Awards

Awards Categories

State Winners for Outstanding Achievement

Projects that are outstanding among the entries will receive the highest honor of State Winner. These may include references to current scientific research. 

County Winners for Outstanding Achievement

Up to three projects from each county. can be selected as County Winners. These can be any combination of individual or team projects.

Students enrolled in New Jersey STEM magnet or vocational high schools will compete in a separate statewide category. Up to three students from the  New Jersey magnet/ vocational high school category will be selected as winners.

Honorable Mentions

Judges may grant Honorable Mention awards to projects that are worth celebrating but may not be in the top three from their county.

Awards Ceremony

The winners and their nominated teachers will be recognized as outstanding in science at an event* hosted by the R&D Council of New Jersey on May 24th, 2024.

2024 State Winners for Outstanding Achievement

Sareena Kalinani       Kisa Mulondo       Alexa Rowe

Amelia Yuen        Arthur Yuen

2024 County Winners for Outstanding Achievement

Abhi Bathula       Ishaan Bharadwaj       Vidya Bindal       

Ayushi Chadha       Alex Chu       Amanda Friel       

Samantha Igot       Iris Kim        Mia Kim       Matthew Lee       Ryan Tu

2024 Honorable Mentions

Seleena Busi       Mythreya Dharani       Ryan Farashuddin       

Daniel Han       Tatiana Hlinka       Meghna Joshi       

Alvin Li       Mary Mata       Michael Middlezong       

Subhiksha Stephan       Lucy Wang

2023 State Winners for Outstanding Achievement

2023 County Winners for Outstanding Achievement

2023 Honorable Mentions

2022 Outstanding Achievement

2022 Honorable Mention