Senior High

Earl Krushwitz Sweepstakes Award - Top overall project in the Senior Division

• Top award, traveling trophy for school, trophy for individual, $200 from NDSU College of Science and Mathematics, and $12,000 per year University of Jamestown scholarship

Senior Division Runner-Up Sweepstakes Award - 2nd Place overall project in the Senior Division

• Trophy, $100 from NDSU College of Science and Mathematics, and $10,000 per year University of Jamestown scholarship

Senior Division State Participants - Gold Medallions

• 16 SERSEF Senior Division projects receive gold medallions and advance to the North Dakota State Science and Engineering Fair virtually held March 25-26, 2021

Senior Division State Science and Engineering Fair Alternates - Silver Medallions

• 2 SERSEF Senior Division projects will receive silver medallions and will be the Senior Division alternates to the ND State Science and Engineering Fair

Junior High

Junior Division Sweepstakes Award

• Trophy to keep and traveling trophy for the school to the junior division sweepstakes winner and $100 from NDSU College of Science and Mathematics

Junior Division Runner-Up Sweepstakes Award

• $50 and trophy to the junior division runner-up sweepstakes winner from NDSU College of Science and Mathematics

Junior Division Broadcom Masters Competition Invitation

• Certificate and Entry Booklet to the top two junior division projects

Junior Division State Participants - Gold Medallions

• 14 SERSEF Junior Division projects receive gold medallions and advance to the North Dakota State Science and Engineering Fair virtually held March 25-26, 2021

Premier Sponsor Awards

Bobcat Company

• $50, an award of recognition, and a certificate for two projects in each division pertaining to projects working with the design and manufacture of compact equipment for construction, agriculture, or other uses. Projects demonstrating innovation in the fields of construction, agriculture, landscaping, and grounds maintenance also considered.

Gold Sponsor Awards

Aldevron

• $50, an award of recognition, and a certificate to the best project demonstrating scientific advancement in meaningful ways in both divisions. Priority given to projects pertaining to the manufacture of biologics.

Cargill, Inc. - Team Wahpeton

• $50, an award of recognition, and a certificate to the best project pertaining to "farm to fork" in both divisions

Hankinson Renewable Energy

• $50, an award of recognition, and a certificate for the project demonstrating innovation in agriculture in both divisions

Lincoln State Bank

• $50, an award of recognition, and a certificate for the project that best correlates financial matters to their research in both divisions

Microsoft

• $50, an award of recognition, and a certificate for the project in each division which best utilizes technology for the analysis or representation of the student's data

Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative

• $50, an award of recognition, and a certificate for the best project in each division related to food production with priority given to sugar beet use or sweetener production

Silver Sponsor Awards

ID Machine Inc.

• $50 and a certificate to the best project researching machining or in the area of physical science in both divisions

Rasmussen College

• $50 and a certificate to the project best demonstrating innovation in a health related field in both divisions

Bronze Sponsor Awards

Bronze Sponsor Anonymous

• $50 and certificate to the best agricultural project in the senior division

Bronze Sponsor Butler CAT

• $50 and certificate to the best innovative ag or construction equipment project in the senior division

Bronze Sponsor CPS Aces LLC.

• $50 and a certificate for the top project researching a practical solution to a North Dakota problem in the senior division

Bronze Sponsor More For Less Thrift Store

• $50 and a certificate for a project in the senior division that best demonstrates uniqueness in scientific research

Bronze Sponsor Red River Communications

• $50 and a certificate to be awarded to a unique or innovative project within communications technology, such as internet of things, mobile devices, or related topics in the senior division

SERSEF Awards - $25 and Trophy to the Top 2 Projects in Each Division for Each Category

SERSEF Agriculture Award

SERSEF Animal Sciences Award

SERSEF Building and Design Award

SERSEF Creative Investigation Award

SERSEF Data Presentation Award

SERSEF Data Repetition Award

SERSEF Display Award

SERSEF Environmental Award

SERSEF Human Studies Award

SERSEF Marcus Friskop Botany Award

SERSEF Mathematical Analysis Award

SERSEF Medical Award

SERSEF Microbiology Award

SERSEF Physical Sciences Award

SERSEF Plant Sciences Award

SERSEF Scientific Method Award

SERSEF Technology Award

SERSEF Water Studies Award

North Dakota State University Awards

NDSU College of Engineering

• $100 for best senior division engineering project, $50 for best junior division engineering project

NDSU Department of Apparel, Design, & Hospitality Management

• $25 for best project related to apparel, hospitality management, or interior design

NDSU Department of Biological Sciences

• $50 for best senior division project and $25 for best junior division project in the life sciences

NDSU Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry

• $50 for best senior division project and $25 for best junior division project in chemistry or biochemistry

NDSU Department of Health, Nutrition and Exercise Sciences

• $50 for 1st place and $25 for 2nd place projects in health, nutrition or exercise sciences

NDSU Department of Human Development and Family Science

• $50 for best senior division and $25 for best junior division project in human development and family science

NDSU Department of Mathematics

• $50 for best senior division project and $25 for best junior division project in Mathematics

NDSU Department of Physics

• $50 for best senior division project and $25 for best junior division project in physics

NDSU Department of Psychology

• $50 for best senior division project and $25 for best junior division project in the behavioral sciences

NDSU School of Education

• $50 for best presentation (teaching/explaining) of a senior division project and $25 for best presentation (teaching/explaining) of a junior division project

Special Awards

US Department of the Air Force

• 1 Certificate of Achievement to a deserving student

US Department of the Navy

• Certificates of achievement and medallions to the top 2 junior division individual projects, certificates of achievement and medallions to the top 2 senior division individual projects and $50 recognition award

Aldevron Creative Problem Solving

• $50 and a certificate to the project that demonstrates creative problem solving and ingenuity in experimental design in both divisions

Aldevron Scientific Advancement in Meaningful Ways

• $100 and a certificate to the best project demonstrating scientific advancement in meaningful ways in both divisions. Priority given to projects pertaining to the manufacture of biologics.

Aldevron Commercial Applications of Student Work

• $100 and a certificate to the best project demonstrating commercial applications of student work in both divisions

American Chemical Society-Red River Valley Section

• $100 Barnes and Noble gift card, a periodic table scroll pen, and a certificate of achievement for the best senior division chemistry-related project

American Meteorological Society

• 2 certificates of outstanding achievement in the senior division

American Psychological Association

• 1 certificate for outstanding research in psychology

ASM Materials Education Foundation

• Certificate and ribbon to the best materials engineering project

American Water Works Association

• Certificate, notebook, and water bottle tumbler to the best drinking water quality project in each division

Association for Women Geoscientists

• Award certificate for geoscience excellence

Coalition for Conservation and Environmental Education

• Purple rosette for outstanding senior or junior division project in environmental science

Cossette PC and Tech Solutions of Fargo 'Passion Fuels the Future' Award

• Certificate and $150 in each division to the project that genuinely displays the most passion towards their research

Donald Schiltz North Dakota Farmer Award

• $100 and plaque for first place, $50 and plaque for second place in either division for the best projects demonstrating research pertaining to the ND Farming Industry

Giga-Green Technologies 'Best Use of Technology' Award

• Certificate and $150 for the Best use of technology to carry out an experiment or research, or to present an entry in the science fair

Hot Cakes Cafe Excellence in Science Award

• $25 and T-Shirt given to the project that best relates to food quality or safety in the junior division

John Deere Electronic Solutions Innovation in Agriculture Award

• $100 first place and $50 second place in the senior division

Lemelson Early Inventor Prize

• $100 and a certificate to a young inventor creating a promising solution to real world problems in the junior division

Mu Alpha Theta

• Certificate of achievement for best mathematics project in the senior division

NASA Earth Systems Science Award

• Award for best project focused on earth systems

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

• Certificate of achievement to the project that best emphasizes NOAA's mission of Science, Service, and Stewardship

North Dakota Rural Water Systems Association

• $50 for best water or wastewater related project

POPP Hardware Award

• $35 and a certificate to the student who best showcases determination and hard work

RICOH Sustainable Development

• A certificate of achievement for best senior division environmental project

Society for In Vitro Biology

• Certificate of achievement for best 11th grade project in biology

Stockholm Junior Water Prize Regional Award

• Certificate and invitation to enter the state SJWP paper competition presented to the top 3 water projects in the senior division

U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

• Certificate and Social Media Kit for the project that has the potential to make an impact on addressing international development challenges.

US Metric Association

• Certificate for best use of SI

Y@ Human Behavioral Award

• $50 for the best project that demonstrates the array of physical action and observable emotion associated with individuals or groups

Yale Science and Engineering Award

• Certificate and medallion for best project by a high school junior in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics