In association with the
Bay Area Science and Engineering Fair.
In association with the Hamilton Public Library's
Power of the Pen Contest.
This award is managed solely by HAALSA.
In association with the
Dundas Valley Orchestra.
In association with the Hamilton Public Library's
Power of the Pen Contest.
da Vinci Science Fair Award *
| 20?? | X | {Title: Sub-title}{(Optional Explanatory statement)} |
| 2026 | Jordan LeBlanc | Computational Sequence-Based Prediction of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease with NSPDI-SNN AI Framework |
| 2025 | Evan Budz | Autonomous Bionic Sea Turtle Monitor using AI |
| 2024 | Imran Allarakhia, Mithru Naidu | LiquiViz: Adaptive AI for 3D Object Detection and Semantic Segmentation in Vision Impairment Devices} |
| 2023 | Isra Bashir | Sugar High: Integrating Glucose and Ketone Testing in a Novel Design to Improve Prevention of Diabetic Ketoacidosis |
| 2022 | The Association did not offer this award due to Covid-19 retrictions at the BASEF. | |
Maitland Banting Silver Quill Award *
| 20?? | X | {Title: Sub-title} |
| 2025 | Jonathan Middleton | How a Cannonball Cracked Open the Truth |
| 2024 | Aibhlin Rogers | Unheard of |
| 2023 | Lanya Fitoski | The Diary of Gabby Calloway |
| 2022 | Kezia Hart | Thirty-five Dollars per Month |
STEM Internship Award (First awarded in 2025)
| 20?? | X | {Title: Sub-title} |
| 2025 | Evan Budz | Supervisor: Professor Andrew Gadsen, Mechanical Engineering, McMaster University |
Young Musician Award *
Additional information about individual winners is provided
on the DVO website.
| 20?? | X | {Title: Sub-title} |
| 2025 | Patrick Wilson | Alto Saxophone |
| 2024 | Sohan Mukherjee | Violin |
| 2023 | Victoria Zeng | Piano |
| 2022 | Nirvaan Grewal | Cello |
Young Poet Award *
| 20?? | X | {Title: Sub-title} |
| 2025 | Tofarati Okewole | Roslyn |
| Marie Njoroge | Honourable Mention: A Raindrop's Journey | |
| 2024 | Jewels Snider | A Robin's Resilience |
| Claire Weingartner | Honourable Mention: Red | |
| 2023 | Kezia Hart | In Envy of Icarus |
| 2022 | Olivia Gringhuis | Moment of Tangency |