Key Dates - 2025

November 2024

2025 New Schools Incentive applications open

November 2024

2025 Country Schools Bursary applications open

November 2024

2025 Regional Student Travel Fund applications open

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 Celebration

Please be advised these dates are subject to change, times to be advised at a later date.