1. Becoming a BASEF 2010 General Sponsor
2. BASEF 2010 Sponsors
3. BASEF Benefactors

Each year, BASEF receives generous support from many organizations, individuals and companies who donate funds for the prizes, student activities, and production costs. Without these "general sponsorship" donations, the fair could not be what it is.

Becoming a BASEF 2010 General Sponsor

BASEF is only made possible through the generous support of our sponsors. Your sponsorship allows us to promote student interest in science and technology and organize and stage our annual fair. More importantly, it allows us to advance our top students to the National and International Fairs where they can compete against the very best students from across Canada and around the world. Last year, nearly 90% of every sponsorship dollar went directly to the students in the form of awards, recognition, trips and activities.

Registration for students is free and includes participation in all Activities. Thanks to our sponsors, BASEF has been able to award up to 20 students with all expense paid trips to the national and international science fairs for the past several years. Team BASEF frequently outperforms other Regional Science Fairs at the national and international fairs.

We want to build on our successes and keep the momentum going. With your support, our students are going places!

Care to know more? The BASEF 2009 Annual Report [pdf] document is a brief description of our highlights and financial statement. The BASEF 2010 letter to sponsors [pdf], BASEF 2010 recognition schedule [pdf], and 2010 budget summary [pdf] will provide you with information on sponsorship levels and the 2010 budget and projected expenses (most of which goes directly to the students participants and winners).

BASEF also receives support in the form of cash and prizes for special awards. These donors are acknowledged on the Special Awards page.

And, of course, we'd be very happy to hear from you if you have any questions or suggestions; see the contacts page for email addresses.

BASEF 2010 Sponsors

Each year, BASEF receives generous support from many corporations, organizations, professional associations who donate funds for the merit prizes, student activities, and fair production costs. Without these "general sponsorship" donations, the fair could not be what it is.

Title Sponsor

Diamond Level

Ontario Ministry of Research & Innovation

Platinum Level

Gold Level

Silver Level

Edward Oldham

Patent & Trademark Agent

Halton District School Board

Economic Development Dept.

RP Graphics

Bronze Level

Friend Level

Faculty of Science
Faculty of Engineering

BASEF Benefactors

Through their personal donations, many individuals support the BASEF. Together with corporate and organizational sponsorship donations, benefactor donations help to make the fair what it is.

BASEF’s benefactor levels celebrate famous Canadian scientist and engineers

Smith (<$50)

Dr. Michael Smith won the 1993 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for discovering site-directed mutagenesis: how to make a genetic mutation precisely at a spot in a DNA molecule.

McGill ($50+)

Elsie McGill was Canada’s first woman graduate in electrical engineering. She also held a master’s degree in aeronautical engineering. She is considered the first woman to be a designer of airplanes; During WW II her primary responsibility was the production of the Hawker Hurricane fighter aircraft.

Norman and Marilyn Young

Polanyi ($200+)

John Charles Polanyi won the 1986 Nobel prize for chemistry for using chemiluminescence of molecules to explain energy relationships in chemical reactions.

John & Eleanor O’Flynn

Bondar ($500+)

Dr. Roberta Bondar was the first Canadian woman to have flown in space as an international astronaut on board the Space Shuttle Discovery. Dr. Bondar is a trained physician, scientist, astronaut and photographer.

Banting and Best ($1000+)

Sir Frederick Banting and Dr. Charles Best were the co-discovers of insulin used in the treatment of diabetes. In 1923, Dr. Banting was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine.

Heide Bell
Peter Child
Dr. M. Sur and Dr. R. Sur
David Walker