Prize（Regulations） - 科學探究競賽

Regulations

Prize

may be appropriately reduced.

If the award winners fails to provide the necessary bank account information within two email notifications, the prize money will be forfeited to the organizer without any objection from the winners.

Division	Award	Quota	Prize	Award Organizer
Elementary School	Gold	1 team	NT$8,000 (per team) and a certificate (per person)	K-12 Education Administration, MOE Taiwan
	Silver	2 teams	NT$7,000 (per team) and a certificate (per person)
	Bronze	3 teams	NT$6,000 (per team) and a certificate (per person)
	Honorable mention	4 teams	NT$5,000 (per team) and a certificate (per person)
	Commendation	5 teams	NT$4,000 (per team) and a certificate (per person)
Junior High School, High School, Vocational High School	Gold	1 team	NT$10,000 (per team) and a certificate (per person)
	Silver	2 teams	NT$8,000 (per team) and a certificate (per person)
	Bronze	3 teams	NT$6,000 (per team) and a certificate (per person)
	Honorable mention	4 teams	NT$5,000 (per team) and a certificate (per person)
	Commendation	5 teams	NT$4,000 (per team) and a certificate (per person)
Higher Education/ Society Division	Gold	1 team	NT$10,000 (per team) and a certificate (per person)
	Silver	2 teams	NT$8,000 (per team) and a certificate (per person)
	Bronze	3 teams	NT$6,000 (per team) and a certificate (per person)
	Honorable mention	4 teams	NT$5,000 (per team) and a certificate (per person)
	Commendation	5 teams	NT$4,000 (per team) and a certificate (per person)
Educator Division	Gold	1 team	NT$16,000 (per team) and a certificate (per person)
	Silver	2 teams	NT$14,000 (per team) and a certificate (per person)
	Bronze	3 teams	NT$12,000 (per team) and a certificate (per person)
	Honorable mention	4 teams	NT$10,000 (per team) and a certificate (per person)
	Commendation	5 teams	NT$8,000 (per team) and a certificate (per person)
Note: The Instrutor will also receive a certificate from K-12 Education Administration, Ministry of Education. No other prizes will be given. Works scoring 70 points or above in the Elementary School, Junior High School, High School and Vocational High School Divisions, and 80 points or above in the Higher Education/ Society and Educators Divisions, will be granted a Certificate of Selection under the name of the 2024 Science Exploration Competition: "To Do, To Understand". 以2025「科學探究競賽-這樣教我就懂」大會名義頒發「入選證明」。 Winners from both High School and Vocational High School divistion will be awarded a certificate and a signed recommendation letter from the Competition Organizers for university application. There will be an additional Commendation award for every increment of 20 teams beyond 200. This means, for example, that 240 teams will receive 2 more Commendation awards, and so on. If the number of registered teams in a divistion is too low, or if the quality of submissions does not meet the competition's objectives, the awards for that Commendation

Special Awards for Online Poll

Award	Introduction	Applicable Divisions	Quota	Prize
Most Popular Award	The public as voters select their top 5 favorite works in each division (only one vote per work limted).	The K-12 Division and the Higher Education/ Society Division	Top 3 voted among each division	1 Prize per membe
Award for Women in Science	Teams formed by only female members (not including the instructor) will become candidates for this award. The public as voters select their top 5 favorite works in each division (only one vote per work limted).	The K-12 Division	Top 2 voted among all K-12 division
Award for Science Warriors	Teams formed by one or above indigenous members (not including the instructor) will become candidates for this award. The public as voters select their top 5 favorite works in each division (only one vote per work limted).		Top 1 voted among all K-12 division
Award for Science Nova	Teams formed by one or above 2nd generation immigrant members (not including the instructor) will become candidates for this award. The public as voters select their top 5 favorite works in each division (only one vote per work limted).		Top 1 voted among all K-12 division
Community Engagement Award	All public as voters can join the prize draw.	－	15 people
Note: The prizes and awards for this event are subject to the information published on the event website. In case of unforeseen circumstances, the organizers reserve the right to cancel or replace prizes with others of equal value, and the winners shall have no objections. Winners will be notified by email and also announced on the event website. If the award winners fails to provide the necessary mailing account information within two email notifications, the prize will be forfeited to the organizing committee organizer without any objection from the winners. Online poll results will not be considered in the final judging.

Special Awards from Sponsor

Award	Introduction	Applicable Divisions	Quota	Awarding Organizer
Exploration Spirit Award	Selected by the Head Judge. This award encourages team collaboration, international cooperation, and scientific inquiry, helping participants better understand the potential and uniqueness of their works. ※If no eligible teams are available, this award will be forfeited.	All divisions	The 1st ranked eligible teams among each division	K-12 Education Administration, MOE Taiwan
Micro Science Film Award	Selected by the Head Judge. Evaluation only aims toward the video. In terms of skills such as photography, scriptwriting, editing, and music, as well as creative narrative structure, theme development, style, and attention to detail, with clear, complete content and a seamless blend of science and art, the most expressive and impactful work. ※Previous work examples for Micro Science Film Award： E.g. 1、E.g. 2、 E.g. 3、E.g. 4 ※If the video includes non-original material, please specify the source or state "Images sourced from the internet." ※If no eligible teams are available, this award will be forfeited.	All divisions	Only one among all the teams will be selected	The organizers
National Science Museums Award	Works must follow the " Citation Requirements," listing sources from the national science museums’ official websites, permanent exhibitions, or special exhibits (halls). Participants should select up to two museums in the registration system to be qualified as candidates for this award. Each museum will select one winning team from the applicable divisions. Citation format: If the work references materials from the national science museums, please note the source within the relevant text (e.g., "This section is cited from [Museum Name]"). For photos, include the date and location (e.g., "Photo taken on March 1, 2024, at the National Science and Technology Museum "). At the end of the work, include a "References" section listing the sources from the national science museums’ websites, permanent or special exhibitions. For online materials, provide the webpage URL and access date (e.g., Webpage, content accessed [date], URL [accessed date]). ※If no eligible teams are available, this award will be forfeited.	All divisions	Each museum will select one winning team	The organizers associated with the national science museums
Digital Measurement Technology Award	Participants can borrow Vernier digital instruments for free. If the equipment usage accounts for over 50% of the report or video and the team ranks in the top 10, the highest-ranked team will receive the award. This award is exclusively sponsored by Kuang-Tien International Co. Ltd. ※2025 Science Exploration Competition "To Do, To Understand" Trems and Conditions for Borrowing Free Equipments	The K-12 and the Educator division	The 1st ranked eligible teams among each division Prize(Link)	The organizers associated with Kuang-Tien International Co. Ltd.
NCHC Award	Teams select “Information Technology” while registering become candidates for this award. ※If no eligible teams are available, this award will be forfeited.	The Junior High School, High School, Vocational High School, Educator and Higher Education/ Society Divisions	Only one among all the teams will be selected	The organizers associated with NCHC
Educational Exploration Award	Instructors leads 5 teams or above, and among them 3 or above grant the certificates of selection, can win this award.	Instructors of the K-12 teams	Wins if eligible	The organizers
Sustainability Contribution Award	Instructors leads teams for 3 years or above in a row, and 2 or above of the teams grant the certificates of selection each year, can win this award.	Instructors of the K-12 teams	Wins if eligible	The organizers
Note: The organizers reserve the right to make changes, as per the official competition announcements.

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There will be an additional Commendation award for every increment of 20 teams beyond 200. This means, for example, that 240 teams will receive 2 more Commendation awards, and so on.

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