Prizes

The contestants compete on the basis of their work and interviews with the Jury for nine Core Prizes.

In addition to this, a limited number of Honorary Awards and Special Donated Prizes are also awarded to the contestants where, in the judgement of the jury, they would benefit from the specific experiences that these prizes offer. The core prizes are:

Three First Prizes worth €5000 each
Three Second Prizes worth €3000 each
Three Third Prizes worth €1500 each

Honorary Awards

Include all-expenses-paid trips to:

the London International Youth Science Forum
Up to three contestants will have the opportunity of an all expenses paid trip to London to attend the London International Youth Science Forum. The prize covers the costs of travel from country of origin, accommodation, meals; registration, and participation in full programme of activities.
the Stockholm International Youth Science Seminar
Up to three contestants will have the opportunity of an all expenses paid trip to Stockholm to attend the Stockholm International Youth Science Seminar (SIYSS). The prize covers the costs of travel from country of origin, accommodation, meals; registration, and participation in the programme of activities.
Participants in the Youth Science Seminar must be at least 18 years old. They generally are prize winners within the field of natural sciences and must have the ability to speak a satisfactory level of English.

Special Donated Prizes

Include a five-day visit of a technical and cultural nature to for instance:

the European Patent Office in Munich and the following members of EIROforum: CERN: The European Laboratory for Particle Physics, EFDA: The European Fusion Development Agreement, EMBL: The European Molecular Biology Laboratory, ESRF: The European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, ESA: The European Space Agency, ESO: The European Southern Observatory and the ILL: The Institut Laue-Langevin.

This year, a Special Donated Prize comes from the Umeå Plant Science Centre in the North of Sweden, where up to 6 contestants do a ten-day visit of the centre.

1st Place Group 2004