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CREST Awards — Discovery Award

An international STEM award where students complete a short, team-based project focused on investigation, problem-solving and communication. Typically aimed at students aged 10–14 and completed over one day or around five hours. Rated Beginner Level, with difficulty mainly coming from teamwork, practical problem-solving and presenting a clear project outcome.

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OVERALL COMPETITION LEVEL

Beginner Level

5 evaluation dimensions have source-backed automatic scores; 0 dimensions need conflict review.

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Competition overview

Key information

Eligible ages

10–14

School level

Upper primary / lower secondary

Registration method

School Only

Competition stages

One-day STEM project option with team-based completion and award submission

Fee

Not yet announced by the organiser

Online / in-person

Hybrid

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Dates

Competition timeline

Registration opens

Not yet announced by the organiser

Registration closes

Not yet announced by the organiser

Competition starts

Not yet announced by the organiser

Competition ends

Not yet announced by the organiser

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Editorial perspective

Our Take

CREST Discovery level project award.

Source information

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