Main Category Awards
The Alaska Science & Engineering Fair (ASEF) sponsors Main Category Awards for students at middle and high school levels. At each level, one award is given to the best project in each of the following categories based upon specific judging rubrics: (see middle and senior high judging rubric):
- Life Sciences
- 0100 – Animal Sciences
- 0200 – Behavioral and Social Sciences
- 0300 – Biochemistry
- 0400 – Cellular and Molecular Biology
- 1000 – Environmental Management and Sciences
- 1200 – Medicine and Health Sciences
- 1300 – Microbiology
- 1500 – Plant Sciences
- Physical Sciences
- 0500 – Chemistry
- 0600 – Computer Science
- 0700 – Earth and Planetary Science
- 0800 – Engineering: Materials, Bioengineering, Electrical, and Mechanical, Robotics
- 0900 – Energy and Transportation
- 1100 – Mathematical Sciences
- 1400 – Physics and Astronomy
ASEF uses a simplified version of the International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) categories. Senior High students can check their ISEF category and subcategory here: https://www.societyforscience.org/isef/categories-and-subcategories/
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2026 Funding Status
ASEF is entirely funded by donations and does not receive funding from any school district or government agency. All donated funds go directly to funding the fair and awards for students.
Our Recent Donors:
Primary Sponsor - $25,000+ with Multi Year Commitment:
(None)
Venue Sponsor
- University of Alaska Anchorage
Sponsors - $10,000+
- HECLA Charitable Foundation
Patrons - $5,000-$9,999
- ConocoPhillips Alaska
- Doug Molyneaux
Donors - $1,000-$4999
- Alissa Oder
- Broadcom Foundation
- COEUR Alaska
Contributors - $500-$999
- Bristol Engineering Servcies Company, LLC
Friends - Up to $499
- Alaska Glacier Seafood, Inc.
- Fred Meyer / Kroger Rewards Program
- PND Engineers, Inc.
- William C. Leight
In Kind Donors