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Sponsor a Special Award

Special Awards are an additional set of awards granted to student projects each year. Anyone can sponsor a special award and decide the criteria of the winning project. Special Awards would not be available without your support!

Thank you to all of our 2026 Special Award Sponsors

ACSEF Organizing Board

      ● President's Award
      ● Director’s Award
      ● Emerging Scientist Award
      ● Longevity Achievement Award
American Psychological Association 

AIML

Association for Women Geoscientists 

AVS: American Vacuum Society
Broadcom Coding With Commitment

Einstein Award for AI in Education

Lemelson Foundation Award​

​NASA Earth System Science Award
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
NCIFT: Northern California Institute of Food Technologist Award

Office of the Navy

Regeneron Biomedical Science Award

Ricoh USA, Inc.
Society for In Vitro Biology

Stem4All

The Bill Frank Lifetime Achievement Award

2025 Bill Frank Judges
ThermoFisher Scientific Advancing Equity through Innovation Award

Tri-Valley Air Quality Climate Alliance
U.S. Metric Association
United States Air Force

Water Environment Federation / Stockholm Junior Water Prize 

Water Research Award - Alameda County Water and Wastewater Agencies
Yale Science and Engineering Association

Young Women in STEM Leadership Award

Sponsor a Special Award

Special awards can be sponsored by any person, team, or company. You can decide the prize amount ($25 minimum) and what criteria the winning project fits. These awards allow more students to be recognized for their hard work. 

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