Ohio Soybean Council Foundation

Science Fair

Soybean Science

Thanks to the Ohio Soybean Council Foundation (OSCF), the Ohio Academy of Science (OAS) Science Fair offers the Ohio Soybean Bioscience Award for the best projects using soybeans in the areas of agriculture biosciences, bioresources, biopolymers, bioproducts, biofuels, biology, chemistry, engineering, physics, and/or earth and environmental sciences.

We offer awards to the best science projects from the district competitions and the State Science Day.

OHIO ACADEMY OF SCIENCE
State Science Day
Grades 5–12
Award: 1st place: $1,000, 2nd place: $500, 3rd place: $250
Team award: $1000 to be split among team members

District Science Day
Grades 5–12
Award: up to four $100 awards in each of the 11 regions

Science Fair Resources

2024 State Science Day Award Winners

Individual Awards:

1st Place: Alaina Bell | Grade 11 | Bloom Carroll High School
How does peptide D4E1 affect the survival rate of soybean cyst nematodes?

2nd Place: Grace Whitmore | Grade 12 | Global Impact STEM Academy
The nutritional viability and protein absorbance of insect and plant sources for malnutrition

3rd place: Elise Hess | Grade 10 | Archbishop Carroll High School
Precision agriculture: evaluating soil moisture with RGB, multispectral, and thermal UAV sensors