Best project award winners and platinum award winners during the awards ceremony on Thursday May 18, 2023, at the Edmonton Convention Centre. From left to right: Jamie Parsons board chair of Youth Science Canada, Arushi Nath, Elizabeth Chen, Moulik Budhiraja, Katelyn Wu, Yurui Qin, Noah Bryan and Andrei Marti. Photo credit: Youth Science Canada.
Nearly 900 people gathered in Edmonton at the 2023 Canada-Wide Science Fair awards gala to celebrate the curiosity and ingenuity of Canadian students and announce the fair's top winners. A total of 220 students shared more than 1.6 million in scholarships, awards, and prizes with the top awards in Discovery and Innovation going to Elizabeth Chen (Edmonton) for a project on alternative cancer treatments and Arushi Nath (Toronto), with a project on planetary defense. Arushi, who also won best project award at last year's CWSF, becomes the first back-to-back best project award winner since 1989 - 1990.
"Canadian students are as inquisitive and creative as ever," says Reni Barlow, executive director at Youth Science Canada. "Getting back together in person to view these projects and meet the students was an exhilarating experience. Congratulations to all the finalists and those who supported them along their journey of exploration. This year's event demonstrates yet again the important role that youth play in developing innovative knowledge and solutions that will help future generations."
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