| Award Title | Name(s) | Project Title | School Name | School City |
| Elementary Honorable Mention | Allie Coker | You Light Up My World | Camden Intermediate | Camden |
| Elementary Honorable Mention | Oliver Zerrillo | Crickets As Indoor Thermometers | Barringer Academic Center | Charlotte |
| Elementary Honorable Mention | April Troxler, Lindsay Seitz | Reading Retention: Paper vs. Computer | Siler City Elementary | Siler City |
| Elementary Honorable Mention | Lindsay Seitz, April Troxler | Reading Retention: Paper vs. Computer | Siler City Elementary | Siler City |
| Elementary Honorable Mention | Caleb Denning | A Reel Fine Line | Angier Elementary | Angier |
| Elementary Honorable Mention | Cassidy Brandt | Is CO2 to Blame? | Cool Spring Elementary | Cleveland |
| Elementary Honorable Mention | Madison Barker, Sophia Zifilippo | Hydroponics vs Soil | Troutman Elementary | Troutman |
| Elementary Honorable Mention | Jaryd Broome | Calling All Worms | Victory Christian Center School | |
| Elementary Honorable Mention | Julianna Roska | Dirt Don't Hurt, It Makes You Happy | Classical Conversations - Crystal Coast | Swansboro |
| Elementary Honorable Mention | Luke Clay | Hands Off Deer | Dayspring/Cary Homeschoolers | Cary |
| Elementary Honorable Mention | Bret Blevins | Does Exercise Improve Your Memory? | Mount Ulla Elementary | Mount Ulla |
| Elementary Honorable Mention | Noah Davis | Can the Color of Your House Reduce Your Energy Bill? | Lewisville Elementary | Lewisville |
| Elementary Honorable Mention | Polly Ferrell, Avery Risinger | Do All Brands of Gum Blow the Same Size Bubble? | Lacy Elementary | Raleigh |
| Elementary Exemplary Project | Carmen Allison, Jashawn Slater | From Garbage to Gas: Identifying Optimal Conditions for Biogas Production | Barringer Academic Center | Charlotte |
| Elementary Exemplary Project | Simran Bhatia | Be Green with Biomass Energy! | Metrolina Reg Scholars Academy | Charlotte |
| Elementary Exemplary Project | Jonathan Piland | Don't Leave Me Cold, I'll Lose My Cents! (Do Cold Temperatures Affect The Ability Of Violin Strings To Maintain Pitch?) | Eastover Central Elementary | Eastover |
| Elementary Exemplary Project | Sebastian Jozefowicz | "ENERGY CONSUMPTION OF DIFFERENT KINDS OF LIGHT BULBS" | Beaver Dam Elementary | Roseboro |
| Elementary Exemplary Project | David Shapiro | Random Numbers | Jefferson Elem | Greensboro |
| Elementary Exemplary Project | Jake Bleck | Infrared Car Detector | Morehead Elem CG | Morehead City |
| Elementary Exemplary Project | Brandon Allen | The Dirty Truth About Your Grey Water | Richlands Elementary | Richlands |
| Elementary Exemplary Project | Blair V. Bice | Could Bice-O-Late be your Next Insulation? | Christ Covenant School | Winterville |
| Elementary Exemplary Project | Ashleigh Nicoll | EARTH VS APOPHIS | Holly Ridge Elementary | Holly Springs |
| Elementary Exemplary Project | Christina Mangelsdorf | How does the type of oil affect the amount of heat energy produced when burned? | Oak Grove Elementary | Raleigh |
| Elementary Exemplary Project | Mason Scanlon | Testing the Sound Quality of Homemade Speakers | Holly Springs Elementary | Holly Springs |
| Elementary Exemplary Project | Pranav Chockalingam | Why do you have bad hair days? | Washington Elementary | Raleigh |
| Junior Biologcial Science A Nomination | Kaitlin Gaspar | Are Household Cleaners Putting You In Danger? | J N Fries STEM Magnet School | Concord |
| Junior-Biological Science A 1st Place | Chad Campbell | Can Coral Survive Global Warming? | Topsail Middle | Hampstead |
| Junior Biological Science A 2nd Place | William Stewart | eMammal Camera Trapping with Smithsonian WILD | St. Timothy's School | Raleigh |
| Junior Biological Science A 3rd Place | Ronak Bhagia | Ketones: Possible Natural Remedy for Alzhiemer's | Metrolina Reg Scholars Academy | Charlotte |
| Junior Biological Science A Honorable Mention | Ashley Myers | Wash What You Eat? | Greensboro Academy | Greensboro |
| Junior Biological Science B 1st Place | Matthew Clay | Effect of Container Color on Better Boy Tomatoes | Dayspring/Cary Homeschoolers | Cary |
| Junior Biological Science B 2nd Place | Daniel Beale | How Does Soil Contaminated By Ocean Water Affect Seed Germination? | Asheville Catholic School | Asheville |
| Junior Biological Science B 3rd Place | Charles Moody | Testing the Senses | Maiden Middle School | Maiden |
| Junior Biological Science B Honorable Mention | Elizabeth Campbell | Seeing Red | Millennium Charter Academy | Mount Airy |
| Junior Chemistry 1st Place | Trevor Daino | Investigating Tantalate Catalysts for Photocatalytic Water Splitting | Metrolina Reg Scholars Academy | Charlotte |
| Junior Chemistry 2nd Place | Madeline Winchester | Drug Solubility | Leland Middle | Leland |
| Junior Chemistry 3rd Place | Jennifer Williams | Transforming Temperatures | J. L. Chamberlain Academy | Winterville |
| Junior Chemistry Honorable Mention | Wilker Ballantine | What's On Tap? A Study of New Hanover County's Water Quality. | St. Mark Catholic School | Wilmington |
| Junior Earth/Environmental Science 1st Place | Mafaaz White | Going Green As I Clean | Al-Iman School | Raleigh |
| Junior Earth/Environmental Science 2nd Place | Sarah Branagan | Nuts About Allelopathy | Brevard Middle | Brevard |
| Junior Earth/Environmental Science 3rd Place | Lauren Barber | Tidal Energy: Catch the Wave. How do different approaches to harnessing tidal energy as an alternative, renewable energy source compare to each other? | St. Timothy's School | Raleigh |
| Junior Earth/Environmental Science Honorable Mention | Annika Kuleba | This Little PIGgy said "Wee Wee WEED!" | West Stanly Middle School | Locust |
| Junior Physics 1st Place | McKenzie Yarina | Posture Perfect | The Franciscan School | Raleigh |
| Junior Physics 2nd Place | Ruby McKain | Ice Cold Soda: Evaluating Which Type of Insulated Container Keeps Soda Cold the Longest | St. Mark Catholic School | Wilmington |
| Junior Physics 3rd Place | Matthew Hall | The Science of Air Pressure | Cary Christian School | |
| Junior Physics Honorable Mention | Fletcher Rains | Friction Is Not Fiction | Southeastern Randolph Middle | Ramseur |
| Junior Technology/Engineering 1st Prize | Emma Christensen | Saved By The Bug: Engineering a Multi-Purpose Insect Trap | Stone Circle Academy | Greenville |
| Junior Technology/Engineering 2nd Prize | David Williamson | No More Power Cords: The Use of Resonant Inductive Coupling to Wirelessly Transmit Electricity | Norwayne Middle School | Fremont |
| Junior Technology/Engineering 3rd Prize | Caroline Mason | Catching the Waves | The Franciscan School | Raleigh |
| Junior Technology/Engineering Honorable Mention | Chase Lewis | Refugee Travois: Reengineering an Ancient Technology to Solve a 20th-Century Humanitarian Problem | Lewis School | Chapel Hill |
| Senior Biological Science A 1st Place | Mary Yavelak | The Safest Combination of Fabric and Treatment Method For Cloth Diapers in Order to Minimize Microbial Exposure in Household Environments | Ashbrook High | Gastonia |
| Senior Biological Science A 2nd Place | Tejas Sundaresan | Common Targeting of Epstein-Barr Virus microRNA BART1-3p and Human microRNA miR-29a: Implications in EBV-linked Lymphoma | William G. Enloe High School at NC School of Science and Mathematics | Durham |
| Senior Biological Science A 3rd Place | Joseph Roberts | Antibiotic and antioxidant extracts of endophytes from Juglans nigra and Liquidambar styraciflua | Brevard High | Brevard |
| Senior Biological Science A Honorable Mention | Adam Berry, Jacob Berry | Pass Down The Longevity! Can the Effects of Caloric Restriction on Lifespan Be Passed Down to the Next Generation Using Drosophila Fruit Flies? | Jimmy C Draughn High School | Valdese |
| Senior Biological Science B 1st Place | Alina Suedbeck | Lepidopteran Spiracle Variation | Green Acres Academy | Greenville |
| Senior Biological Science B 2nd Place | Kaitlin McCreery | Investigation of motility and adhesion of Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis zoospores | Brevard High | Brevard |
| Senior Biological Science B 3rd Place | Abigail Williams, Carly Onnink | Olfactometer Assays to Determine an Effective Pheromone Trap Bait for the Bean Plataspid, Megacopta cribraria | Brevard High | Brevard |
| Senior Biological Science B Honorable Mention | William Ge | Differential Sequestration of TLR Agonists: A Novel Mechanism By Which apoE Isoform Regulates Immunoresponse in Humans | William G Enloe High School at NC School of Science and Mathematics | Durham |
| Senior Chemistry 1st Prize | Landon Carter | Design and Synthesis of Novel Tetraphenylporphyrin-based Metal-Organic Frameworks for Photodynamic Therapy and Drug Delivery | Apex High School at NC School of Science and Mathematics | Durham |
| Senior Chemistry 2nd Prize | Sharon Chen | Determination of Polyphenol Contents in Chrysanthemum and Chamomile Teas | North Mecklenburg High | Huntersville |
| Senior Chemistry 3rd Prize | Parth Thakker | The Synthesis and Analysis of Novel Fe2O3 and Sulfur Catalyzed Propellants within Reloadable Rocket Motors: A Synergistic Approach to the Sorbitol "Flushing" Phenomenon | South Mecklenburg High School at NC School of Science and Mathematics | Durham |
| Senior Chemistry Honorable Mention | Cameron McCathern, Erin Smith, Elizabeth Johnson | Evaluation of Antibiotic and Antioxidant Poperties of Extracts from Trfolium pratense and Pueraria lobata | Brevard High | Brevard |
| Senior Earth/Environmental Science 1st Place | Christie Jiang | Chitosan-modified Cellulose as Adsorbent to Collect and Reuse Nitrate from Groundwater | Green Hope High School at NC School of Science and Mathematics | Durham |
| Senior Earth/Environmental Science 2nd Place | Anne Davis | Determining the Effects of Phosphorus Interception by Aluminum Potassium Sulfate on Cyanobacteria Concentrations in Lake Mattamuskeet | Lake Comfort Scool | Swan Quarter |
| Senior Earth/Environmental Science 3rd Place | Carly Farrar, Leah Johnson, Margaret Rudd | Evaluating the Efficacy of the Jumping Branch Wetland Using DNA Barcoding of Bethic Macroinvertebrates and Chemical Parameters | Brevard High | Brevard |
| Senior Earth/Environmental Science Honorable Mention | Debbie Rabinovich | Direct Effects of Cadmium and Copper on Proteasome Activity in Marine Invertebrates | Mallard Creek High | Charlotte |
| Senior Physics 1st Prize | Arjun Raghavan | Photometric Evidence of Changes in Pulsation Characteristics of Hot Subdwarf B Stars | Chapel Hill High | Chapel Hill |
| Senior Physics 2nd Prize | Jaehyeong Lee | An Optimal Design of Electrode Surface Morphology to Improve Water Electrolysis Efficiency | NC School of Science and Mathematics | Durham |
| Senior Physics 3rd Prize | Justin Yang, Sunny Potharaju | A Quantum Mechanical Model for the Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Protein Folding Behavior | Ardrey Kell High | Charlotte |
| Senior Physics Honorable Mention | Anna Dubovitskaya | In2Se3 Nanowire Growth and Physical Characterization for Photovoltaic Use | Ardrey Kell High School at NC School of Science and Mathematics | Durham |
| Senior Technology/Engineering 1st Prize | Jenny Wang | Capture your EEG - Developing a Reliable Bio-Indicator for Safe Driving | William G Enloe High | Raleigh |
| Senior Technology/Engineering 2nd Prize | Brittany Williams, Kevin Frink | Novel Graphene Biosensors: Revolutionary Sensing at Your Fingertips | Emsley A Laney High | Wilmington |
| Senior Technology/Engineering 3rd Prize | Christopher Panuski | Evaluation of Polyvinyl-Alcohol Polymers as an Effective Shielding Mechanism against Ionizing Radiation Induced Degradation in COTS Microcontroller Devices | NC School of Science and Mathematics | Durham |
| Senior Technology/Engineering Honorable Mention | Cody Lupo | Development of an Effective Electrolysis System Powered by Hydroelectric Generators to Obtain Hydrogen as an Alternative Energy Source | Rosman High | Rosman |
| 1st Place NC American Water Works Association Award Junior | Vincent Williams | Water At Home | MG Davis Military & Global Lead Academy | Charlotte |
| 1st Place NC American Water Works Association Award Senior | Anne Davis | Determining the Effects of Phosphorus Interception by Aluminum Potassium Sulfate on Cyanobacteria Concentrations in Lake Mattamuskeet | Lake Comfort Scool | Swan Quarter |
| 1st place NC American Waterworks Prize Elementary | Brandon Allen | The Dirty Truth About Your Grey Water | Richlands Elementary | Richlands |
| 2nd Place NC American Water Works Association Award Junior | Wilker Ballantine | What's On Tap? A Study of New Hanover County's Water Quality. | St. Mark Catholic School | Wilmington |
| 2nd Place NC American Water Works Association Award Senior | Christie Jiang | Chitosan-modified Cellulose as Adsorbent to Collect and Reuse Nitrate from Groundwater | Green Hope High School at NC School of Science and Mathematics | Durham |
| 2nd place NC American Waterworks Prize Elementary | Hannah Greer | The Effect of Ocean Proximity and Tide on Estuary pH Levels | Southport Elementary | Southport |
| 3rd Place NC American Water Works Association Award Junior | Josh Cole, Seth Wiggins | The Only Good Water Is Clean Water | Lincoln Charter School | Denver |
| 3rd Place NC American Water Works Association Award Senior | Lydia Burcham | Testing the Efficacy of a Constructed Wetland in Stone Mountain State Park, North Carolina | East Wilkes High | Ronda |
| 3rd place NC American Waterworks Prize Elementary | Emme Ann Thompson | A Straight Flush | Angier Elementary | Angier |
| American Meteorological Society Award | Omar Abufoul, Adam Alama | Building Design and Wind Velocity | Charlotte Islamic Academy | Charlotte |
| American Psychological Association Award | Mari-Katherine Poole | Distracted Driving | St. Mary Catholic School | Wilmington |
| ASM Materials Education Foundation Award | Christopher Panuski | Evaluation of Polyvinyl-Alcohol Polymers as an Effective Shielding Mechanism against Ionizing Radiation Induced Degradation in COTS Microcontroller Devices | Mounte Mourne HS at NC School of Science and Mathematics | Durham |
| Association of Women Geoscientists Award | Debbie Rabinovich | Direct Effects of Cadmium and Copper on Proteasome Activity in Marine Invertebrates | Mallard Creek High | Charlotte |
| Broadcom Masters | Madeline Winchester | Drug Solubility | Leland Middle | Leland |
| Broadcom Masters | Trevor Daino | Investigating Tantalate Catalysts for Photocatalytic Water Splitting | Metrolina Reg Scholars Academy | Charlotte |
| Broadcom Masters | Chad Campbell | Can Coral Survive Global Warming? | Topsail Middle | Hampstead |
| Broadcom Masters | Daniel Beale | How Does Soil Contaminated By Ocean Water Affect Seed Germination? | Asheville Catholic School | Asheville |
| Broadcom Masters | Emma Christensen | Saved By The Bug: Engineering a Multi-Purpose Insect Trap | Stone Circle Academy | Greenville |
| Broadcom Masters | Mafaaz White | Going Green As I Clean | Al-Iman School | Raleigh |
| Broadcom Masters | Matthew Clay | Effect of Container Color on Better Boy Tomatoes | Dayspring/Cary Homeschoolers | Cary |
| Broadcom Masters | McKenzie Yarina | Posture Perfect | The Franciscan School | Raleigh |
| Broadcom Masters | Ruby McKain | Ice Cold Soda: Evaluating Which Type of Insulated Container Keeps Soda Cold the Longest | St. Mark Catholic School | Wilmington |
| Broadcom Masters | William Stewart | eMammal Camera Trapping with Smithsonian WILD | St. Timothy's School | Raleigh |
| Broadcom Masters | Sarah Branagan | Nuts About Allelopathy | Brevard Middle | Brevard |
| Broadcom Masters | David Williamson | No More Power Cords: The Use of Resonant Inductive Coupling to Wirelessly Transmit Electricity | Norwayne Middle School | Fremont |
| EPA Award Elementary | Skye Hansen | Cool House | Dixon Elementary | Holly Ridge |
| EPA Award Junior | Joshua Harris | Gray is the Way to Recycle and Water Plants Each Day | Ayden Middle | Ayden |
| Grand Genius Olympiad | Debbie Rabinovich | Direct Effects of Cadmium and Copper on Proteasome Activity in Marine Invertebrates | Mallard Creek High | Charlotte |
| Grand Genius Olympiad | Cody Lupo | Development of an Effective Electrolysis System Powered by Hydroelectric Generators to Obtain Hydrogen as an Alternative Energy Source | Rosman High | Rosman |
| Grand INTEL ISEF Senior Grand Award | Arjun Raghavan | Photometric Evidence of Changes in Pulsation Characteristics of Hot Subdwarf B Stars | Chapel Hill High | Chapel Hill |
| Grand INTEL ISEF Senior Grand Award | Jaehyeong Lee | An Optimal Design of Electrode Surface Morphology to Improve Water Electrolysis Efficiency | Mount Mourne HS at NC School of Science and Mathematics | Durham |
| Grand INTEL ISEF Senior Grand Award | Parth Thakker | The Synthesis and Analysis of Novel Fe2O3 and Sulfur Catalyzed Propellants within Reloadable Rocket Motors: A Synergistic Approach to the Sorbitol "Flushing" Phenomenon | South Mecklenburg High School at NC School of Science and Mathematics | Durham |
| Grand INTEL ISEF Senior Grand Award | Christopher Panuski | Evaluation of Polyvinyl-Alcohol Polymers as an Effective Shielding Mechanism against Ionizing Radiation Induced Degradation in COTS Microcontroller Devices | NC School of Science and Mathematics | Durham |
| Grand INTEL ISEF Senior Grand Award | Alina Suedbeck | Lepidopteran Spiracle Variation | Green Acres Academy | Greenville |
| Grand INTEL ISEF Senior Grand Award | Jenny Wang | Capture your EEG - Developing a Reliable Bio-Indicator for Safe Driving | William G Enloe High | Raleigh |
| Grand INTEL ISEF Senior Grand Award | Landon Carter | Design and Synthesis of Novel Tetraphenylporphyrin-based Metal-Organic Frameworks for Photodynamic Therapy and Drug Delivery | NC School of Science and Mathematics | Durham |
| Grand INTEL ISEF Senior Grand Award | Tejas Sundaresan | Common Targeting of Epstein-Barr Virus microRNA BART1-3p and Human microRNA miR-29a: Implications in EBV-linked Lymphoma | William G. Enloe High School at NC School of Science and Mathematics | Durham |
| Grand ISWEEEP Senior Grand Awards | Mary Yavelak | The Safest Combination of Fabric and Treatment Method For Cloth Diapers in Order to Minimize Microbial Exposure in Household Environments | Ashbrook High | Gastonia |
| Grand ISWEEEP Senior Grand Awards | Christie Jiang | Chitosan-modified Cellulose as Adsorbent to Collect and Reuse Nitrate from Groundwater | Green Hope High School at NC School of Science and Mathematics | Durham |
| Intel Excellence in Computer Science Award | Jenny Wang | Capture your EEG - Developing a Reliable Bio-Indicator for Safe Driving | William G Enloe High | Raleigh |
| NCSEF Junior Biological Science B Nomination | Asa Meentemeyer | Effects of Social Networking on Self Image, Study Habits, and Real-World Relationships | J N Fries STEM Magnet School | Concord |
| NCSEF Junior Biological Science B Nomination | Kennedy Poppler | Family Fingerprints | Hickory Ridge Middle School | Harrisburg |
| NCSEF Senior Chemistry Nomination | Jenna Huffstetler | The Effects of Artificial Sweeteners vs. Natural Sugar in Sugar Cookies | Ashbrook High | Gastonia |
| NCSEF Senior Chemistry Nomination | Alice Liu | How Does Vitamin C in Orange Juice Degrades Over Time? | Marvin Ridge High School | |
| NCSEF Senior Earth/Environmental Nomination | Charles Gallman | The Living Filter: The Role of Wetlands in Stormwater Management | Ashbrook High | Gastonia |
| NCSEF Senior Earth/Environmental Nomination | Cydni Fowler, Yash A. Patel | Aquatic Toxicity LC50 | South Point High | Belmont |
| NOAA's Taking the Pulse of the Planet Award | Lauren Barber | Tidal Energy: Catch the Wave. How do different approaches to harnessing tidal energy as an alternative, renewable energy source compare to each other? | St. Timothy's School | Raleigh |
| Pisgah Astronomical Research Institute Award | Arjun Raghavan | Photometric Evidence of Changes in Pulsation Characteristics of Hot Subdwarf B Stars | Chapel Hill High | Chapel Hill |
| Regional Nominee for the Stockholm Junior Water Prize | Christie Jiang | Chitosan-modified Cellulose as Adsorbent to Collect and Reuse Nitrate from Groundwater | Green Hope High School at NC School of Science and Mathematics | Durham |
| Ricoh Sustainable Development Award | Debbie Rabinovich | Direct Effects of Cadmium and Copper on Proteasome Activity in Marine Invertebrates | Mallard Creek High | Charlotte |
| RTI International Improving the Human Condition Award | Michaela Abraham | Don't Throw in the Towel | Edwin A Anderson Elementary | Wilmington |
| SMT Center Outstanding Visual Presentation Elementary | Cassie Bailey | Get a Grip: Increasing the Coefficient of Friction | Newland Elementary | Newland |
| SMT Center Unique Research Topic Elementary | Jonathan Piland | Don't Leave Me Cold, I'll Lose My Cents! (Do Cold Temperatures Affect The Ability Of Violin Strings To Maintain Pitch?) | Eastover Central Elementary | Eastover |
| SMT Center Young Scientist Award Elementary | Ashleigh Nicoll | EARTH VS APOPHIS | Holly Ridge Elementary | Holly Springs |
| Special Meredith Award $10,000 scholarship over four year | Nicole Shaw | Ironwalogy: Accessing, Analyzing, and Solving the Most Prevalent Chemical, Bacterial, and Geological Issues Created by Excavations Created to Access Groundwater in Underground | The Academy at Smith | Greensboro |
| Special Meredith Award $10,000 scholarship over four year | Alina Suedbeck | Lepidopteran Spiracle Variation | Green Acres Academy | Greenville |
| Special Meredith President's Award $ 500 | Jenny Wang | Capture your EEG - Developing a Reliable Bio-Indicator for Safe Driving | William G Enloe High | Raleigh |
| Special Mu Alpha Theta Award | Jaehyeong Lee | An Optimal Design of Electrode Surface Morphology to Improve Water Electrolysis Efficiency | NC School of Science and Mathematics | Durham |
| Special NASA Award | Parth Thakker | The Synthesis and Analysis of Novel Fe2O3 and Sulfur Catalyzed Propellants within Reloadable Rocket Motors: A Synergistic Approach to the Sorbitol "Flushing" Phenomenon | South Mecklenburg High School at NC School of Science and Mathematics | Durham |
| Special National Society of Professional Engineers Innovative Engineering Award | Emma Christensen | Saved By The Bug: Engineering a Multi-Purpose Insect Trap | Stone Circle Academy | Greenville |
| SPIE Optics and Photonics Science Fair Award 1st | Kendall Dawkins | Synthesis, Morphology, and Optical Properties of ZnO Nanostructures for LEDs | Atkins Academic and Technology High | Winston Salem |
| SPIE Optics and Photonics Science Fair Award 3rd | Austin Robbie, Ty Polsgrove | Determining a Method to Quantify Sunlight Emitted Through a Window | Avery County High | Newland |
| SPIE Optics and Photonics Science Fair Award2nd | Arjun Raghavan | Photometric Evidence of Changes in Pulsation Characteristics of Hot Subdwarf B Stars | Chapel Hill High | Chapel Hill |
| Sr. Biological Science A Nomination | Garrett Heath | The Effect of Salinity Concentrations On the Growth of Asexual Dinoflagellates, Specifically Amphidinium Carteri | Ashbrook High | Gastonia |
| Sr. Biological Science A Nomination | Mary Yavelak | The Safest Combination of Fabric and Treatment Method For Cloth Diapers in Order to Minimize Microbial Exposure in Household Environments | Ashbrook High | Gastonia |
| Surgeon General Award | Eric Baril | Shot Through the Heart | Paisley IB Magnet | Winston Salem |
| US Air Force Award Junior | Caleb Chandler | Stealthy Shapes: How to Make an Aircraft Invisible to Radar | East Hoke Middle | Raeford |
| US Air Force Award Junior | Fletcher Rains | Friction Is Not Fiction | Southeastern Randolph Middle | Ramseur |
| US Air Force Award Senior | Daniel Nelli | An Attempt at Artificial Gravity | Ashbrook High | Gastonia |
| US Air Force Award Senior | Richard Everhart | Computer Vision: Using Electromagnetic Wave Motion Recorded in Image Data to Calculate Pixel-Distance and Improve Object Recognition Capabilities | Isaac M Bear High | Wilmington |
| US Army Award | Anna Dubovitskaya | In2Se3 Nanowire Growth and Physical Characterization for Photovoltaic Use | Ardrey Kell High School at NC School of Science and Mathematics | Durham |
| US Army Award | Parth Thakker | The Synthesis and Analysis of Novel Fe2O3 and Sulfur Catalyzed Propellants within Reloadable Rocket Motors: A Synergistic Approach to the Sorbitol "Flushing" Phenomenon | South Mecklenburg High School at NC School of Science and Mathematics | Durham |
| US Army Award | Poulumi Banerjee | A Novel Hyperspectral Microscopic Technique for Rapid Detection of Spectral Signatures | Myers Park High | Charlotte |
| US Army Award | Anne Davis | Determining the Effects of Phosphorus Interception by Aluminum Potassium Sulfate on Cyanobacteria Concentrations in Lake Mattamuskeet | Lake Comfort Scool | Swan Quarter |
| US Army Award | Jetsun Peang-Meth | Electric Motorcycle Conversion Kit for Developing Nations | Studio for the Curious Mind | Washington |
| US Army Award | Nicole Shaw | Ironwalogy: Accessing, Analyzing, and Solving the Most Prevalent Chemical, Bacterial, and Geological Issues Created by Excavations Created to Access Groundwater in Underground | The Academy at Smith | Greensboro |
| US Army Award | Brooke Hoehn | Can a Deepwater Oil Spill be Temporarily Contained Through Redirection? | Isaac M Bear High | Wilmington |
| US Army Award | Jenny Wang | Capture your EEG - Developing a Reliable Bio-Indicator for Safe Driving | William G Enloe High | Raleigh |
| US Army Award | Angela Huie | Osmosis: the Link Between Diabetic Visual Changes and Dehydration on the Ocean | West Wilkes High | Millers Creek |
| US Army Award | Eric Baril | Shot Through the Heart | Paisley IB Magnet | Winston Salem |
| US Metric Association Award | Cassie Bailey | Get a Grip: Increasing the Coefficient of Friction | Newland Elementary | Newland |
| US Navy Naval Science Award Junior | Zachary Rowe | Flight Time | Overhills Middle | Spring Lake |
| US Navy Naval Science Award Junior | Karley Bates | Rust Rates Rise | Southlake Christian Academy | Huntersville |
| US Navy Naval Science Award Junior | Lauren Barber | Tidal Energy: Catch the Wave. How do different approaches to harnessing tidal energy as an alternative, renewable energy source compare to each other? | St. Timothy's School | Raleigh |
| US Navy Naval Science Award Senior | Cara Heath, G. Coleman Bailey, III | Inducing the "Coriolis effect" to control the flow rate of water | Avery County High | Newland |
| US Navy Naval Science Award Senior | Will Jordan | Design and Development of a Ground Effect Vehicle | Avery County High | Newland |
| US Navy Naval Science Award Senior | William Britt | Electromagnetic Propulsion Systems | Isaac M Bear High | Wilmington |
| Yale Science and Engineering Association Award | Brittany Williams, Kevin Frink | Novel Graphene Biosensors: Revolutionary Sensing at Your Fingertips | Emsley A Laney High | Wilmington |
| Young Naturalist Award Elementary | Becky Pechmann, Sydney Rice, Lucy McRae | Are More Rhododendrons Moving In? | Cullowhee Valley School | Cullowhee |