SILICON CHIP magazine aims to promote the education, development and application of electronic technology in all fields throughout Australia. As part of that aim, we are announcing the SILICON CHIP Excellence in Education Technology awards, with a prize pool of $10,000. The inaugural awards will be announced in the December 2006 issue of SILICON CHIP.

Separate awards will be made to students of secondary schools throughout Australia and to students of universities and TAFE colleges throughout Australia.

The secondary school awards will have three categories:

(a)  Best final year assignment of an individual student involving electronics technology

(b)  An award to the school sponsoring the winning individual student

(c)  Best school project involving electronics technology

The university and TAFE college awards will have three categories:

(a)  Best project from a student as part completion of a degree, diploma or certificate in electronics or a related field (ie, mechatronics)

(b)  Best research project from a post-graduate student working in an area of applied electronics

(c)  An award to the university faculty or school sponsoring the best research project.

Entries and judging

The awards will be judged by the editorial staff of SILICON CHIP, convened as a judges panel. The decisions of the judges will be final.

Entries for the 2006 awards will open 1^st May 2006, with final submissions to be made by September 30^th, 2006. All submissions will be confidential, until the winners are announced, in the December 2006 issue of SILICON CHIP.

Each award will take the form of a cash prize and a commemorative plaque. All enquiries about these awards should be directed to the editor via email to:

awards@siliconchip.com.au