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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
| November 2024 | |
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| November 2024 | |
| November 2024 | |
| Monday 13 January |
Student registrations open |
| Monday 17 February | Navigating the Oliphant Science Awards in your School Webinar |
| Monday 3 March |
Judges registrations open |
| Sunday 23 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 18 May |
Judging registrations close. |
| Sunday 18 May |
Student project registrations close - no further projects can be added after this time. |
| Sunday 25 May |
Online amendments period closes - no new projects can be added, you can only amend existing projects. |
| Friday 30 May |
Second and final amendments submissions (through Google Form) close. After this date, no further amendments will be accepted. |
| Friday 6 June |
2025 Regional Student Travel Fund applications close (successful applicants will be contacted in due course). |
| Friday 6 June to Sunday 29 June |
Citizen Science, Multimedia, Science Writing and Scientific Inquiry entries and reports for Programming, Apps & Robotics MUST be submitted online. |
| Friday 4 July to Sunday 20 July |
Round 1 judging (Citizen Science, Multimedia, Science Writing and Scientific Inquiry). |
| Monday 21 July to Sunday 27 July | Crystal Investigation and Models & Inventions reports / risk assessments MUST be submitted online. Supporting videos for Games projects may also be submitted online. |
| Saturday 26 July |
Programming, Apps & Robotics Judging Day. *By appointment only! |
| Wednesday 30 July |
Crystal Investigation, Games, Models & Inventions, Photography and Poster entries to be delivered for judging. |
| Thursday 31 July |
Round 2 judging (Crystal Investigation, Games, Models & Inventions, Photography and Posters). |
| Friday 1 August - Sunday 3 August | Open Day at Science Alive! |
| Monday 4 August |
Project Collection |
| Friday 17 October |
Presentation Ceremony (invitation only) |
| Friday 24 October |
2025 OSA Coordinators Celebration |
Please be advised these dates are subject to change, times to be advised at a later date.