CREST Awards — Silver Award
An international STEM award where students complete an extended research or engineering project over around 30 hours. Typically aimed at students aged 14–16, working individually or in groups. Rated Intermediate Level, with difficulty mainly coming from independent project planning, sustained investigation and evaluating results against clear scientific or engineering goals.
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Official website ↗OVERALL COMPETITION LEVEL
Intermediate Level
5 evaluation dimensions have source-backed automatic scores; 0 dimensions need conflict review.
Competition overview
Key information
Eligible ages
From 14
School level
Secondary and further education
Registration method
School or Individual
Competition stages
Approx. 30-hour in-depth project, individual or team, then award submission
Fee
Not yet announced by the organiser
Online / in-person
Hybrid
Dates
Competition timeline
Registration opens
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Registration closes
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Competition ends
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Editorial perspective
Our Take
CREST Silver level project award.