Awards

£120,000 total prize money each year to be won

Everyone becomes a Rolls-Royce Science Team

Every team that submits a sound, practicable proposal to enhance science teaching receives a framed Rolls-Royce Science Team certificate. The proposals also all form part of the database of science-teaching ideas on the website for everyone to access and adapt for their own teaching situation. This is a major new science-teaching resource for all teachers in the UK and Republic of Ireland.

Special Merit Award Winners

Fifty schools and colleges who submit entries of a very high standard over the course of the year will win £1,000 each. You can view all previous Special Merit Award Winners here.

Finalists

The best nine Special Merit Award Winners will be chosen as finalists. They will win £5,000 each to implement their projects starting in September of the following academic year. They are teamed up with a specialist mentor to provide support and advice. You can view last year's finalists and follow the progress of this year's finalists.

Runner-up

The overall runner-up team wins a further £10,000 for science education in their school.

Winner

The overall winner wins a further £15,000 for science education in their school plus a day out with the Red Arrows.