Students

The PICSE - USQ Science and Engineering Investigation Awards will enable you to research or explain how science and technology are integral to sustaining our environment, society, business, development and other aspects of our everyday lives.

Why should you enter?

You will:

• Conduct your own research or communicate or apply research
• Develop research and communication skills
• Discuss your project with experts
• Be eligible for great cash prizes
• Meet other students who enjoyed doing a research project
• Have a fun day at the Science Investigation Awards
• Have the option to submit your entry to the Science Teachers of Queensland Science Contest later in the year.

Are the winners awarded prizes?

Monetary prizes will be awarded for the 1st and 2nd in each age division for each of the categories, and these will be awarded on Friday 9 August at the McGregor Dining Hall at USQ. In addition, all entries will receive a certificate of participation that will be mailed to Schools for individual distribution.

Details of the applicable monetary prizes for the respective age divisions will be available in the near future.

Projects completed as part of the PICSE - USQ Science and Engineering Investigation Awards may be entered in the Queensland Science Contest, and subsequent science competitions. Students are advised to make copies of their entry prior to submitting in for judging, in the event that the entry is lost or damaged.

How do I enter?

1. Talk to your teacher of the Science Head of Department at your school.
2. Find a topic that interests you from one of the following categories: Communicating Science, Models and Inventions, and Scientific Investigations.
3. Follow the guidelines for that category.
4. Ask your school to complete the registration details.
5. Contact us for further information.