South Carolina Academy of Science

The Academy and its partners encourage interest in science through numerous awards for contributions to science. While research is necessary for scientific progress, research is not done in a vacuum. All funding ultimately comes from taxes, donations, tuition, sales, patent licenses, etc., which all depend on a supportive society. To encourage public support of science, awards are given for achievements in education and communication and for student research. Award money is divided among authors unless otherwise noted.

Annual meeting

Student research presentations are judged and the following awards are presented:

• Dwight Camper Undergraduate Award in Plant Medicine or Natural Products Research
• Outstanding Undergraduate Research
• $100 is awarded for five each of the best platform and poster presentations. Sponsored by Sigma Xi and SCAS.
• Outstanding Frontier Science
• $100 is awarded to each of the best undergraduate and graduate presentations.
• Sponsored by The Greater Piedmont chapter of the Horace Byrne Explorers Club.
• Invertebrate Biology Research
• Open to all students, $250 is awarded for the best research on invertebrate biology or outstanding research on a related field.
• Outstanding Male and Female Undergraduate Scientists
• Award for the best presentation each by a male and a female undergraduate student.
• Sponsored by the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
• Governor's Awards
• Governor's Awards - previous winners
• Teacher of the Year
• Award winners from the 2010 annual meeting
• SCJAS winners from the 2010 annual meeting