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Award Sponsors & Criteria


Our Thanks to Special Award Sponsors

We extend our sincere appreciation to the organizations that support GSDSEF students through Special Awards. Their continued involvement helps celebrate student achievement and fosters meaningful connections between students and the broader STEM community.


Special Award Sponsors and Award Criteria

To help students, educators, and families better understand Special Awards, click here to view the GSDSEF Special Award Sponsors and Award Criteria, which includes information about recent Special Award sponsors and the award criteria established by each organization. Please note that the number, scope, and criteria of Special Awards may vary from year to year.



Interested in Sponsoring a Special Award?

If your organization is interested in sponsoring a Special Award or would like to learn more about this opportunity, please visit our Contact Us page. We would be delighted to connect and explore how you can support our students.


Recent Special Award Sponsors

The organizations listed below represent a sample of recent Special Award sponsors and do not constitute a complete or definitive list:

  • Air and Waste Management Association - San Diego Chapter 

  • American Psychological Association

  • American Society of Civil Engineers

  • American Society of Mechanical Engineers, San Diego Section

  • American Society of Non Destructive Testing (San Diego Section)

  • Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association

  • Association for Women Geoscientists

  • Association for Women in Science San Diego

  • BD “Advancing the World of Health” Award

  • Broadcom “Coding with Commitment” Award

  • Building Industry Association Cares

  • California Association of Professional Scientists

  • California Environmental Health Association Southwest Chapter and County of San Diego DEHQ

  • California School Nurse Organization - San Diego/Imperial (CSNO- SDI)

  • Citadel Securities Innovation Prize 

  • Collins Aerospace’s Fred H. Rohr Science Award

  • Department of Defense (DoD) STEM Leadership Prize

  • DRS Daylight Solutions Award for Optical Physics and Engineering

  • DRS Daylight Solutions Project Assistance Award for Optical Physics and Engineering

  • General Atomics Sciences Education Foundation

  • Kaiser Permanente Blue Ribbon Award

  • Lemelson Early Inventor Prize

  • Marine Technology Society

  • NASA EARTH System Science Award

  • National Geographic Award

  • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration “Taking the Pulse of the Planet” Award

  • Nature Needs SD

  • Office of Naval Research (U.S. Navy/U.S. Marine Corps)

  • Professional Engineers in California Government Award

  • Regeneron Biomedical Science Award

  • Ricoh USA, Inc.

  • San Diego Astronomy Association

  • San Diego Chapter, American Society of Materials International

  • San Diego County Dental Foundation

  • San Diego County Veterinary Medical Association

  • San Diego County Water Authority

  • San Diego Psychological Association

  • San Diego Section, American Chemical Society

  • Scripps Research Young Scientist Award

  • Society for In Vitro Biology

  • Society for Women Engineers - San Diego County Section

  • Stockholm Junior Water Prize

  • Taiwan Award

  • The Society of American Military Engineers - San Diego Post

  • Thermo Fisher Award

  • Thermo Fisher Scientific Junior Innovators Challenge

  • Torrey Pines Docent Society

  • U.S. Air Force

  • U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

  • U.S. Metric Association

  • Yale Science and Engineering Association

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