SciFest 2018 National Final

SFI Best Project Award winner, SciFest@DIT 2018, Emma Babos, Jesus and Mary College, Goatstown Road, Dublin 14 with her teacher Marc Paul Lynn

SFI Best Project Award winners, SciFest@CIT 2018, Tony O'Halloran and Aidan Mamo Cooney, Coláiste An Spioraid Naoimh, Bishopstown, Co. Cork with Jackie O’Dowd, SFI

Boston Scientific Medical Devices Award winner, SciFest@AIT 2018, Darragh Elliott, Marist College, Cannonsfield, Athlone, Co. Westmeath with his teacher Aine Boland and Patricia Johnson, Boston Scientific Abbott Runner-up Best Project Award winners, SciFest@DCU 2018 Chloe Johnston and Tara Kelly, Loreto Secondary School, Balbriggan, Co. Dublin with Sinéad Hickey, Abbott and Prof. Brian MacCraith, President, DCU

STUDENTS COMPETE TO REPRESENT IRELAND AT THE INTEL INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR (ISEF) 2019 IN PHOENIX, ARIZONA

The SFI Best Project Award winners from the 16 regional SciFest@College 2018 science fairs will participate in a national final competition on 9 November 2018 in Dublin. As in previous years a number of the Abbott Runner-up Best Project Award winners will also be invited to participate in the national final. Following the completion of the regional SciFest@College 2018 science fairs the runners-up were invited to submit their project report books to SciFest by 28 September. A panel of judges appointed by SciFest will assess the projects, based on the report books, and will select the projects to go forward to participate in the national final. The top prize on the day is the SciFest 2018 Science Foundation Ireland Intel ISEF Award. This consists of a trophy and an allexpenses-paid trip for the winning student(s) (accompanied by their teacher) to represent Ireland at Intel ISEF in Phoenix, Arizona in May 2019. A competition for the Boston Scientific Medical Devices Grand Award will also take place at the national final. The winner/s of this award will be presented with a trophy and an award to the value of €500.

The runner/s-up on the day will receive a trophy and an allexpenses-paid trip (accompanied by their teacher) to the Berlin Long Night of Science in June 2019. This award is supported by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.