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AWARDS
At the Maine State Science Fair, we award the top three projects in each category. From those projects, we select the top three Grand Award Winners to represent Maine at the Regeneron International Science & Engineering Fair. In addition, we present dozens of Special Awards from local, state, and national organizations. Visit our Celebrate page to see winners from previous fairs.
SCHOLARSHIPS
MSSF partners with Maine colleges and universities to offer scholarships to participants. Since its inception in 2017, the program has offered over $6.1 Million in scholarships to Maine high school juniors and eligible seniors.
Confirmed Scholarship sponsors for 2025
The University of Maine (Orono) will offer up to 12 full-tuition scholarships.
Eligibility: Scholarship candidates include Maine high school juniors and uncommitted seniors who present at the Maine State Science Fair. Students must indicate that they wish to be considered for the U Maine scholarship competition.
Selection: Students will be selected on the quality of their project, as determined by judges from the University of Maine. Up to 12 scholarships will be awarded across all MSSF categories.
Scholarship: Awardees will join the UM Top Scholars Program. This program includes a full tuition scholarship to The University of Maine, a match with a faculty mentor, and an annual research supply budget. The scholarship is renewable for up to four years with a maintained 3.3 GPA.
The University of Southern Maine (USM) will offer up to two full-tuition scholarships and five $5,000 scholarships.
Eligibility: Scholarship candidates include Maine high school juniors and seniors who are uncommitted and present at the Maine State Science Fair. Students must indicate that they wish to be considered for the USM scholarship competition.
Selection: Students will be selected on the quality of their project, as determined by judges from the University of Southern Maine. Up to seven scholarships will be awarded across any MSSF category.
Scholarship: This program includes a full tuition scholarship or a $5,000 scholarship to The University of Southern Maine. The scholarship is renewable for up to four years.
University of New England (Biddeford) will offer up to five $5,000 scholarships.
Eligibility: Scholarship candidates include Maine high school juniors and uncommitted seniors who present at the Maine State Science Fair. Students must indicate that they wish to be considered for the UNE scholarship competition.
Selection: Students will be selected on the quality of their project, as determined by judges from UNE. Up to five scholarships will be awarded across any MSSF category.
Scholarship: This award provides a $5,000 scholarship, renewable for up to four years, on top of whatever merit and need-based scholarship the student is awarded once they are accepted to UNE.
University of Maine at Farmington will offer up to four $5,000 tuition scholarships.
Eligibility: Scholarship candidates include Maine high school juniors and seniors* who present at the Maine State Science Fair. Students must indicate that they wish to be considered for the UMF scholarship competition.
Selection: Students will be selected on the quality of their project, as determined by judges from UMF. Up to four scholarships will be awarded.
Scholarship: This award provides a $5,000 scholarship renewable for up to four years for STEM or STEM-related majors, given that students remain in good academic standing.
University of Maine at Presque Isle will offer up to four $2,500 tuition scholarships.
Eligibility: Scholarship candidates include Maine high school juniors and seniors* who present at the Maine State Science Fair. Students must indicate that they wish to be considered for the UMPI scholarship.
Selection: Students will be selected on the quality of their project, as determined by judges from UMPI. Up to four scholarships will be awarded.
Scholarship: This award provides a $2,500 scholarship renewable for up to four years, given that students remain in good academic standing.
Thomas College (Waterville) will offer up to two $2,000 tuition scholarships.
Eligibility: Scholarship candidates include Maine high school juniors and seniors* who present at the Maine State Science Fair. Students must indicate that they wish to be considered for the Thomas College scholarship.
Selection: Students will be selected on the quality of their project, as determined by judges from Thomas College. Up to two scholarships will be awarded.
Scholarship: This award provides a $2,000 scholarship renewable for up to four years of full-time undergraduate study, given that students remain in good academic standing.
University of Maine at Augusta will offer up to two $1,500 tuition scholarships.
Eligibility: Scholarship candidates include Maine high school juniors and seniors* who present at the Maine State Science Fair. Students must indicate that they wish to be considered for the UMA scholarship.
Selection: Students will be selected on the quality of their project, as determined by judges from UMA. Up to two scholarships will be awarded.
Scholarship: This award provides a $1,500 scholarship renewable for up to four years, given that students remain in good academic standing.
The University of Maine College of Engineering and Computing will offer up to five scholarships: two awards will be valued at $2,500 and three awards will be valued at $1,000.
Eligibility: Scholarship candidates include Maine high school juniors and seniors who present at the Maine State Science Fair, enroll in the UMaine College of Engineering and Computing, and have a cumulative high school GPA of 3.5 or higher. Students must indicate that they wish to be considered for the College of Engineering and Computing scholarship competition.
Selection: Students will be selected on the quality of their project, as determined by judges from College of Engineering and Computing.
Scholarship: This award provides a one-time scholarship of $2,500 or $1,000 to the University of Maine College of Engineering and Computing.
Saint Joseph’s College of Maine (Standish) will offer two $2,500 scholarships this year.
Eligibility: Scholarship candidates include Maine high school juniors and uncommitted seniors who present at the Maine State Science Fair. Students must indicate that they wish to be considered for the SJC scholarship competition.
Selection: Students will be selected on the quality of their project, as determined through interviews with judges from SJC.
Scholarship: This award provides a $2,500 scholarship. It is renewable for up to four years, given that students maintain good academic standing. Awardees are invited to apply to the SJC Honors Program.
Husson University (Bangor) will offer up to two $2,500 tuition scholarships.
Eligibility: Scholarship candidates include Maine high school junior and seniors who present at the Maine State Science Fair. Students must indicate that they wish to be considered for the Husson scholarship.
Selection: Students will be selected on the quality of their project, as determined by judges from Husson University. Projects in all categories are eligible for a Husson scholarship.
Scholarship: This award provides one non-renewable $2,500 scholarship.
The University of Maine’s School of Forest Resources will offer one $2,000 tuition scholarship.
Eligibility: Scholarship candidates include Maine high school junior and seniors who present at the Maine State Science Fair and enroll in the UMaine Forest Resource program (Forestry; Parks, Recreation, & Tourism; or Sustainable Materials & Technology; or Ecology & Environmental Science – Forest Ecosystems concentration only).
Selection: Students will be selected on the quality of their project, as determined by judges from the School of Forest Resources. Projects in all categories are eligible for this scholarship.
Scholarship: This award provides one non-renewable $2,000 scholarship.
* Eligible seniors include those students who have not already committed to attend a college or university other than the scholarship-awarding institution listed here.
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