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2025 Event Information
The 2025 Oliphant Science Awards Information Booklet can be downloaded here.
Please note the information provided in the Information Booklet is correct at the time of publishing, please check the website regularly for updated information.
2025 Key Dates
| Friday 17 October |
Presentation Ceremony (invitation only) |
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| Friday 24 October |
2025 OSA Coordinators Celebration |
| Monday 1st December |
Information for 2026 competition will be available on the website |
2026 Key Dates
| November 2025 | |
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| November 2025 | |
| November 2025 | |
| Tuesday 13 January |
Coordinator and Student (project) registrations open |
| Monday 16 February | Navigating the Oliphant Science Awards in your School Webinar |
| Monday 2 March |
Judges registrations open |
| Sunday 22 March |
New Schools Incentive applications close (successful applicants will be contacted in due course). Country Schools Bursary applications close (successful applicants will be contacted in due course). |
| Sunday 17 May |
Judging registrations close. |
| Sunday 17 May |
Student project registrations close - no further projects can be added after this time. |
| Sunday 31 May |
Online amendments period closes - no new projects can be added, you can only amend existing projects. After this date, no further amendments will be accepted. |
| Friday 5 June |
2025 Regional Student Travel Fund applications close (successful applicants will be contacted in due course). |
| Friday 5 June to Sunday 28 June |
Citizen Science, Multimedia, Science Writing and Science Investigation entries and reports for Programming, Apps & Robotics (including Electronic Games) MUST be submitted online. |
| Friday 3 July to Sunday 19 July |
Round 1 judging (Citizen Science, Multimedia, Science Writing and Science Investigations). |
| Monday 20 July to Sunday 26 July |
Models & Inventions reports and risk assessments can be submitted online. Supporting videos for Games projects may also be submitted online. |
| Saturday 25 July |
Programming, Apps & Robotics (including Electronic Games) Judging Day. *By appointment only! |
| Wednesday 29 July |
Crystal Investigation, Games, Models & Inventions, Photography and Posters entries to be delivered for judging. |
| Thursday 30 July |
Round 2 judging (Crystal Investigation, Games, Models & Inventions, Photography and Posters). |
| Friday 31 July - Sunday 2 August | Open Day at Science Alive! |
| Monday 3 August |
Project Collection |
| Friday 16 October |
Presentation Ceremony (invitation only) |
| Friday 23 October |
2026 OSA Coordinators Celebration |
Please be advised these dates are subject to change, times to be advised at a later date.