View our Awards Below:
Grand Prize Awards
Three grand prize awards are given to the most competitive Category Award winner projects in the High School Competing Division. Three Grand Prize winners will be selected to compete in the Intel International Science & Engineering Fair to be held in May. Check out where the Regeneron ISEF will be hosted this year at: www.societyforscience.org/isef/.
First, second, and third place prizes will be awarded in each of the seven categories in the High School Competing Division. First, second, third, fourth, and fifth place prizes will be awarded in each of the seven categories in the Middle School Competing Division.
The STEM areas eligible for category award include:
- Applied Engineering
- Behavioral & Social Sciences
- Biology & Health Sciences
- Chemistry
- Computer Software & Technology
- Physical Sciences & Math
- Sustainable Technology
*Note: Students from Butte, Plumas, San Joaquin, Shasta, and Solano counties are NOT eligible to advance to the California State Science Fair through Sacramento Regional STEM Fair.
Thank you To Past Special Award Sponsors
- American Meteorological Society
- American Psychological Association
- American Public Works Association
- ASM Materials Education Foundation
- Association for Women Geoscientists
- California Air Resources Board
- California Association of Professional Scientists (CAPS)
- California Department of Water Resources
- California Biomedical Research
- GENIUS Olympiad
- Intel Excellence in Computer Science
- I-SWEEEP
- MU Alpha Theta
- National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
- Office of Naval Research (US Navy/US Marine Corps)
- Professional Engineers in California Government (PECG)
- Ramesh Innovation
- RICOH Americas Corporation
- Younger Member Forum of the American Society of Civil Engineers (Sac YMF)
- SMUD Energy Award
- Society for In Vitro Biology
- Stockholm Junior Water Prize
- US Public Health Service
- Yale Science & Engineering Association
It’s important!
By sponsoring the NorCal STEM Education Foundation or one of our Programs, you will be sponsoring achievement and encouraging excellence among our region’s pre-college scientists, technical and mathematical experts and engineers.
The Foundation offers numerous sponsorship opportunities, with increasing benefits to your organization at each level. You can make a difference in your community as you achieve your marketing, branding, and public relation goals by selecting one of our sponsorship options.
Six Levels of Sponsorship
- Platinum Sponsor ($20,000+)
- Gold Sponsor ($10,000-$19,999)
- Silver Sponsor ($5,000-$9,999)
- Bismuth Sponsor ($1,000-$4,999)
- Category Sponsor ($500)
- Friends of the Foundation Sponsor (less than $500)
See the package for each sponsorship level below.
Sponsor the Mentoring Program at a Local School.
Please contact us today to find out how to sponsor a local school of your choice! Sponsorship amounts differ dependent upon many factors. Click here to send us a message!
Sponsor the STEM Fair.
Please contact us today to find out how to sponsor any of the items below! Sponsorship amounts differ dependent upon many factors. Click here to send us a message!
Sponsor the College & Career Expo with a “Presenting” Sponsorship:
The Expo will be listed as “presented by” your organization. Your organization or company will be provided 5 event spaces for no registration fee, your organization’s name & logo associated with the Expo event in all promotional and event materials and on the website, and a 1/2 page ad in the program or marketing equivalent.
Sponsor a STEM Series.
Please contact us today to find out how to sponsor a STEM Series at a local school of your choice! Sponsorship amounts differ dependent upon many factors. Click here to send us a message!
Sponsorship Levels
Platinum Sponsor
$20,000+
- Opportunity to present 2-minute welcome message at Awards Ceremony
- Opportunity to put “swag” in each registered student goodie bag
- Opportunity for monthly ad in The Beaker to run for 12 months
- Company acknowledged in e-newsletter, the Beaker, delivered electronically to all participants, business partners and partnering organizations
- Company banner displayed in the Awards Ceremony auditorium (banner must be provided)
- Verbal recognition during Award Ceremony
- Full-page ad in event program
- Active link from our web site to your home page
- Opportunity to exhibit at College & Fair Expo with no fee (promotion booth at which you can demonstrate company products/processes)
- Company name and logo in event program, on sponsors’ billboard list at entrance to event, and on our website
Gold Sponsor
$10,000 – $19,999
- Opportunity to host one ad in The Beaker (month of own choosing)
- Company acknowledged in e-newsletter, the Beaker, delivered electronically to all participants, business partners and partnering organizations
- Company banner displayed in the Awards Ceremony auditorium (banner must be provided)
- Verbal recognition during Award Ceremony
- Full-page ad in event program
- Active link from our web site to your home page
- Opportunity to exhibit at College & Fair Expo with no fee (promotion booth at which you can demonstrate company products/processes)
- Company name and logo in event program, on sponsors’ billboard list at entrance to event, and on our website
Silver Sponsor
$5,000 – $9,999
- Quarter-page ad in event program
- Active link from our web site to your home page
- Opportunity to exhibit at College & Fair Expo with no fee (promotion booth at which you can demonstrate company products/processes)
- Company name and logo in event program, on sponsors’ billboard list at entrance to event, and on our website
Bismuth Sponsor
$1,000-$4,999
- Opportunity to exhibit at College & Fair Expo with no fee (promotion booth at which you can demonstrate company products/processes)
- Company name and logo in event program, on sponsors’ billboard list at entrance to event, and on our website
Category Sponsor
$500
- Selected STEM category identified in program and on state at Awards Ceremony as “presented as (company name)”
- Possible opportunity for a company representative to assist in presentation of awards on stage during Ceremony
- Company name and logo in event program, on sponsors’ billboard list at entrance to event, and on our website
Friends of the Foundation Sponsor
Less than $500
- Company name on our website and in event program
Tax Deductable
Tax ID #91-2169205
Contributions to the NSE Foundation are Tax Deductible —
For additional information contact Nadia Compton, Director at (916) 441-3150 or ncompton@sacstemfair.org