The Big Bang Competition Prizes
The Big Bang Competition offers a fantastic opportunity for young people to win amazing prizes in recognition for their hard work.
Enter the Big Bang Project Gallery when you enter The Competition, and share your project with the world!
Prizes range from generous cash prizes to prestigious titles, and may change a bit from year to year.
Core prizes
All projects that are shortlisted for the Finals compete for the following prizes, based on their stream and age category.
ScienceJunior (Years 7 to 9) 2 x runners up, certificate Intermediate (Years 10 to 11) 2 x runners up, certificate Senior (Years 12 to 13) 2 x runners up, certificate |
EngineeringJunior (Years 7 to 9) 2 x runners up, certificate Intermediate (Years 10 to 11) 2 x runners up, certificate Senior (Years 12 to 13) 2 x runners up, certificate |
Technology, supported by SiemensJunior (Years 7 to 9) 2 x runners up, certificate Intermediate (Years 10 to 11) 2 x runners up, certificate Senior (Years 12 to 13) 2 x runners up, certificate |
Overall winners
At the Award Ceremony, we will also crown the overall winners as The Big Bang UK Young Scientist of the Year, The Big Bang UK Young Engineer of the Year and The Big Bang UK Young Technologist of the Year, supported by Siemens.
Competitors in any age category are eligible for this prize.
The Big Bang UK Young Scientist of the Year1x £1,000 |
The Big Bang UK Young Engineer of the Year1x £1,000 |
The Big Bang UK Young Technologist of the Year, supported by Siemens1x £1,000 |
Proud supporter of The Big Bang UK Young Technologist of the Year Award
As a global technology company, we empower our customers to make their industries more sustainable.
Employing around 13,000 people in the UK, our technology provides innovative solutions to help tackle the world’s major challenges, across the key industrial sectors of infrastructure and cities, energy, industry and healthcare. Our Technology Transforms the Everyday for Everyone.
Special awards
- The 65th London International Youth Science Forum
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What you'll win: A framed certificate, a fully funded place to LIYSF, including the full 15-day residential programme. All meals and accommodation provided.
The winner chosen will represent the UK at the 66th London International Youth Science Forum (LIYSF), 23 July to 6 August 2025.
LIYSF is a two-week residential event held at Imperial College London, with lectures and demonstrations from leading scientists, visits to industrial sites, research centres, scientific institutions and organisations, including world class laboratories and universities.
LIYSF attracts 500 of the world's leading young scientists aged 16 to 21 years old from more than 70 participating countries. There is an active social calendar with events designed to enable those from around the world to learn about different cultures.
Meet LIYSF:
Criteria
Topic: All topics are welcome across science, engineering, and technology. During LIYSF students can tailor their programme from a wide range of STEM topics and visits on offer.
Age: Senior (16 to 18)
Size: Individual
- The ECITB Teamwork Award
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What you'll win: A trophy, £500
This award recognises the importance of teamwork and collaboration as we celebrate projects where young people work together to innovate and create solutions.
Engineering a better future means different people, with different skills and different backgrounds need to work together like never before to find solutions to the greatest challenges of our lifetimes.
Engineering construction is the industry that looks after the things that keep us warm, keep us fed and keep us moving. We design, build, and look after the machines and technology responsible for producing fuel, chemicals, water and food, and power. If we really want to achieve net zero, we need to find better ways to use resources and generate energy.
Can you imagine a world where there was no heat to warm our homes, no clean water to drink and no petrol to fill our cars. Sounds scary, doesn’t it? That’s what could happen if we don’t find new ways to generate power and process our natural resources.
Teamwork and collaboration are at the very core of everything we do. Our industry sectors are the cornerstone of infrastructure across the globe. Without the skills, perspectives and ideas of different people working together towards a common goal, we fail before we even get started.
Criteria
Topic:
- Accessibility and inclusivity
- Sustainability
- Infrastructure
- Energy production
- Power generation
- Alternative energy sources
- Net zero
Ages: All ages
Size: Teams
- IHEEM Innovation in Wellbeing & Healthcare Engineering Award
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What you'll win: A framed certificate and £500. Plus, attend IHEEM Annual Conference 2025 to showcase your project and feature in IHEEM journal and website.
The Institute of Healthcare Engineering and Estate Management is an international Professional Engineering Institute providing guidance and development opportunities for engineers and estate managers in the healthcare sector, and we’re passionate about inspiring the next generation of healthcare professionals.
Criteria
Topic:
- Accessibility and inclusivity
- Healthcare & medication
- Humanitarian
- Environment
- Food
- Wellbeing
Size: Individual and teams
Age: All ages