of Prizes	Criteria
Canadians For Health Research	One Primary (Grades 5-6) & One Overall		* health science related * health & disease * normal biology of humans award is given to the BEST projects in the health science research and related field
Canadian Microelectronics Corporation	1 senior and 1 junior/intermediate award GIFT CERT. for software, per division		* engineering, application of computers * engineering design project * design/problem solving content for the best project related to engineering, application of computers, design, or a project with a significant design/problem solving content
Department of Chemistry	Project related to pure or applied chemistry in the intermediate or senior divisions.		Cash Award
Kingston Field Naturalists	5-12	3 awards gift certicates	* project should include observations of, or experimentation concerning natural history phenomena * originality, organization, thoroughness, and knowledge of subject matter will be important
Kingston, Frontenac And Lennox And Addington Health Unit		Six Awards: cash awards and gift certificates	* protection of the public against second-hand smoke * youth access to tobacco * barriers to, and advantages of, alternative crops to tobacco * tobacco industry versus health advocates * third world prevalence of tobacco use and mortality * biochemistry of nicotine e.g. Addictive Response, The Patch * survey of student’s attitudes tobacco laws: federal, provincial, municipal
Ontario Association Of Certified Engineering Technicians And Technologists	5-12	1 plaque and monetary award	* one award for the best display of practical application of an engineering concept - should demonstrate inventiveness, originality and a practical use
Professional Engineers Of Ontario	5-12	PEO Trophy and Cash Award	* best project related to engineering
Queen’s University Biology Department	5-12	Four $25.00 book of gift certificates	* best project of a biological theme
Queen’s University Electrical And Computer Engineering	5-12	Cash Awards and Medallions given to each student.	* Engineering Category * The successful project will be the one which, in the opinion of the judge or judges, best exemplifies the principles and/or practice of an electrical engineer. * Modern electrical engineering is a very broad field of endeavour which can include, but is not limited to, such topics as motors, electro-mechanical devices, generation and distribution of electrical energy, electronics, telecommunications, micro electronics and computer hardware.
Queen's Department of Mechanical Engineering	5-12	cash award	Best project of a Mechanical Engineering theme
Queen’s University Department Of Microbiology And Immunology	5-12	2 Cash Award and Trophy for school Honourable Mention	* presentations eligible for the award must be on a topic that deals with microbiology and/or immunology
Queen’s University Department Of Pathology	5-12	1 cash award	* projects may address questions about the nature and/or mechanisms of tissue response to disease or damaging agents
Queen’s University Physics Department	5-12	1 cash award and certificate	* physical and mathematical sciences or engineering and computing sciences
Queen’s University Department Of Physiology	5-12	2 cash award and a trophy for school Honourable Mention	* best project which illustrates physiological principles
Royal Astronomical Society Of Canada		3 First Prize 1 yr youth membership in Kingston Centre of Royal Astronomical Society of Canada 2nd and 3rd Projects receives astronomy calendars.	* best Astronomy (or related sciences) projects
Science Quest	5-6	One week at Science Quest Camp	* must be engineering or applied science related * original work or thought (not copied from a book * presentation * student’s understanding of the project best project in the primary division related to engineering or applied science
Science Discovery	9-10	One free session at Summer Camp for one week	* project must be one of life science, computer, or physics * project is preferably one that involves performing an experiment and analysing the data obtained * project must be innovative, creative, and original
WISE, Women In Science And Engineering	junior intermediate	2 There is also a WISE trophy for the school which wins the most awards at the FLASF.	for projects by a female or females in either the junior or intermediate divisions, showing excellence and potential in scientific thought and in studies pursuing science and engineering.
Michel-Sarrazin Award	5-12	2	for the best projects, in any division presented in French
Queen's University Dept of Psychology	5-12	4 $25.00 Gift Certificate for Campus Bookstore for each division Cash award	for the best projects related to the area of Psychology this may include such themes as social developmental and behavioural psychology or the brain
Queen's Chemistry Club	12	1 cash award	for the best projects senior project in chemistry
St.Lawrence Engineering Technology Award -Awarded	5-12	1 $40 Gift Certificate from Chapters	project in the engineering & computing that demonstrates innovation, engineer design, practices & leading edge technology
Sci-Tech Ontario 2004 Pfizer Canada Minister's Award of Excellence	5-12	1 plaque for permanent display at the winners school, a certificate and a medal for the winner (s)	for the most deserving project from each region selected by the regional Science Fair Organization
Sci-Tech Ontario 2004 Stepping Stone Award	5-12	1 to cover the cost of one student from this region to attend the CWSF in Calgary	Certificate

Certificates are presented to all students who participate in the Frontenac, Lennox & Addington Science Fair.

Grade 5/6 Peer Award. If you are in grade 5 or 6, you will have the opportunity to be a judge for the peer award. On Saturday afternoon, you will be given about an hour to visit the other grade 5-6 projects to choose your three favourite projects. Here is a sample of the ballot you will have to complete: